Relact of experience

a conversation about design and race

Authors

Keywords:

teaching, design, race, black identity in Brazil, policy, product semantics, symbolic attributes, style attributes

Abstract

This text is an experience report, based on the knowledge acquired in the Field of Design, with the author’s professional and academic performance over thirty-eight years. In this essay, the author shares his insights into the creative process and topics of race, privilege, and agency within a context of Design higher education and practice. Based on studies related to product semantics, he seeks relationships between personal cultural references and the proposition of a methodological model with an emphasis on perceptual attributes and on teaching models that emphasize manual experiences. From her childhood experiences to undergraduate and graduate studies and her career paths in academia and practice, her impactful history offers perspectives for emerging black students and designers, creating an entry point to address the complexities of race in Design and bring to light the challenges of teaching Design. Throughout the text are images that maintain cultural significance, from family heirlooms to works that highlight aspects of their identity.

Author Biography

Dr. Célio Teodorico dos Santos, State University of Santa Catarina.

Bachelor in Industrial Design from the Federal University of Paraíba (1983). Master in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (1998), in the area of ​​Design and Product Management. Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, in the area of ​​Mechanical Systems Design at UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina on December 10, 2009. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Design at the State University of Santa Catarina. He has experience in the field of Industrial Design, working mainly on the following topics: Research in Design, Industrial Design, Design Thinking, Ergonomics, consultancy in the development of electro-electronic products, hospital equipment, special projects and furniture. Researcher in Methodological Prospects in Design, Product Language, Ubiquitous and Perphasive Technology and Assistive Technology, Ergonomic Research, Representational Methods for Design Teaching, Research in Interaction Design. He is an Associate Professor at Udesc.
He is a permanent professor at the Postgraduate Program in Design (PPG Design) at UDESC. He is Coordinator of the Interaction Design Research Laboratory LPDI UDESC.

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Published

2021-09-18

How to Cite

Santos, C. T. dos . (2021). Relact of experience: a conversation about design and race. TRANSVERSO, (10), 79–95. Retrieved from https://revista.uemg.br/index.php/transverso/article/view/6101