A infografia na exploração multidimensional do Património Natural e Cultural local em contexto virtual
Métodos para informação visual do Concelho de Aljezur
- Name
- Cristina Santos
- Year
- 2019
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Maria João Neto, Marco Neves
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Scope
- Information design
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology
- Type
- Theoretical/Practical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 109,350 / 486
- Joint supervision
- No
The design of an infographic directory for presenting Natural and Cultural Heritage information visually
Research Process (7 methods)
x
infographics applied to heritage
76 selected infographics, divided into three heritage groups: 33 Natural, 25 Tangible Cultural, and 18 Intangible Cultural
Professors and specialists in Life Sciences (Biology), History, and Heritage
Students from degree programs in Plastic Arts and Multimedia (APM), Multimedia Education and Communication (ECM), and Sound and Image (SI) at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja
The transformation of raw data into intelligible visual information, testing procedures for both print (A3) and web (tall infographic) formats
Subjects divided into three groups: Group I (students in visual arts/media), Group II (docents/specialists in arts, history, and biology), and Group III (undifferentiated subjects with various backgrounds)
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | infographics applied to heritage | 163 |
| 3 | Case study | Generative | Qualitative | x | 76 selected infographics, divided into three heritage groups: 33 Natural, 25 Tangible Cultural, and 18 Intangible Cultural | 152 |
| 4 | Cocreation | Generative | Qualitative | x | Professors and specialists in Life Sciences (Biology), History, and Heritage | 4 |
| 5 | CoDesign | Generative | Qualitative | Design process | Students from degree programs in Plastic Arts and Multimedia (APM), Multimedia Education and Communication (ECM), and Sound and Image (SI) at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja | unspecified |
| 6 | Design project | Generative | Qualitative | Design process | The transformation of raw data into intelligible visual information, testing procedures for both print (A3) and web (tall infographic) formats | x |
| 7 | Usability test | Evaluative | Qualitative | x | Subjects divided into three groups: Group I (students in visual arts/media), Group II (docents/specialists in arts, history, and biology), and Group III (undifferentiated subjects with various backgrounds) | 37 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced with input
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | No | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | Partially |
Recommendations (4)
On‑site signage using panels integrated with virtual–real continuity.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Regional information architecture as the foundation of the work.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Deepen wayfinding and data visualization for heritage information.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Short
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Reinterpret historical graphic languages with specialists.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium