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Colour Matching

The ability of advertisements to match the colour of their surroundings, passing traffic, weather conditions…
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Your Next Job Is Here

24 Apr 2010
In: Sao Paulo
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Human billboards seated in a row carrying advertisements for jobs. In the photos below – a row of applicants queues and job advertisements displayed on …
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Conflicts of Interest

23 Feb 2010
In: Today's Office, Washington DC
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The 27 mile ride in from Dulles takes a soul-destroying 150 minutes the result I suspect of a sat-nav that decided that every possible road-works …
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Service Advertising

15 Feb 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Handan
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An almost poetic level of advertising – next to each and every door in this housing estate. Mostly for sewage removal services. How long before …
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Night Walker

14 Oct 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Meguro
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Booklet advertising sex-services posted on pedestrian route frequently used by office workers. In many cultures phone booths are the advertising battleground for sex service advertsing – …
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In-Your-Space Advertising

14 May 2007
In: Future Perfect, Taipei
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Advertising boards strategically placed on Taipei’s streets. It may not look like much but this is the future. Why? Because nobody paid to rent the space …
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Presence Underfoot II

27 Feb 2007
In: Design Inspiration, Shimo Kitazawa
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Presence Underfoot

27 Feb 2007
In: Design Inspiration
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What role does the welcome mat play? Can it play a similar role in the design of hybrid digital & physical services and in particular …
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Advertising Lines

21 Jul 2006
In: Future Perfect, Sao Paulo
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Lines leading through a São Paulo station. What do the properties of the line tell you about what to expect at the destination? Or whether there …
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