PAGI
TACTILE PICTURE BOOK
Research and development
According to the Ministry of Social Affairs census in 2012, 338.672 residents in Indonesia lives with visual impairment, of which the 11.995 of them are children. Visually impaired children has the rights to proper education facilities. But in Indonesia, the educational medias for visually impaired children are still very limited.
Children who are just learning to read the braille has difficulty to read braille texts because the system is quite complex and the media is still conventional.
Tactile picture book is a picture book that is read by touch. Images in tactile picture book can be understood by children with some specific provisions regarding illustrations, layouts, colors, and themes that are adapted to Indonesian children's culture.
Do and don't of tactile graphics
Special font designed by combining braille and alphabet
Contrasting color palette to help low vision distinguish elements and shapes
Centered layout to help focus and avoid confusion
Tactile picture books can be a medium for introducing braille letters to children in a more effective and fun way as well as media to understand the concepts and environment around them.
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2019
Nuriana Sekarlintang
Final project
Visual Communication Design
Bandung Institute of Technology
