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 designer

PROJECT TYPE: Illustration, book design, accessible design, tactile graphics, visual storytelling

MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES: color, linear and relief illustrations, Braille, enlarged text, QR codes, digital and relief printing

VOLUME: 80 pages

BINDING: softcover, open canvas spine, “Hands on Press”

PRINT: 3 copies

FORMAT: 240x340 mm

FONT: Roboto

PRINTING: Digital printing, relief printing with UV varnish, S. Jokuži Publishing House

DIMENSIONS: 240x340mm