GoKawiilFast Company names Pentagram's NYC subway animation top data design project for 2026
Fast Company revealed its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards winners in the data design category, recognizing projects that use data to improve user experiences through visualizations, interfaces, or algorithms. Pentagram's 'A Data Love Letter to the Subway,' a two-minute hand-drawn animation displayed across 52 screens at Fulton Transit Center, took the top honor for transforming New York subway data into an artistic visual narrative.
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The recognition highlights how design firms are increasingly treating public transit data not just as functional information but as material for storytelling and public art, elevating the role of data visualization in shared civic spaces. It signals growing industry interest in blending analytics with emotional, human-centered design in everyday infrastructure.
- Pentagram won Fast Company's 2026 data design award for its subway-themed animation
- The piece spans 52 screens at Fulton Transit Center in NYC
- The award category celebrates data-driven design across visualizations, interfaces, and algorithms
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “The best data design projects of 2026”
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