Entre o visual, sonoro e tátil: experimentações sensoriais para a concepção de um dispositivo de design para a desistência

Abstract

The work seeks to understand the nuances of a synesthetic study with an emphasis on the sound field. By relying on Santaella (2005) to understand sound, visual and verbal languages, one of the main objects of this study are sound representations, articulation between languages sound and visual and its coverage in potential terms for it is not limited to the musical sphere, but to all possibilities of sound. Starting from the question of how to establish possible relationships between the visual, auditory and tactile fields to propose an experimental design device, we seek to develop a responsive technological device for sound experimentation as a way of revealing the importance of sensory interaction in processes and projects by through understanding the relationships between representations in sound language and the design process. From a theoretical foundation that relies largely on the dissertation by Daniel Monteiro (2020), who related musical notations to compositional design elements and who analyzed different moments in the construction of these notations to offer a brief overview of sound representations, subjects such as sensorial branding studied by Lindstrom (2007), emotional design, which has important contributions from Norman (2008, 2012), and tangible interfaces, theorized by Ishii and Ullmer (1997), which indicated a new way of integrating technology with objects. The device's descriptive memorial is based on a reflective design project methodology, and the considerations and theories brought forward are fundamental to the development of the project as a prototype, such as discussions about fatigue from Han (2017, 2021) and Foucault (2004) , which culminate in the term “design for desistance”. It is concluded that even though the prototype has undergone several changes for technical and production reasons, which impacted its final functioning, it is possible to notice the richness of the process in discussions and actions, making the device a result that exceeds expectations regarding what was thought to be developed as a device design project.