Artist Biography
Emily Shaw is graduating with a BFA in Interior Architecture and a minor in Dance. She is the current Head of the IIDA Fashion Show Committee and a member of the Repertory Dance Ensemble at Endicott.
Emily has a passion for graphic design and interior design strategy, so she wanted to incorporate these elements into her thesis project. Researching user experience has always been an interest of hers, and it only grew stronger while working on this project. Emily chose to study subway stations because of the experiences she had when she spent the past 10 months commuting into Boston while interning at Gensler. Experiencing the lack of inspiration that these spaces can cause inspired her to want to make a difference.
She is very excited to share her findings and would love it if you would follow her design journey through her website for more interior design and freelance graphic design work! You can also find links to her portfolio, Etsy and Redbubble shops through her website.
Visit her website here.
View her ISSUU to see various project examples here.
Thesis Abstract
The city-dweller’s daily, mundane interactions with public transportation can be improved by reexamining the format of the subway experience, focusing on technology, social factors, and enriching static time. Problems that need to be addressed through design include safety, health, organization and engagement.