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Industrial Designer
Accessible spice packaging for low vision and blindness
through a tactile identification system
What happens when you remove all 2D labels from spice packaging?
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Can you confidently tell which is which?
Around 1/48 people in the US experience vision loss
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With 1/7 people experiencing vision loss being blind
Problem Statement
How do you create spice packaging that allows for easy navigation and identification through form and materials for people with low vision and blindness?
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Ideation and Model Development
1st Print
Text and
Lid Creation
Kerning and
Lid Development
-Assess scale
-Finalize lid tolerances
-Apply text and assess scale
-Separate lid into pieces to allow for hinge
-Align kerning of braille and raised letters
-Slope lid for easier removal and add texture
SLA printed bottle with standardized braille and raised text
Final Models
Textured Lid for identification
PLA printed lid base with screw top and hinge to allow for opening and refills
Renders
For additional information involving user experience, research and process:
please view the file in the PDF bottle
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