alphabetum tactus

Shortlist

Product Facts

Project name

alphabetum tactus

Award year

2019

designed as

Master thesis

Length

122 CM

Width

6 CM

Height

50 CM

Weight

5 KG

Material specification

Polyamide 12, foam, wooden construction

Designation

Haptic alphabet

Description


People who are deaf-blind communicate through touch-based processes, from finger spelling to exploring objects with their hands or feet. Some people who are deaf-blind use a grammar of touch that includes pressure, location, speed, hand shape and motion. Alphabetum Taktus is the suggestion of a new kind of sensory 3D alphabet. This new haptic font allows blind and sighted people to communicate with each other in a playful way.


Images