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Packaging (self.Blind)
submitted by Emilyroseb
Hello, I'm doing a design project on food/household products packaging design and would like to make something that is accessible for those who are totally blind. What elements should I consider? thanks so much for your help
fastfinge 6 points 6y ago
Putting all the information in Braille isn't reasonable, I don't think. There's too much information in the first place, and it's too expensive. The best thing might be to make the barcode easy to find, and then make sure your product information is up to date in all of the various barcode databases. That way, I can use a barcode scanning app on my phone to scan the barcode, and get everything from product name to cooking instructions.
snow671 2 points 6y ago
> The best thing might be to make the barcode easy to find, and then make sure your product information is up to date in all of the various barcode databases.
Yes! It really blows when your local grocery is mostly imports and the only listings are product name and weight.
Yes! It really blows when your local grocery is mostly imports and the only listings are product name and weight.
fastfinge 3 points 6y ago
When that happens, I often have luck googling the product name and weight. A listing for the product at some online store usually pops up, often Amazon UK. Even if I can't buy from there, I can sometimes get the information I need from the product page.
snow671 1 points 6y ago
I'm not having any luck with that, haha. Here is an example: The brand is $1 and the product is Onion Soup Mix 2 oz. It's in a small cardboard box with two paper packets inside. My OCR app can't read the ingredients, but it does pick up the recipe on the back.
This one isn't an import or relabeled as far as I know.
This one isn't an import or relabeled as far as I know.
fastfinge 2 points 6y ago
My Fitness Pal lists the nutrition facts, and those are the things I'd want to know. So I wouldn't actually notice the lack of ingredients normally, though now that you've pointed it out to me...
Emilyroseb [OP] 2 points 6y ago
Thanks so much for your help. For the barcode reading apps do you need to know a specific way up that the barcode is or doesn't it matter? If there was a raised line/dot where the barcode is would this be of use?
KillerLag 3 points 6y ago
Most bar code apps require you to line up the line on the screen with the bar code itself. Something to indicate bar code orientation would be useful. I think QR codes don't need orientation, though (but not sure).
snow671 3 points 6y ago
This may be a tough one, but including expiry date in the barcode on perishables would be cool.
impablomations 1 points 6y ago
Sort of related as I'm visually impaired not totally blind.
My biggest annoyance with food packaging is that the cooking instructions are often in a tiny panel on the side of the box in a miniscule font. Even with my normal hand held magnifier I quite often struggle to read them.
Putting usage instructions on the back in a larger font would be a huge help. I know what's in the box, there's a photo with huge text on the front - I don't need another photo with no info on the back.
My biggest annoyance with food packaging is that the cooking instructions are often in a tiny panel on the side of the box in a miniscule font. Even with my normal hand held magnifier I quite often struggle to read them.
Putting usage instructions on the back in a larger font would be a huge help. I know what's in the box, there's a photo with huge text on the front - I don't need another photo with no info on the back.
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