This thesis researched how future designers understand design in contemporaneity. From students discourse and their theoretical references, it was possible identify that the understanding of design in Brazil it s influenced by references countries in design, which compromises the constitutions of a national identity and/or regional identities. We had as objective establish a viewpoint about graduation students perceptions about what is design, most important characters that inspires them, and future performance. For that, it was accomplished the following specific objectives: characterize design in contemporaneity; bring up design concepts; raise the foreign influences in the Brazilian Design formation; identify in future designer s discourse, the perceptions about concepts of design, influences and perspectives of performance; think over identity (identities) of design in Brazil. Presently, there are few studies addressing to characteristics and comprehensions of future designers about their profession. With this research, it was possible to establish a viewpoint about student s perception of concepts, influences and perspectives of performance, which contributes to the discussion about identities of design in Brazil. The methodological course was lined as an exploratory/explanatory e qualitative/quantitative research, with the following steps: bibliographic and documental research; pre-test research; case study in national territory; and reflections about identities of design in Brazil.