Aesthetics attributes and sustainability: a case study with Brazilian backpack brands

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-2207.2019v10n2p169

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Design, Sustainability, Aesthetics, Visual attributes

Abstract

Understanding the growing importance of aesthetics in the development of sustainable products, this study aims to check the implementation, in projects, of strategies that consider this approach. Observing dissonances and concordances between theoretical studies and market solutions in the definition and adoption of such strategies, we analyze aesthetics attributes proposed in previous publications, applying them to a case study with sustainable backpack brands in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Andréa de Castro Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Student of the Master Program in Design at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Jocelise Jacques de Jacques, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Gabriela Zubaran de Azevedo Pizzato, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

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Published

2019-09-05

How to Cite

Moreira, A. de C., Jacques, J. J. de, & Pizzato, G. Z. de A. (2019). Aesthetics attributes and sustainability: a case study with Brazilian backpack brands. Projetica, 10(2), 169–186. https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-2207.2019v10n2p169

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Design para Sustentabilidade

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