Howard Yang — Designer

Those colorful square codes on NYC subway walls are NaviLens: codes you don't need to aim at. They can be read from far away and at sharp angles, helping blind and low-vision riders find their way.

I imagine each code as the home of a small character. Runner, Drummer, Biker, and Dancer, this time they walked out of the yard and ran into the streets, rooftops, bridges and night scenes I recorded in New York.

Every code moves someone.

NaviLens_NYC_Visual System

Spotted these colorful squares in the subway?

They're NaviLens.

Open your camera and scan from a distance, no aiming needed, for live train info and directions in your language. Designed for blind and low-vision riders, useful for everyone.

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