Diagramando a ciência: o design gráfico como ferramenta de divulgação científica

Abstract

Science has followed the evolution of humanity since its first steps. Much of this development was linked to scientific advancement, which enabled the creation of equipment, tools and solutions that facilitated individuals' daily lives. The objective of this work is to create a method that transforms scientific research articles into infographics, thus contributing to the democratization of science and access to information. The methods used were the survey of the theoretical bases guiding the project with the preparation of records on the history of Brazilian scientific dissemination, creativity tools and content assimilation, such as brainstorming for the generation and synthesis of ideas, case studies for reference analysis relevant and application tests of the method developed with examples of real articles, transforming them into visual pieces. As a result, three infographics were generated from research in different areas of knowledge to investigate the effectiveness of the method developed in the research. It was concluded, then, that graphic design can be adapted and simplified – through guiding methods – to become accessible for non-designers to use it for their own purposes. Furthermore, using graphic design as a tool for scientific dissemination enhances the reach of information by bringing the public closer to the scientific community, showing that science can be accessible to everyone with an open mind to learn about it.