An ingenious Swedish design classic

Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/LinusBoman Audio only version:    • The design story of tactile pedestrian cro...   Research notes and sources: https://timesnewboman.notion.site/Tac... Sign up to my newsletter for nerdy font and design things a few random times a year: https://buttondown.email/linus Special thanks to: Kenneth Österlin - https://designinfo.se/ or https://skissbox.se/ The Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF) - https://www.srf.nu/om-oss/in-english/ The Design Archive in Nybro - https://digitaltmuseum.org/s-da --- 00:00 A Scandinavian design classic of street furniture 00:45 Accessible pedestrian signals or crosswalk buttons 02:44 Origin story - Kenneth Österlin gets the brief 04:32 How tactile crossing maps work 06:05 Design principles of wayfinding 08:35 Real life impact for vision impaired pedestrians 10:03 Spread and influence - Sweden to Austria and beyond 11:55 A tactile legacy in public safety --- 🛒My YouTube Gear https://kit.co/timesnewboman/youtube-...