Design e consumo consciente: projeto de aplicativo

Abstract

This Course Conclusion Paper, consisting of monograph and design project, briefly addresses issues related to sustainability, connected to new ways of conceptualizing the product life cycle and, more specifically, to the universe of conscious production and consumption, necessary for the conservation and recovery of the planet and its natural resources, as well as the preservation of life in all its dimensions. It is, therefore, a new attitude to be taken by the whole society and, decisively by those who are dedicated to the development of projects aimed at solving real problems of the human being, especially with regard to the action of the designer, as one of the most important agents of this positive transformation of attitude. For this reason, at first the research turns to the field of fashion and the proposals defended by slow fashion, as opposed to the fast fashion policy practiced by one of the biggest responsible for the ecological imbalance of the planet, the fashion industry. In a second moment, the research unfolds for the study of new behaviors sheltered under the basic concept of conscious consumption. Finally, after conclusions about paths to be adopted by designers, it proposes the application project aimed at broad sectors of society, initially goianiense, which seeks to positively connect sectors of commerce and services with the consumer public interested in this new behavior, which privileges sustainability.