Example of Tactile Graphic Design:

Cross-section of Skin

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

• literary braille code
• outline image used to contain skin (2.6)
• changed perspective from three-dimensional to two-dimensional (2.10, 3.6.2, 6.11.2.7)
• identification of view in figure caption so no need to add in transcriber's note (2.10)
• omission of line 25 identifier (5.3.7)
• placement of figure caption in cell 7 with runovers in cell 5 (5.5)
• use of line symbol in key listing (5.7.1.2, 5.8.4.3, 5.8.4.4)
• placement of transcriber's note symbol, before the transcriber's note starts and after the last symbol in the key (5.8.4.1)
• use of whole word labels without lead lines (5.10, 7.3.6)
• example of information included in a transcriber’s note, explanation of the graphic in addition to the tactile drawing (7.2.2)

Cross-section of Skin

Cross-section of Skin