Abstract:
This research report details the work of Umnah Aslam for her Graduation
Project, BSc Industrial Design. The report highlights research conclusions, data
and insights that led to the making of a tactile growth experience for the visually
impaired. I developed insights and worked upon them in order to reach the
objective of providing a design solution for a visually impaired child that helps
him/her in communicating their ideas and making an understanding with visual
media. The need to do so arises due to lack of products facilitating development
of skillsets of visually impaired, limited access they have to their surroundings
and due to the societal gap formed between differently abled and abled
individuals. This research aims to not only support the design objectives of the
project but also help leave a positive impact on the user's life. Through the use
of this product my user is introduced to a new domain of experiences and
activity. Allowing them to engage with a previously alien concept of visual
communication via tangible works and learning the skill of visual arts like a
normal child during his/her developmental years. Within the report, you can
read through an introduction of the problem, the diverse research methods
adopted and their conclusions, the ideation strategies and outcomes, an
extensive developmental process to the design, analysis of usability studies and
their respective outcomes that lead to iterations of the design and lastly the
design solution itself.
