Dingbats Baia Formosa: intersections between type design and social cartography from a university extension project/Dingbats Baia Formosa: intersecoes entre o design de tipos e a cartografia social a partir de um projeto de extensao universitaria

The paper presents the Dingbats Baia Formosa project, a university extension activity proposed by the Design and Geography Departments of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The project proposes to use dingbat fonts as a tool in the participatory social mapping process. The study i...

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Published in:	InfoDesign : Brazilian journal of information design Vol. 20; no. 2
Main Authors:	Falcao, Luiza, Farias, Juliana Felipe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Design da Informacao 01-05-2023
Subjects:	Cartography Design and construction Geographic information systems
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Summary:	The paper presents the Dingbats Baia Formosa project, a university extension activity proposed by the Design and Geography Departments of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The project proposes to use dingbat fonts as a tool in the participatory social mapping process. The study investigates two hypotheses: a) the use of previously designed symbols can contribute to the dynamics of theoretical- practical workshops to support the development of social maps, and b) the implementation of such symbols as dingbat fonts can facilitate mapping in geographic information systems (GIS) software. The project resulted in the elaboration of five fonts representing the elements of the culture of Baia Formosa/RN. It was found that the production of dingbats can facilitate the development of social maps and their implementation in specialized software.
ISSN:	1808-5377 1808-5377