Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2017

Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2017

The Garage
Brianna Saba

In an increasingly digital world the knowledge of experience that comes out of manual labor is no longer considered a necessity. There is a lament for the loss of intelligence of physical things and our interactions that surround them.

Since the 1980s cities located within the rust belt, a region of the United States spanning the upper mid-west to the great lakes, have faced major population decline, decreased job opportunities, and economic strife. Left over from the once prosperous mechanical age are abandoned garages, gas stations, and factories—wide-open spaces typically prone to decay or neglect.

The Garage is an outreach project aiming to restore these vacant spaces and reestablish them as functional garages. By designing a set of guidelines, which act as instructions for people to set up their own Garage, it gives structure to the project while allowing the local community to determine how to go forth. The identity system is adaptable and built to increase user comprehension, allowing for quick and easy reproduction. Necessary materials to run a garage are both practical and cheap (spray paint, grid paper, and laminated stencils) making it a feasible project for a wide audience. Each manual is printed in a durable metal binder, where each garage has the ability to customize it based on their needs. It is important for the needs and interests of local garage members to determine the types of workshops, events, and trades practiced at the space. The Garage is a space of growth, education, and community.

Andy Agus

Ameer Akbar

Sherifa El Alfi

Orhan S Awatramani

Evan Badr

Mrinal Bhatia

Yaël Bienenstock

Olivia Brodtman

Adomas Bruzga

Holly Burt

Kiana Caesar

Elizabeth Capreol

Christian Caraballo

Alyson Cardenas

Gabriela Carnabuci

Marjorie Chamberlain

Vanna Chan

Sachi Chandiramani

Leslie Chavez

Katherine Cheng

Emily Cho

Soomin Choi

Hyeree Choi

Talia Cotton

Dorothy Cruz

Katie DeAngelis

Nicole Jane Debler

Dominique DeVito

Megan Dias

Theresa Duemler

Juan Francisco Morales Egas

Michelle Eguia

Audrey Farnsworth

Peter Fowler

Myesha Evon Gardner

Alijah Gilbert

John Hammond

Jin Ju Han

Aimee Hedman

Perla Herrera

Lauren Horsman

Zhiyan Huang

Ji Hea Jang

Urvita Jhaveri

Myles Jones

Cheryl Kao

Phoebe Kennedy

Alice Yeji Kim

Jung Yeon Kim

Thomas Sang Gul Kim

Chewon Kim

Sanggyun Kim

Hansung Kim

Likando Kumoyo

Jang Kyungjun

Josh LaCalamito

Yunjoo Lee

Kyung Sun Lee

SooJi Lee

Meijun Li

Alice Lim

Junya Lin

Yuchen Liu

Kimberly Lombardi

Natalia Malik

Roisin McNulty

Simen L. Meyer

Nikoletta Mitsopoulou

Chloë Murray

Cyrus Nathaniel

David Dahao Ni

Mariana Del Nogal

Sofia Olarra

Kamila Ortiz

Ji Hyun Park

Sara Pena

Melissa S. Peralta

Camille Petricola

Sander Phoenix

Urvi Raghbeer

Andrew Ramirez

Brianna Saba

Stephen Salomon

Julianna Amelia Santolucito

Raida Saveree Sarwar

Ritika Shah

Shui Shan

Jisoo Sim

Lauren Stein

Pei Yu Sun

Shivalika Tandon

Nia Thomas

Laura Tien

Karina Tristandy

Paula Volchok

Djiun Wang

Kyra Wang

Taylor Wasikonis

Junlu Xie

Marie Yamamoto

Jasmine Zhang