{"id":487,"date":"2010-06-21T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/487-braille-rubiks-cube.html"},"modified":"2022-09-28T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:00:13","slug":"braille-rubiks-cube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/braille-rubiks-cube","title":{"rendered":"Braille Rubik\u2019s Cube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok Shapeways Rubik&#8217;s Cubists, here is a concept ready to be realised, a Rubik&#8217;s Cube with Braille&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:1328 --><!-- s9ymdb:1328 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DesignFetishBrailleRubiksCubefortheBlind2.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>With the concept by designer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.konstantindatz.de\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Konstantin Datz<\/a>. The colors of the Rubik&#8217;s Cube are replaced by Braille symbols. A sweet idea and a little more visually pleasing then the DIY <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/DIY---Rubiks-Cube---Blind-Mans-Cube---Metal-Rubi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Blind Man&#8217;s Cube<\/a> on Instructables (but perhaps this would not be an issue to the blind?)<\/p>\n<p>It would be so nice in a conceptual kinda way if the braille read blue, yellow, green etc. considering it would be an abstract referral to a color that might never have been seen..<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE:<\/b> I just found a little more info from Datz and the braille does (of course) refer to the colors. Nice renders too.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:1330 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/13870712684798032.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:1331 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/13870712684797892.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/szymon.tumblr.com\/post\/718799563\/braille-rubiks-cube-by-konstantin-datz\" rel=\"noopener\">Inspire Me Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;username=jorispeels\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/lg-share-en43.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" style=\"border: 0pt none ;\"><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#username=jorispeels\"><\/script><!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok Shapeways Rubik&#8217;s Cubists, here is a concept ready to be realised, a Rubik&#8217;s Cube with Braille&#8230;. 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