Kosuke Takahashi:
Currently, we rarely see braille implemented in the public space since it takes additional space and sighted people consider it not important. Braille Neue addresses this issue by making braille easy to use for sighted people. By spreading this typeset I believe more people will get acquainted with braille.
I love the concept and the execution. Follow the link, check out the font images. Not the first time this idea has surfaced, but if this becomes part of the Summer Olympic Games official signage, it will get a lot of exposure.
Smart.
Making Braille more accessible to sighted people…
I dunno… I think this is missing the point of Braille.
I find the black dots distracting enough that I have to concentrate harder to read the text. I hope that is just to emphasize for demonstration because the color of the dots will make no difference to those that need the Braille. It seems to me that making the dots the same color as the text would enhance the readability without losing the braille function.