World Creativity and Innovation Week 2023
May 12, 2023
Prof. Marco Neves organized the session ‘Creativity and Innovation in Design Research’, within the scope of the World Creativity and Innovation Week 2023. The session was part of a set of events that were held in consecutive weeks, in four Portuguese Higher Education Institutions (University of Aveiro, IADE-European University, ESART-IPCB and Lisbon School of Architecture). The session featured PhD students presentations and a debate with invited guests.
Workshop UX and Interface Design for Autonomous Vehicles
May 5, 2023
Training on the relationship between design and human factors with automated vehicles and their different levels of automation. Emphasis was placed on level 3 of these
systems and their interfaces, on control transition, which comprises conditioned vehicle driving. Activity carried out with Profs. Cláudia Mont’Alvão and Manuela Quaresma from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
Workshop Better Design > Better Well-being
April 13 to April 27, 2023
This training brought together Design students from the Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, with students from NOVA School of Business and Economics (SBE). During three sessions, principles and processes of interaction design were shared and group proposals were developed, allowing the design of products and services that may improve our well-being. Activity carried out with Prof. Sofia Kousi from NOVA SBE.
Talk #01
March 23, 2023
Invited lecturer Diogo Cabral, from the Interactive Technologies Institute, Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (ITI/LARSyS), addressed ‘Tools for Creativity and Sensemaking: From Multimodal to Human-centered Artificial Intelligence’ by presenting video annotation and editing tools, interfaces for information-seeking and sensory feedback studies.
Interaction Design Master’s Degree Class
September 20, 2022
Researchers Ana Melo and João Abrunhosa presented the results of research projects they are part of the Interaction Design Master’s degree second year students. Presentations meant to exemplify works that include research through design approaches.
Scientific Merit Award
June 28, 2022
Prof. Marco Neves received the scientific merit award, granted by the University of Lisbon and Caixa Geral de Depósitos, in the area of Architecture and Design.
The ceremony took place at the Rectory of the University of Lisbon and rewarded scientific research activity, seeking to encourage publication in international journals of recognized quality.
Workshop “Thinking outside of the box[plot]: Creativity and DataViz”
June 22, 2022
This workshop was tailored for Data Visualization professionals with multiple career paths, and its sole purpose was to explore creative means of visually representing complex information. In presenting different approaches to imaginative visualization and proposing an exercise in creative exploration, participants should understand how simple choices can embed their daily workflows with more innovative solutions. By introducing creativity as a skill, we presented strategies to better its exercise, from visual expression to storytelling.
Promove O Futuro do Interior 2022 Call
June 08, 2022
“Museum of the Future: Mountain Villages 5.0’ project was selected for funding in the call Promove o Futuro do Interior (Promove The Future of Inland Territories), by BPI and Fundação La Caixa.”
Workshop “’I learned it on the job’ Rethinking the Data Visualization process in Journalism”
May 28, 2022
This workshop aimed to identify and solve the team’s constraints in designing visualizations by discussing plausible and flexible strategies. These include and promote concepts like creativity, time management, acessibility, and visual identity. Because the team was relatively small, this was an informal and interactive session, culminating in the discussion of various themes and sharing experiences beneficial for both parties.
1st E-comm Workshop
May 18, 2022
<div> organized, in partnership with the Laboratory of Ergodesign and Usability of Interfaces (LEUI) at PUC – Rio de Janeiro, the 1st E-comm Workshop, where interfaces for selling women’s clothing online were discussed. Participants learned or improved skills in the area of e-commerce interfaces, considering the overall consumer journey and a sustainable process.
User Experience and Urban Creativity special issue
December 30, 2021
The special issue ‘Research through Interaction Design (RtD + IxD = RtIxD)’ of the UXUC – User Experience and Urban Creativity journal was published.
Prof. Marco Neves and Prof. Sónia Rafael were guest editors of this issue, with research papers by several members of DIV.
Open class with RJ Andrews
November 2, 2021
RJ Andrews, the author of Info We Trust and Information Graphic Visionaries, conducted an open class with the first and second-year students in the master’s degree in Interaction Design. During the How to Inspire the World With Data session, Andrews presented several impactful examples of visualization and the stories and metaphors embedded in them.
Co-creation session with the community of Frádigas
September 6, 2021
In September 2021, design students and researchers from FA-UL facilitated a co-creation session with the Frádigas community. The session was hosted by ADIRAM and the event “À Escuta, Catálogo Poético”.
The session “Think the School, Make the Future” aimed to co-create future scenarios of use for the building where the village school used to be. Although it is currently abandoned and neglected, the community of Frádigas had a solid desire to (re)make it into a space full of life. Participants debated and launched ideas about how they wanted to use the space and materialized their vision for the building through sketches, diagrams and three-dimensional constructions. Results from the session will be part of the briefing for the architecture and design project that will requalify the school.
The session was the field activity of the Workshop ‘Making Things Happen – An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation’.
Workshop Making Things Happen
August 30 to September 3, 2021
The Workshop ‘Making Things Happen – An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation’ took place in August and September 2021, via an online platform, with master’s and PhD students from Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon. Online sessions provided
an overview of some of the main concepts and issues regarding the role of designers in design for social innovation processes. The goal was to transfer knowledge and to provide students with tools to participate in or deploy design-led social innovation initiatives.
The workshop included an on-site activity, a co-creation session in Frádigas, Seia (Serra da Estrela), which allowed students to experience working alongside the community as facilitators.
Co-creation session with Aldeias da Montanha experts
June, 2021
In June 2021, we held a co-creation session at Alvoco das Várzeas, at Serra da Estrela, with experts from various fields: tourism, public administration and the private sector. The session aimed to map the depopulation problem space at Aldeias de Montanha and, through a selection of co-creation methods, to enable participants to discuss opportunities and challenges of the territory.
