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The Crowd That Lingers

26 May 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Shibuya, back of
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Take the Keio Exit out of Shibuya Station and hang a sharp left and you’ll soon come across a crowd of spectators watching the monotonously …
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Posterbaiting

26 May 2008
In: Future Perfect, Sangenjaya
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Posters for local politicians on this Sangenjaya – look carefully at the face of the third poster to see it has been gently vandalised. In many …
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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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Moral Authority

16 Apr 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Dubai
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Unclaimed (or spare) shoes outside this Bur Dubai mosque. Looking at the infrastructure and objects around your neighbourhood – what is free to take, what can …
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Service/Gender Differentiation Costs

15 Nov 2007
In: Accra, Cultural Norms
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The financial cost for men and women using this Accra WC are listed as 500 Ghana cedis (about 3 Euro cents) to use the urinal …
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Transaction Privacy, Service Design

23 Oct 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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ATM’s are almost exclusively found inside buildings in Japan yet commonly accessible directly from the street in cities like Helsinki or London. The relatively low recorded …
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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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