Abstract. Given the current paradigms and complexity of the contemporary context together Keywords. Iconography, Participative Design, design methods.a Iconography is the set of icons on a particular theme; in this case, the town of Goiana, PE. An icon, in a broad sense, is an image that because of its likeness represents something else, such as a heritage building, an event, a scenario or a cultural phenomenon. Icons are unique and singular and identifying them with their place of origin gives them their symbolic strength and value as a reference.