Industrial design for people `s basic needs
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31908/grafias.v0i14.1529Keywords:
Industrial design, social responsibility, designer, footwearAbstract
The task for the industrial designers is to intervene and arrive to those people, those that don't have the same possibilities than the minority of the population has; prbviding new answers that can be useful for people 's productive progress.
Through the application of methodologies and own knowledge of design it is possible to contribute to the improvement of small entrepreneurships of people with great economic needs. Through the exercise carried out in Social Design a support is established by the designing students with the COVARIC community to fortify their ability to work from creativity.
As result better products are obtained and people well equipped with new knowledge that allows them to offer better its products towards the market. This way, the designer cardes out its social commitment with the reality of a specific sector of the city.
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