触觉设计在盲人产品开发中的应用

Research on Sense of Touch Design in the Blind's Products

对于视觉障碍人士而言,产品的使用过程中,触觉是居于听觉以外最重要的通道,通过分析触觉设计的特性以及盲人的生理和心理需求,从盲人产品的舒适性、形态和材料等方面进行研究,首先利用触觉设计在塑造形态上发挥的主要功能和辅助功能,对形态进行设计;其次利用材料本身的物质性肌理,肌理来塑造产品的触感,达到产品与盲人心理沟通的效果。

To the blind person, the sense of touch is the most important channel in using products apart from the sense of hearing. This article analyzes the characteristics of sense of touch design and the blind＇s physiology and psychological demands, and researches on the product＇s comfortableness, shape and material. First, through using the major function and the auxiliary function of the sense of touch design in the mold shape, the design focuses on the shape; Second, using material＇s texture or making some mechanical texture to create the touch of product, the effective communication is achieved between the product and the blind＇s psychology, At last, the development direction of the sense of touch design is proposed.