Amtrak Window Display
Looking at the world from a train is interesting because instead of being able to directly interact with the world one sees, one can only passively observe it. In this way, the window becomes a medium that connects passengers to the environment they are traveling through.
To heighten this experience, I designed a window display for Amtrak. It provides information about what one sees through the window and also displays a tracking map. Amtrack’s Pacific Surfliner is the route for which I developed a display. This route runs along the Southern California coast between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. My display allows the viewer to learn about the history of the area, train technology and the history of train travel in the West. It also provides information on native flora and fauna, highlights places of interest along the route, and provides a reading of the outside temperature.
Looking at the world from a train is interesting because instead of being able to directly interact with the world one sees, one can only passively observe it. In this way, the window becomes a medium that connects passengers to the environment they are traveling through.
To heighten this experience, I designed a window display for Amtrak. It provides information about what one sees through the window and also displays a tracking map. Amtrack’s Pacific Surfliner is the route for which I developed a display. This route runs along the Southern California coast between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. My display allows the viewer to learn about the history of the area, train technology and the history of train travel in the West. It also provides information on native flora and fauna, highlights places of interest along the route, and provides a reading of the outside temperature.
