OTILIJA STRIMAITYTĖ
ILLUSTRATOR / BOOK DESIGNER
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AUTHOR'S BOOK "SENSES"
About the project
“Senses” is an author’s artistic and educational book that explores the everyday life of blind and partially sighted people, their perception of the world, and different ways of knowing the environment. The project was created to reduce the gap between sighted and visually impaired people, and to promote dialogue, curiosity, and empathy.
The book is based on conversations with members of the blind and partially sighted community. Eight thematic chapters explore the themes of exclusion, everyday life, sensations, environment, nature, society, imagination, and interconnectedness.
Information is conveyed in several different ways: in large print, Braille, audio interviews, accessible QR codes, and color, linear, and relief illustrations. Such a structure allows the same object or experience to be known through sight, hearing, and touch.
Client
Personal project
Date
2024
Location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Role
Author, researcher, illustrator, book designer and layout artist
Project type
Author's artistic-educational book / Bachelor's thesis
Tools and techniques
Color, linear and embossed illustrations, Braille, enlarged text, QR codes, digital and embossed printing
Length
80 pages
Binding
Softcover, open canvas spine, “Hands on Press“
Edition
3 copies
Format
240 × 340 mm
Font
Robot
Press
Digital printing, relief printing with UV varnish, S. Jokužis publishing house–printing house,
Dimensions
240x340mm
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