IN-PERSON: Prague – Section A

Abstract

Surface design is perceived in various places and, as a part of the design area, goes beyond creating prints. The inspiration for its development can come from any stimuli that awaken creative processes and cultural and identity aspects since cultural and natural heritage elements are commonly used as a reference. In this sense, surface design acts as a vector for the cultural and identity enhancement of a given place, and it can be worked on in countless ways through modeling, textures, and prints and in different supports, such as geoproducts. Stipulated as identity products linked to the geodiversity of a given territory that encompasses a geopark, geoproducts seek to promote and value geodiversity and cultural and natural heritage, stimulate tourism, and help the economic development of the municipalities in which they are located, in addition to being derived from souvenirs. Geoparks, however, consists of unique and unified geographic areas in which strategies aimed at geoconservation and sustainable and economic development are carried out. Hence, this study is based on qualitative and bibliographical research and seeks to observe the contributions of surface design in the construction of geoproducts found in the Caçapava Geopark aspiring UNESCO, located in the municipality of Caçapava do Sul, in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul State, which has geodiversity with great scientific, educational, and tourist value. Therefore, this study provides information on surface design, discusses the geoproducts and Caçapava Geopark aspiring UNESCO, and illustrates examples of using existing heritage elements, in addition to the contributions of surface design to the development of geoproducts.