Title of the entry: »755.000« 2 posters (590 x 840 mm)
Name: Stephanie Rack, team project with Sandra Lutz, Mirjam von Thurn
From: 481667 Munich, Germany Academy of the Visual Arts Munich
Field of studies: Industrial design, 7th semester

Abstract
Put on your glasses.......... Experience the world of the visually impaired. There are 755.000 visually impaired persons in Germany. . The model on a 1:2 scale shows how soundwaves can be visualized. The object can be imagined in multiple colour and surface variations. Light transmitted via controls of the individual reflections of sound in the body of the speaker represent an unusual approach to the transfer of soundwaves. At the same time this highlights an individual architectural component. The novel surface technology of this concept provides multiple choices of material and identification for the listener, for individualized esthetical viewpoints and demands.

Panel statement:
The guidance system »755.000« is using the special characteristic of three-dimensional lamination in order to provide orientation for visitors of public buildings, not only in conventional black print but by using a type of writing similar to embossed Braille, and conveying a meaning akin to raised outlines of floor plans. The panel recognized this project not only as desirable equal treatment of handicapped people (the name derives from the 755.000 visually impaired people in Germany) but also as successful formal interpretation of the paths of information, which resulted in an interesting optical and tactile design element of wall surfaces.