Copenhagen-based interaction designer Phillip Mayer completed
a tactile comic book which tells stories through Braille-like
raised circles representing different characters that are set in
perforated boxes to separate the panels. Titled "Life," the comic
offers a relatively simple narrative of two people falling in love,
allowing the reader's imagination to fill in the
details.
How would you explain a comic book to a blind person? You could
describe what’s happening in each panel in detail, explaining what
each character looks like and how they are interacting. But the
flaw of course, is that art is open to interpretation so you’d
undoubtedly be adding your own insights and spin on
things.
Interaction designer Philipp Meyer created a comic that uses
Braille like tactile shapes to tell a story so blind people can
read it for themselves. Each character, represented by a circle,
feels a little bit different with a unique texture. The story is
called “Life” and features two characters coming together and—well,
the rest is open to interpretation.
