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Primary/Secondary Cues

29 Sep 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
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Positioning of the braille, relative to button. Unsure whether this is a demographic or a cultural norm. With the hand of ‘Mod.
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The Cost of Interaction

13 Mar 2012
In: Delhi, Design Inspiration
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Button Patina

26 Jul 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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An at-a-glance understanding of which buttons are pressed most, based on the patina of the two left-most options – at the Shanghai customs checkpoint. To what …
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Emergency Response

22 Mar 2011
In: Cultural Norms
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What is worse: no emergency button, or an emergency button that doesn’t work?
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Urban Interfaces

12 Oct 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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SOS button. And this from Switzerland.
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Knowing What to Press

16 Oct 2007
In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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Expected / Unexpected Action / Reaction

25 Sep 2007
In: GRF, Los Angeles
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When a Butterfly Lands on a Cactus

16 Jan 2007
In: Future Perfect, Shimo Kitazawa
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Friends of mine recently moved in a modern Tokyo apartment, that included amongst its other mod-cons a remote control to operate the toilet. Control panel’s …
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