MFA Design and BFA Design faculty member Louise Fili is no stranger to the demands of the New York City subway. Last week, the College released her third SVA subway poster, which can be found in stations throughout the New York City system.

In the mid-1950s, SVA took to the platforms of New York City’s subway with advertising posters that were both thought-provoking and eye-catching, featuring the work of legendary artists like Ivan Chermayeff, Milton Glaser and George Tscherny. All practicing professionals on the faculty at SVA, they used the poster commission to explore what it means to be an artist and to hone their own artistic voices. SVA Executive Vice President Anthony P. Rhodes has served as creative director for the posters since 2007.

SVA will also honor Fili with the 28th annual Masters Series Award and Exhibition this fall. “The Masters Series: Louise Fili” will be the first comprehensive retrospective of the designer’s influential career and will include her book jacket, branding, food packaging and restaurant identity work. Heller Films produced this short film about Fili's process and inspiration for this new poster and we asked the designer what we might expect in her Masters Series exhibition.

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The designer and Masters Series recipient discusses her latest eye catching creation