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Our project focuses on the STM Wayfinding Sign, because of its importance to our city as a means of accessibility and transportation. The sign is considered a form of semiotics, which should serve as a guide to citizens and visitors. The metro symbols were presented in 1963 and were designed by Jacques Roy. Associated with many colors, it symbolizes movement, with the direction arrows, through the tunnel and is considered part of Montreal’s heritage. It represents and highlights Canada’s second busiest rapid transit system and it is a symbol of innovation, thus technology, societal and environmental advancement.
As a community, we are able to travel to many beautiful areas in Montreal through public transportation. This sign represents Canada’s second busiest rapid transit system, and it is also important to recognize accessibility considerations when looking at wayfinding throughout the Montreal transportation system, which should be emphasized and included in the design of these signs and accomodations.
This project, done with other team members, focused on emphasizing Berber language barriers and historical contexts to relate to technology. We wanted to showcase this through the sensorially of a Moroccan berber woven rug, which has interesting fabrics and patterns. Moreover, we aimed at using a projector onto the rug, using the patterns to project different video frames alternating and creating rhythmic movement, to showcase videos that further discuss this topic.
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This video animation, done with Francoise Adama Yansané, centers around post colonial astrology, by using video archives, to showcase Western Civilizations' relation with astrology and how it shapes their beliefs, identities and views. We wanted to trace out important elements and have a retro modern aesthetic throughout, playing with textures, colours and tones. Moreover, this work highlights astrology's relation with power, capital and labor.
Our virtual UX Journey Project highlights the Pride Festival through the city of Montreal, in relation to queer movements revolutionizing the video games industries, as seen with The Sims, who are now allowing for gay marriage, gender neutral and non binary characters. During this virtual digital tour, the user will see the Gay Village segment of Sainte Catherine Street during pride parade, in a 360 view. Moreover, they will be walking in the shoes of an avatar that characterizes a Sims, looking and interacting with Sims members of the queer community, sharing their stories. They will be able to feel how special and important the celebration of this movement is for the city of Montreal, as it brings on lots of tourism, intersectionality and diversity.
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