Lumen et Virtus (May 2011)
FLUSSER, SEU MUNDO CODIFICADO E O DESIGN
Abstract
This article aims to analyze essays written by Flusser in his mature phase, i.e., dating from the late 70's and early 90's, focusing on principal "Theory of Communication" and the background secondary, the intention of ascertaining whether the author addresses those texts to the Culture of Listening. "Check if at any time of the theories established by Flusser over the analyzed texts, this emphasizes the sound, the "audiovisual" or Flusser focuses only on the visual aspect. For that aims to analyze the following tests: the codified world (1978), The future of writing (1983-84), Pictures in the new media (1989), A new imagination (1990), On the word design (1990), The way to see the designer (1991), Design: obstacle to the removal of obstacles? (1988), An ethic of industrial design? (1991), Design and Theology (1990). It is intended to also use the authors Menezes and Baitello.