Braille Polaroid Camera

red dot: best of the best
red dot award: design concept 2008

design:
Son Seunghee	Lee Sukyung	Kim Hyunsoo

With a built-in Braille printer, the Braille Polaroid Camera is designed for the blind to record and print Braille images of the world around them.

The heightened sense of touch developed by blind people has been harnessed for the Braille Polaroid Camera. Although it has been designed to resemble most other cameras, the Braille Polaroid Camera contains a built-in Braille printer, which immediately prints the shot after the user presses the shot button.

It can thus produce a record of one’s environment, and perhaps, a greater sense of attachment to the world. With the Braille Polaroid Camera, the blind can now feel objects that they are unable to see and are also able to collect images in albums. It is hoped that the Braille Polaroid Camera will allow better communication with the world.