3D printers: a change in consumer dynamics

Authors

  • Cristiano Max Pereira Pinheiro Universidade Feevale
  • Gabriela Ehlers Mota Universidade Feevale
  • Camilla Steinhaus Universidade Feevale
  • Mikaela de Souza Universidade Feevale.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-5057.v10i1p15-22

Keywords:

3D Printers, Consumption dynamics, Intellectual property, Creative economy

Abstract

This article is about the change in the ways of consuming products and /or ideas, generated by the increasing financial affordability of 3D printers. The guiding question of this study reflects on the change in the process of designing, manufacturing and consuming various objects due to the use of these equipments. In order to present an initial overview, a methodology based on an exploratory bibliographic research was chosen. Works of authors such as Anderson and Gorni, respectively published in 2012 and 2013, was used to base the analysis.

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Author Biographies

  • Cristiano Max Pereira Pinheiro, Universidade Feevale

    Doutor em Comunicação Social pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Coordenador do Laboratório de Criatividade e professor do mestrado em Indústria Criativa na Universidade Feevale.

  • Gabriela Ehlers Mota, Universidade Feevale
    Graduada em Moda pela Universidade Feevale.
  • Camilla Steinhaus, Universidade Feevale
    Graduada em Moda pela Universidade Feevale.
  • Mikaela de Souza, Universidade Feevale.
    Graduada em Design Gráfico pela Universidade Feevale. Bolsista do Laboratório de Criatividade.

Published

2018-01-15

How to Cite

3D printers: a change in consumer dynamics. Signos do Consumo, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 1, p. 15–22, 2018. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-5057.v10i1p15-22. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/signosdoconsumo/article/view/128758.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.