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Visual & Interaction Literacy:

20 Sep 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Seattle
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Sometimes you need to step back to see what is in front of you. The visual and interaction literacy that makes this, credit card slot …
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Mush/Stool

02 Aug 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Lower Knob Hill
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Air Con Norms

13 May 2012
In: China Town, Cultural Norms
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Back alley for smaller retail outlets in Singapore’s Chinatown. What the diversity of air conditioning units in use can teach us about the products sold, …
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Power Source

28 Apr 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Urban Faces

26 Apr 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Quick Swipe, Pay

22 Apr 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Combinations of words to imply swiftness-of-payments.
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Default State

17 Mar 2012
In: Bangalore, Cultural Norms
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In a high-growth, high-infrastructure investment country, this urban scene is the norm.
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Predictably

17 Jan 2012
In: Beijing, Today's Office
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Day trip to Beijing – picking up a visa for travel later this month. The traffic here is predictably bad to the extent you can …
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Lounger, Pegs

14 Nov 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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In apartment dense Shanghai a lounger on the street, capped with a peg is not for lounging, but for airing mattresses.
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Water Sampling Station

08 Oct 2011
In: Cultural Norms, New York
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Human touch points to urban infrastructure.
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