[accessibleimage] Re: Need Volunteers For my Thesis Interviews. Anyone Want to Help?

Hi Maridalia,

Congratulations on the subject your thesis. I think it is
wonderful. I am a graphic designer by profession
and design graphics for the visually impaired.

I think there is a lot graphic designers can do to add
variation and design wonderful books for blind children. I
think designing tactile books however requires special
knowledge, it is a specialization requiring special
knowledge. Such knowledge can be gained from blind persons,
parents, and teachers of the blind and other designers of
accessible graphics (among many others). Knowledge, however,
from the one is not the same as knowledge from the other. So
best to try to get as much information as you can.

Some of the most beautiful books I have seen have come from
the New Zealand Library for the Blind. They were designed by
a librarian. The aspect that I think was the most beautiful
about them was that they were designed with the idea that
they would be enjoyed by both sighted and blind together. So
I think one can learn a lot from many independent upon
professional title. I also can name a very  distinguished
member of the list Bob Marek, a professor of English who has
designed wonderful tools and books. Perhaps it comes down to
that when something is lacking, dedicated souls work towards
filling the gap. Regardless of title, I feel those that come
with a solution are in fact designers, regardless of
education, sighted or visually impaired.

Right now I think this gap is the lack of books for blind
children. Many teachers and parents wish to have more
tactile books for their children. And many design wonderful
books for their students and children. There is the time
factor. Teachers, parents are overwhelmed with all that is
required from them. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they,
parents and kids could go to any library and fill their book
bags with tactile books! There was a very good article
written by a parent of a blind child in the RNIB magazine
Vision a couple
years where she expressed the wish for more tactile books
for her older child.  

Polly Edman, the author of Tactile Graphics, is a graphic
designer. Her contribution to publications for the visually
impaired has been immense.

So good luck on your thesis. It will also be useful in
educating other graphic designers.

All the best,
Lisa
Maridalia Guzman wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi! Sorry for this long messege. I'm a graphic design student in Puerto
> Rico.My thesis for my masters is about "How can graphic designers contribute
> in the publications for blind children". I need people that would answer
> question for the interviews for my thesis. I will post questions for
> teachers, blind children, print-houses and graphic designers. Anyone who
> knows about the theme can help answer them too if they like. Just select the
> questions that best suites you. I would apreciate any help. Thanks a lot and
> good day.
> 
> Questions for Interviews:
> 
> For Teachers:
> 1.What books do you use in class for blind children?
> 2.Do you know who creates this books?
> 3.Do you think that they are designed suitably?
> 4.How can these books could be improved?
> 5.Is there a variety of books for blind kids?
> 6.Do you think that it would be positive if a designer takes part in the
> design of these books?
> 7.Is there any element that must include the books in addition to the
> braille?
> 8.The books that already exist, are they designed suitably so that the
> development of these children is suitably?
> 9.Is there conscience that the publications can be designed having in mind
> their needs and opinions?
> 
> For children:
> 1.Do you like books?
> 2.What do you like the most in a book?
> 3 .Which is your favorite book? Why?
> 4.Are the books that you have read fun?
> 5.Could they be better? How?
> 6.Would you like that in addition to the braille they had textures, sounds,
> scents and "pop-ups"?
> 7.Would this make more fun and easy the reading?
> 8.How would be the book of your dreams?
> 
> For Printing-Houses:
> 1.Do you know Braille books for blind children?
> 2.What is the process to create a Braille book?
> 3.Is there a variety of books for blind kids?
> 4.Is a graphic designer involved in the process?
> 5.Do you think that a graphic designer is needed? Why?
> 6.Do you think that these books should continue to develop and
> evolve?
> 7.Do you think that the experience of reading Braille should merge with
> textures, sounds, scents and "pop-ups"? or Does this books already exist?
> 8.Would it make the book most interesting?
> 9.Would the price for creating a book with all these element s would be too
> high?
> 10.Do you think that colors are important in these books?
> 11.Is there conscience that the publications can be designed having in mind
> the needs and opinions of the children?
> 
> For Graphic Designers:
> 1.Do you know Braille books for blind children?
> 2.Are designers involved in their creation?
> 3.Do you think that a designer is needed in this process?
> 4.As a designer, How would you improve these books?
> 5.What do you think of merging the experience of reading braille with
> textures, sounds, scents and pop-ups?
> 6.Do you think color is important in these books?
> 7.How could graphic designers contribute to the creation of these books?
> 8.Is there conscience that the publications can be designed having in mind
> the needs and opinions of the children?
> 
> Thanks again!!!

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