Democratization of data visualization: A case study of an interactive urban intervention

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https://doi.org/10.51358/id.v21i2.1168

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Starting from the premise that popular participation is essential for the exercise of democracy, this study explores the potential of a collaborative process of data production and visualisation through an urban intervention in the public transport system of the Brazilian capital. Based on the observed experiences, it was found that collaborative practises such as urban interventions are not common, but they enabled the participation of people of different ages and backgrounds. The participants felt connected to the topic, understood the steps to follow and collaborated not only in the creation of a data visualisation but also in the reflection and interpretation of the information collected. It was concluded that the use of participatory processes can make it possible to gather valuable information about what people expect from a particular public service and also to put them in the role of active subjects who interpret, question and respond to the society in which they live.

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Neily Baeza Manteiga, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Holds a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication Design from the Instituto Superior de Design (ISDi) of the University of Havana (2018). Currently, she is a master's student at the PPGDesign in the Department of Design at UnB and a member of the Design, Information, and Interaction research group at PPGDesign UnB. Her research project is titled "Understanding the University Campus through Signage. Case Study of the Wayfinding System of the Darcy Ribeiro Campus at UnB."

Tâmer Arantes Venancio, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Master's student in Design at the University of Brasília, UnB. Graduated from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Industrial Design, Product Design (2014). Worked as a UX Writer at Recontainer Brasil from January 2022 to June 2023 and previously as a UX Writer at Criptostorm, a cryptocurrency analysis company, from November 2020 to December 2021. In 2020, he began studying User Experience (UX) and focused on UX Writing. Since then, he has deepened his expertise in UX Writing, Information Design, and Blockchain. From 2015 to 2019, he was dedicated to the production of solid wood furniture in woodworking workshops and design studios.

Thais Andrade Vivas, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Designer, graduated from the University of Brasília, specializing in Product Design. She works in educational design, with an emphasis on learning objects for distance education. Her professional trajectory includes the development of didactic materials, data visualization, and collaborative design practices for training in public budgeting and human rights, as well as for social participation (Inesc - Institute for Socioeconomic Studies). She has professional experience in both public and private education. Her academic background includes studies in collaborative design, diffuse design, and identity. She holds certifications in educommunication, media education, maker education, data-based communication, and in managing communication and people in project management.

Virgínia Tiradentes Souto, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Full Professor in the Department of Design at the Institute of Arts of the University of Brasília - UnB, Brazil. She holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree in Typography and Graphic Communication from the University of Reading, United Kingdom, with postdoctoral work in the Knowledge Management Engineering program (PPG EGC) at the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC. She is also a member of the graduate program in Design (PPG Design) at UnB. She leads the Information Design Research Group at UnB (since 2008) and serves as a reviewer for various academic journals. Her main areas of interest are creativity and innovation in design, information design, digital media design, and gender differences in design.

Tiago Barros Pontes e Silva, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Associate Professor in the Department of Design at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil. As a researcher at PPG Design, he works in the areas of Cognitive Ergonomics, Interaction Design, Information Design, and Serious Games, focusing on complex cognitive tasks, ubiquity, portability, security, health, learning, and playfulness. He holds a Ph.D. in Art from the University of Brasília, in the Art and Technology research line, where he conducted research in the field of Evolutionary Computational Art on Artificial Life, emergence, and effective complexity. He also holds a master's degree in Psychology from the University of Brasília, with an emphasis on Cognitive Ergonomics applied to environments and interfaces, studying information presentation in portable devices. He holds a bachelor's degree in Design, specializing in Product Design and Visual Programming, from the University of Brasília.

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2024-10-07

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Baeza Manteiga, N., Arantes Venancio, T., Andrade Vivas, T., Tiradentes Souto, V., & Silva, T. B. P. e. (2024). Democratization of data visualization: A case study of an interactive urban intervention. InfoDesign - Journal of Information Design, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.51358/id.v21i2.1168

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2024)

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