Limites do projetar experiências: saúde mental, artefatos digitais e a responsabilidade ética de designers

Abstract

This work intends to analyze and reflect about the ethical responsibilities of experience designers regarding the digital artifacts, the use of techniques for manipulating interfaces and the negative results for the users’ mental health. Based on recent reflections on the negative impacts of social networks during the pandemic, the development towards an increasingly digital, online and individual world is discussed, where there must be a professional concern about the effects of projects are deliver in the world. Through a qualitative survey with professionals from the community to understand the scenario and what is the general view on the subject, it was possible to identify that there is a constant constant dilemma between professionals regarding the ethical way of acting in their professional activities who needs a greater preparation about the responsibility about design for people. In this regard, a workshop was prepared to Web Design students with the aim of bringing to future professionals an ethical and responsible view of design and encouraging discussion and reflection among students. It is evident in this scenario that it is important to exercise critical and ethical thinking as experience designers, guaranteeing a role of professional responsibility for what is delivered to society.