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Vertical Norms

31 Aug 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Hong Kong
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Layout. Function.

29 Sep 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shibuya
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Rounding out a week of elevatoresque posts this button positioning for full-bodied customers (up/down buttons above) and wheelchair access customers (up/down buttons below). Aside from …
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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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Post Op

16 Jul 2011
In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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Today’s office involves jumping between the design studio and an operating theatre for a little slice and dice. There’s nothing like first-hand experience of an …
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Entering Elevator, Social Contract

27 Feb 2010
In: Future Perfect, Handan
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Welcome mat spanning the entire floor of this Handan elevator. To what extent does walking on a welcome mat imply some form of social contract? …
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Behaviour: Elevators vs Urinals

22 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Meguro
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The social rules in elevators start out similar to male urinals: maximise the distance between you and anyone else present. The major difference in terms …
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Elevated, Abstracted UI

05 Mar 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Shinjuku, back of
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