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This paper sets out to report an articulated research-action process, which started with some educational-scientific experiments carried out in a collaborative effort between the disciplines of design, multimedia representation and botanical sciences at the University of Palermo. The project in question focused on scientific communication and the development of communication products for the museum and institutional education of the Botanical Garden of Palermo. Within this initiative, design tools, technologies and methods of expression were experimented and later re-proposed in a territorial development project which led to the creation of the “Intangible Heritage Micro Museum of Wheat and Bread. Memory, knowledge, interaction” of Borgo S. Rita (CL). Today the micro-museum of Borgo S. Rita offers visitors an articulate narrative path with interactive elements; combining the educational-scientific dimension of learning with the historical-anthropological dimension of the small community memory, linked by the sharing of knowledge gathered over time as regards wheat production and bread-making. Moreover, the use of specific methods, techniques and technologies of communication and representation has helped to explore an “open” and collaborative design dimension, which can facilitate new co-design practices for social and cultural innovation within territorial development processes.
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The research-action, peculiar to the discipline of design for the territory, expresses a qualitative nature, which is defined during the analysis of the research context, not operating through precise analysis and data, nor through prescriptive and normative indications, but constantly negotiating its own reasons and adhering in a targeted way to situations and context.
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“Design for scientific communication. Reproduction of vascular plants”, degree theses of Giovanni Dioretico; “Design for scientific communication. Ancient Sicilian fruit trees”, degree theses of Sara Farruggia. Supervisors proff. V. Trapani, G. Bazan, Degree course of Industrial Design, University of Palermo, A.Y. 2015-16.
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For more complete information, consult the institutional website www.ortobotanico.unipa.it.
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According to an expression by the Italian information designer Angela Morelli, who is particularly committed to the communication of environmental issues around water resources. She is also co-founder of InfoDesignlab.
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These are plants that have a system of vessels for conducting water, practically all plants with the exception of algae, mosses and liverworts.
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Motion tracking allows tracking the movement of a contrast point in the video; 3D camera tracking is a reverse engineering of the movement performed by the camera while analysing the video frames; filming becomes a virtual environment where it is possible to insert three-dimensional objects that move together with the camera movements.
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F. Monterosso, concept, set-up, direction and scientific coordination; D. Emanuele and M. Di Piazza, direction and screenplay of anthropological documentaries; G.Dioretico and S.Farruggia, direction and screenplay of educational documentaries; L. Di Martino, graphics and communication; M. Schifano and M. P. Erice, Arduino and processing; U. Di Piazza, sound design.
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The term indicates the design methodologies and tools for designing with the user's active involvement.
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Trapani, V.M.V. (2019). Communication Design for the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge. Languages, Tools, Technologies, Collaborative Processes for Museum Education. In: Luigini, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage. EARTH 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 919. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12240-9_73
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