Yamaha IK101
Inclusive Keyboard

Goal: Digital Keyboard for the Visually Impaired
Role: Lead Designer, User Research, UX/UI Designer, Prototyping
Concept: Digital Keyboard as Communication Dance
Keywords: Collaborative, Endless, Visceral
Photography: M.Perry, YMW

2019 | jp.yamaha.com

 Music is for everyone. And with the growing percentage of talented visually impaired musicians or prospects, there’s no better time to study how to improve digital keyboards so they can be played by everyone, independent of visual capacity.

The Yamaha IK101 organizes and spaces it’s elements effectively, combines braille with other tactile landmarks to make navigation easy and facilitate memorisation. Navigation through the menus can be done both by screen or with the help of an audio guide. The body is painted with a soft touch paint while shaped like an endless surface, all to enhance the tactile feeling of the product.