Project

Feel Graz, Hear Graz, Experience Graz

Bachelor´s thesis by Gernot Diepold

Design & Communication

Bachelor’s Thesis:

Feel Graz, Hear Graz, Experience Graz
Author:

Gernot Diepold
Supervised by:

Florian Koller
Bachelor’s Degree Programme:

Information Design

Birgit Bachler

PhD

Studiengangsleiter

Gernot Diepold’s bachelor’s thesis deals with the development of an accessible photo book for blind people.

This bachelor’s thesis deals with the development of an accessible photo book for blind people. It also examines the different aspects of perception of sighted and blind people. While collaborating with the Odilien-Institute in Graz, the photo book was specially tailored to the needs of blind people. The work explains how visual content can be made accessible to blind people while using audio descriptions, tactile photos, and image descriptions in Braille. Finally, the thesis offers an outlook on future developments and calls for greater integration of barrier-free approaches in visual communication.