A arquitetura histórica de Santa Maria como referencial de design de superfície para marcadores de página

Abstract

Using surface design, this paper aimed at creating bookmarks considering the remaining Historical Architecture of Santa Maria as reference, which resulted in creating stamping for metal surfaces. Regarding methodology, the concepts of three authors were used to achieve the aim stated: Baxter, with the establishment of an organizational plan; Munari, with his “Do it yourself” liberating feature; and Bomfim, who considers the designer as a researcher enabling not only the appropriation of photos but also, due to his way of making concepts, the contextualization with the author‟s photos so as to create a hybrid product relating history, architecture, surface design, and their trends. Surface design was used as a visual culture bias to take history out of museums and put it in a souvenir, a more accessible place, such as the bookmark, generating five alternatives referring to the architecture of the so called Historic City Center, and one related to the Campus of the Federal University of Santa Maria making use of symbolic, document and affective concepts.