Alyssa Brakke - Braille 3D

Roughly .3% of the American population is blind. That means 1.3 million Americans cannot see color, see the faces of their friends and family, and cannot see color or art. They live in a world of black with only the help of their hand and other senses to guide them on. Close your eyes and imagine being in that position. Could you do it? For this project, I ultimately want to create a type set that is pleasing to the eye and to the touch; physically and visually. I will create a set of characters (lowercase and numbers) and experiment by overlaying Braille over the letters. I will design 2D forms first while working with different textures for the Braille; hole cutouts more specifically. I am also thinking about doing 3D renderings of the letters. This will give the blind the ability to feel both the Braille and the actual letterform. By being able to feel the Braille with the individual letter from is a way to help learn Braille for both for the blind and those able to see.