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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.coverage.spatial | Dubai | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-22T15:21:51Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-22T15:21:51Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
| dc.date.submitted | 2023-03-17T15:43:27Z | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/39823 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Prototypes for Humanity is the most diverse assembly of innovations that have the power to change the world, with programmes and activities to raise awareness of global problems, celebrate solutions, and catalyse action for positive social and environmental impact. Each year, participating graduate projects offer audiences the opportunity to enter a universe of academic ingenuity rarely seen outside the campus through the work of young minds addressing complex issues around the world. The initiative brings together key stakeholders who can accelerate impact action, including graduates, professors, and leaders in government, corporates, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, leveraging academic innovation and harnessing the power of partnerships to deliver tangible real-world impact. Prototypes for Humanity debuted in 2022 as an evolution from Global Grad Show, which launched in 2015. An initiative by the Art Dubai Group, it is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and supported by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and A.R.M. Holding. | - |
| dc.subject.other | Braille | - |
| dc.subject.other | Experimental | - |
| dc.subject.other | Typography | - |
| dc.subject.other | Emoticons | - |
| dc.title | Braille meets emoticons - A visual language for the visually impaired - Selected project expo Global Grad Show (Prototypes for humanity) | - |
| dc.type | Artistic/designerly creation | - |
| local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | AOR | - |
| local.type.specified | Design:Graphic design | - |
| dc.date.started | 2021-11-08 | - |
| arts.contributor.creatorgraphicdesigner | VERBAENEN, Walda | - |
| arts.review.reviewDiscipline | design en architectuur | - |
| arts.review.researchContext | Braille meets emoticons, a visual language for the visually impaired, was developed by Walda Verbaenen as a typographical experiment. This alphabet tries to make a bridge between a visual language and visually impaired and/or blind people, and appears as a 'Braille Dingbats'. Happy, enthousiastic, sad, combinations of both,... Emoticon images are universal images, used by people who can see, and therefore immediately can show in one character how they feel. But what about people who can see poorly or not? People who have never seen what a face looks like? People who are using the Braille language are forced to use the 26-letter alphabet to describe their emotions. This insight was a starting point for setting up an experimental addition to the existing Braille alphabet, an alphabet based on our emoticons, converted into a ‘dot’ language that characterizes Braille. The original Braille alphabet is built within a grid of 6 dots, and Braille numbers are fitting in a grid of 12 dots. This addition to the Braille alphabet is based on a grid of 9 dots to avoid confusion. 22 of the most common emoticons have been translated into this new Braille grid. The braille 'emoticon' letters are logically structured and could therefore be explained to people who are visually impaired or blind. It has been made as a typographical experiment next to Walda's research, and will be further explored on a later moment. Walda has another awarded project 'Phonotype' which forms the basis of her PhD at READSEARCH PXL Mad School of Arts and University of Hasselt (promotor Prof. dr. Ann Bessemans, co-promotor dr. Kevin Larson), started on 1/1/2020. This PhD, with title 'Phonobet - A new phonetic alphabet' handles the following research question: Can a new visual typographical system, representing the pronunciation of several languages, build a bridge in understanding language related phonemes and thus assists in reading aloud with the correct pronunciation? Emoticons reinvented in Braille language to expand expressive possibilities for the visually impaired Braille Emoticons is an attempt to build a bridge to visual language for the visually impaired. People who use Braille are forced to use the letters of the alphabet to describe their emotions. This became a starting point to design an addition to the Braille alphabet, based on our visualised emotions into emoticons, converted into the ‘dot’ language that characterises Braille. To avoid confusion with the traditional braille alphabet of a grid of 12 dots, this emoticon addition to the Braille alphabet is developed in a grid of 9 dots, fitting well with the square structure of the emoticon symbols. | - |
| arts.relatedInfo.relatedOrganization | Media, Arts and Design [research group] | - |
| dc.identifier.url | https://www.prototypesforhumanity.com/project/braille-emoticons/ | - |
| item.contributor | VERBAENEN, Walda | - |
| item.fullcitation | (2021) Braille meets emoticons - A visual language for the visually impaired - Selected project expo Global Grad Show (Prototypes for humanity). | - |
| item.accessRights | Closed Access | - |
| item.artist | VERBAENEN, Walda | - |
| item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Artistic/designerly creations | |
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