Accessible Design

  • Liisa Roll

3D printed transportation cards - Tactile design to aid a wider range of users

In this project I experimented with 3D printing in order to create a tactile transportation cards. I was inspired by noticing how many of my friends carried various cards in their pockets, and often got them mixed up.
For this outcome, I decided to use 3D printing, in order to create cards with specific measurements and which would be distinguishable by touch. I visioned this product to be used for example in the london public transport system and with various identification cards.
Initially I explored ways in which design could be beneficial to people who have some types of visual impairment, however the project developed to become beneficial for a wider range of users.