This project was a self-directed, interface design project. I created the MTA Beacon as one part of what would potentially be a much smarter and interactive MTA transit system. This one component would allow a person to easily get directions, see station info, emergency or alert instructions, or other useful information that a traveler may need.
These Beacons would be placed around the city near subway entrances, bus stops, and other public transport points allowing easy access throughout the system.
Before I put pencil to paper, I observed several instances of public kiosk systems from around the city and how they were used by individuals and by groups of people. I observed a social media kiosk at the Starbucks in Time Square and movie ticket kiosks at two movie theaters.
With my brief research I was able to make some assumptions about clarity of use, scale of both the interface and physical kiosk, and the placement of the machines.
