The design field has spread across several domains and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) will not be an exception.

This series of articles will be a practical approach to move away from the philosophical perspectives of designing for AI towards a more Human-centered Design (HCD) approach.

I will discuss what contributions, the ‘traditional’ design process can bring to the design of intelligent systems and how can we move the development of AI services to be more Human-centered. We will see an evolution in the HCD field by moving into coexistence with the formal method of putting human beings in the center of the design process as well as putting data in the center of the design process.

AI does…

Historical perspective — The three waves

Definition and Development of the Design Concept

Internationally, a lot has been spoken and still be talking about Design. However, in contrast, I do not feel the same when I search for content within my country media -Portugal-, or on academic or ludic contexts. I realize that we do not (yet, perhaps!) have a huge inheritance or legacy within the theoretical dimension of the discipline. However, this cannot be a hindrance or an excuse not to bother talking and discussing more the role of design in our lives. …

Definição e Desenvolvimento do Conceito de Design

Internacionalmente, já muito se falou e se fala sobre Design. Contudo, não sinto o mesmo quando procuro conteúdos dentro dos Mídias portugueses, ambos académicos ou lúdicos. Percebo que não temos (talvez ainda) uma enorme herança ou legado dentro da teorização da disciplina. Porém, isso não pode ser um entrave ou desculpa para não nos preocuparmos em falar e debater mais sobre o papel do design nas nossas vidas. Sentindo essa lacuna de perto, foi-me categórico a determinação em contribuir, com o que estivesse ao meu alcance, para moldar esse cenário. Assim, quase que…

Reflection on the evolution of design thought

Design is the most pervasive form of human activity.

Mihai Nadin

Design is a human fabrication. We cannot comprehend the worlds of human existence without design. Almost everything in the environment around us is designed which make us in part a product of design (Fry et al 2015). Everything we design, is designing us in return (Silva 2017).

Design History is richer and full of amazing artists and stunning styles that have shaped the world over the last centuries. Raising the Design field to the greater status that we grant it today. Notwithstanding…

Reflexão sobre a evolução do pensamento de Design

Design é a forma mais difusa da atividade humana.
Mihai Nadin

Design é uma fabricação humana. Não podemos compreender a existência humana sem design. Quase tudo ao nosso redor é projetado, o que nos torna, em parte, um produto do design (Fry 2015). Tudo o que projetamos está a nos projetar em retorno (Silva, 2017).

História de Design, é uma história riquíssima, completa de artistas e estilos deslumbrantes que moldaram o mundo ao longo das décadas, erguendo o Design ao estatuto maior que hoje lhe concedemos. Mas esta história não é apenas…

“The present is the past of the future.”

Wojciech Fangor

Humans are outstanding creatures when it comes to imagination and creations of tools to augment their capabilities. Since the 1st Industrial Revolution, our potential has been growing exponential, and today, we are giving the first steps on what can be the next greatest revolution — the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

As well as within the onset of the personal computer, mobile smartphones, and cloud computer, now, AI undeniably is shaping the way things work forever.