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Night Sky Prototype

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

SCOPE OF WORK

SIE worked with the National Museum of Natural History, Access Smithsonian, and user experts to design, produce, and test an accessible prototype for the upcoming exhibition Lights Out: Recovering the Night Sky. The prototype used tactile and audio elements to explore how light pollution affects the night sky. The prototype allowed users to feel and hear the difference in light pollution levels between the inner city, the suburbs, and a dark-sky site.

An accessible reader rail prototype with tactile and audio elements.

The night sky prototype

An accessible reader rail prototype with tactile and audio elements.

The prototype included braille, tactile images, and audio.

A user expert tests the prototype.

A user expert tests the prototype.

Design process before prototype: Graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process and documentation before prototype: Annotated graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process before prototype: Graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process and documentation before prototype: Annotated graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process before prototype: Graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process and documentation before prototype: Annotated graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process before prototype: Graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process and documentation before prototype: Annotated graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process before prototype: Graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

Design process and documentation before prototype: Annotated graphic layout of the braille and tactile elements

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