Maker Space a DIY, Accessible Workflow for Tactile Graphics Used in Zero Gravity Flight
summary
A usable tactile navigation system for parabolic 0G flights is developed and tested: low‑fidelity sketches on a sensational blackboard move to measured Illustrator vectors (8pt gravity arrow, 4pt teardrop, 1/2" exit square, dotted 5.5pt leaders with 0.1pt dash/15pt gap), then to swellform drafts and final UV prints that fly in 20‑second zero‑G bursts. A blind‑friendly SVG workflow and study guide removes the sighted‑designer bottleneck and enables full end‑to‑end iteration; the prototypes work in flight.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:20Welcome
- 0:45Danielle
- 2:10Astra Access
- 7:00Dimensions Lab
- 10:32Sensational Blackboard
- 13:36Emergency Exit Symbols
- 17:18Printing Processes
- 22:41Lessons Learned
- 28:00Allies
- 32:56Marcos Story
- 41:08Questions
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