Constellations Tactile Image

Part of a wider collection of tactile images for blind and partially sighted people, these 3D printed constellations are designed to be understood through touch, with a laser cut board functioning as a template to show the formations relation to one another in the night sky.

Created in partial fulfilment of the requirements of a PhD at the University of Huddersfield, the thesis includes resources and information to aid in the design and creation of tactile images from both a professional and engaged amateur audience.

“Constellations lend themselves well to my already established form of tactile translation, circles and lines are simple to replicate and such models apply many of the same principles of raised line drawing that we utilise in other works, albeit in a less complex or pattern centric way. Even these rudimentary depictions can be used to explain formation, proximity and relation to other constellations, offering translations of broadly accessible information that do