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Media Kiosk

17 Jun 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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A Curious Vend

04 Feb 2011
A vending machine that uses SUICA for payments. This isn’t the future, more of a diversion. Taken in a 5 minute wait for our interviewee.
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What Newspapers Have Become

Chicken & Egg

08 Aug 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kazakhstan
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Free sheet delivery in Almaty, Kazakhstan: does the slot dictate the paper size; or is the slot size a reaction to the types of content …
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Prep Work

16 Jun 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Local Insights, Lite

04 Feb 2010
In: Research Methods
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A favoured activity during stop-overs is buying up local newspapers and spending the rest of the flight poring over contents to work out the local …
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Delivery Infrastructure

24 Aug 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Shinagawa
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Clip outside this Shinagawa hotel room supporting the delivery of up to two newspapers.
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Newspaper Display Norms

03 May 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Shinagawa
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The extreme battle for space on this Shinagawa station convenience store dictates that newspapers are either folded and stacked vertically or, in the case of …
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Squaring the Whole

17 Jan 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Dushanbe
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The extent that you can de-code this advertisement. The extent that local Tajiks can do the same. From the local press in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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Lottery Norms

17 Nov 2007
In: Accra, Cultural Norms
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An Accra resident scans the lottery numbers for ‘lucky’ combinations – above; a booth for buying lottery tickets; and the ‘newspapers’ that list the available …
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