Example of Tactile Graphic Design:

Southwest Asia

The following points indicate the braille code, format rules, and design techniques that were used for this tactile graphic example.

• literary braille code
• use of blank space and distinctness of side-by-side area textures (2.11)
• use of blank space behind and around labels and line textures (2.11)
• use of varying heights and textures of lines (political boundaries, Tropic of Cancer) (3.4.3.2, 3.4.3.3)
• placement of labels without lead lines (3.4.3.12)
• omission of material: extended areas of surrounding countries, projection information, scale, longitudinal lines, latitudinal lines (3.7)
• consolidation of information in key: small countries omitted on map listed with closest neighboring country (3.8.3, 7.3.8)
• separation of complex map into layers: political, land use, resources (3.9)
• use of point of reference (Tropic of Cancer) (3.9.3)
• placement of indented headings above two columns of key listings (5.3.2)
• non-use of “cont.” with title on second page of graphic (5.3.3)
• format of repeated heading and the word "Key:" (blank line). (5.3.5)
• incorporation of print legend into key listing (5.6.1, 5.6.2)
• use of area, line, and point symbols in key listing, starting position of explanations (5.7, 5.8, 5.9)
• order of key listing (5.7.1)
• use of alphabetic key listing, International Organization for Standardization abbreviations for country names (5.8.1.2)
• use of two columns for key listing (5.8.4.9)
• designation of print and braille page numbering on every page, including the ones that are blank (5.12)
• order of pages for multiple key pages and tactile graphic (5.12.3, 7.3.10)
• omission of directional north arrow (7.6.3.3)

Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia