Garrett Corcoran shows us how design can be a bridge between the past and the future. Taking on the challenge of extending wayfinding to digital screens for the Washington Metro, Garrett shares what it’s like working with historical design legacies and figuring out how to make screens feel as natural as those mid-century hexagon tiles.

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1. Digital Wayfinding Evolution: The project aimed to modernize the wayfinding system for Washington Metro by incorporating real-time digital information that complements existing static signage.

Originally from Ohio and studying at the University of Cincinnati (DAAP), Garrett Corcoran is a graphic designer based in New York. Working as Design Director at Order, a Brooklyn based design office, his work is research driven, systematic, and practical. With an approach rooted in purpose, he believes design begins with understanding who it needs to serve, allowing for a strong but adaptable relationship between form and function.

“We think about them a little bit like a recipe book, where here are all these ingredients. Here are the best ways that you can combine them, or at least the ways that we think that you could start with.”

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