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Things That Make You Go Ssiiiihht

30 Jul 2010
Ssiiiihht: that’s the sound that a consumer makes when she buys a spare phone/laptop charger – the sharp intake of breathe that comes from …
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On Beeping & Being

22 Jan 2008
In: Accra, Design Inspiration
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Research from Microsoft Research India’s Jonathan Donner that explores the practice of beeping – making intentional missed calls. The paper draws on field research from …
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Format / Textual Literacy

28 Sep 2007
In: Cultural Norms, San Francisco
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A gentle reminder of human limitations during the drive up to SFO this morning – radio advertising urging listeners to “call 1-800-MEOW, thats 1-800-M-E-O-W”, where …
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