GoKawiilMTA Arts & Design animation wins Innovation by Design award for data visualization
A Data Love Letter to the Subway, an animated short displayed across 52 screens at NYC's Fulton Transit Center, transforms MTA ridership and transit data into abstract moving shapes and dot clusters. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design, the two-minute piece played hourly and was seen by roughly 300,000 commuters daily between October and December 2025. It has now won a 2026 Innovation by Design award in the data design category.
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The project shows how public infrastructure can double as a canvas for creative data storytelling, making abstract civic datasets accessible and emotionally resonant to millions of daily riders. Recognition from a major design award signals growing interest in blending data visualization with public art in transit spaces.
- The animation ran on 52 screens at Fulton Transit Center for two minutes every hour.
- It reached nearly 300,000 commuters daily from October to December 2025.
- The project won a 2026 Innovation by Design award in data design.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “‘A Data Love Letter to the Subway’ turns MTA’s subway data into poetry”
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