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ADVANCED DISPLAYS for the BLIND

Design Artwork in the TIM-Project

Picture: Construction of a part of the VideoTIM housing

Design artwork has to be done on different levels. It is not enough to use the pc construction.

Picture: Rendert construction of a part of the VideoTIM housing

ABTIM alway tried to use the design for communicating the functions of the VideoTIM device. To develope a good design you have to make drawings, models, prototypes and tests with the users. And then you have to start this procedure again.

Picture: New PC-TIM prototype
Picture: Roundet edge at PC-TIM

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Picture: Design-elements at VideoTIM
Picture: New PC-TIM prototype from backwards

To create a design for a new men-machine-interface means giving new answers. The designer Prof. Ulrich Reif worked out a special touchable design with different surfaces for different functions. The housings are soft-edged with a clear geometry.

Picture: Two level desktop design by Prof. Reif
Picture: New two level desktop-design seen from above

The pc-workplace of blind people often has a ploblem to handle with the big number of different devices and cables. Prof. Ulrich Reif created a solution by using two levels at a roundet desktop. So all devices are easy to reach.

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