This is an Experience Design Project for the blind and visually impaired people on the bund.

Based on the design challenge given by Professor Kaja Buchanan, our group started a five-week project working on how to facilitate a more enriched experience for the blind and visually impaired people on the Bund. During the research process, we used the strategy of issue mapping to identify the issues and problem.

We used the methods of phenomenological observation, semi-structure interview and role-play and we drew ideas from theories to develop the aspects of observations and interviews. We found the problem that there is a lack in both physical environment and devices for the blind and visually impaired people using touhing to perceive information feel the Bund. After the problem statement was done, we generated a central idea of solving the problem based on John Dewey’s theory of an Experience, and then developed it into a concept design named “Feel the Bund”. Our project pays attention to the experience of the blind and visually impaired people. We hope our effort can call on more people to think and take blind and visually impaired people into consideration in the future environment planning, to help them better integrate back to society.

My main job in this project is researching into users and literature, analyzing the data, visualizing the the data into diagrams and theories into graphics, and co-creating the design concept.   

同济大学设计创意学院体验设计课程小组作业 - 为外滩上的盲人而设计。