Just shipped these babies to the Clay Center of New Orleans. I'm super excited to be one of the artists chosen by juror Courtney Mattison to showcase my work in the "Ripple Effect" exhibit opening April 19th.
The two pieces I will be showing are sculpted out of white stoneware clay and glazed a lovely bronze color that changes depending on the lighting.
It has been developed as part of "A Touch of the Universe", a non-profit project for a tactile astronomy kit addressed to children with vision impairments.
I am doing a public outreach event today. Somehow the swag shipment didn’t get mailed, so I was told to raid the old education office to see what we have.
The latest version of Photos in Windows 11 lets you send obtrusive backgrounds right to hell. Edit Photo — Background — Remove — Apply — Save Options (copy to clipboard, overwrite old image or save as new) — buh-bye. As a Blind technologist i constantly need to chase away background clutter before #graphics can work for #tactile / #Blind perception, whether i’m embossing, using swellform or 3d printing. Sighted people, you'll probably like this too.
Library staff & patrons were sad when APH discontinued the Peg Slate, a beloved Braille learning tool that we use for word-building & games.
But thanks to Noam and friends at Makers Making Change NYC, we have a fresh take on the classic idea — Braille cells that are poppable, swappable, rackable & so colorful! You can download and print your own right here: https://thangs.com/designer/noamplatt
Start your Braille adventure with us here: https://talkingbooks.nypl.org #tactile#design#a11y