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Street. Shave.

24 Aug 2011
In: Lagos, Today's Office
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In Sabo Market 100 Naira (50 euro cents) buys you a fresh razor, the subtlest fingers south of the equator and 20 minutes of head-down, …
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Private Street Furniture

07 Aug 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Natural Fade

05 Jun 2011
In: Bangkok, Cultural Norms
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A couple of days to settle the team into our Bangkok apartment, and calibrate to Thai life. Breakfast is street food, and a tray of …
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Lost Croc

Location Unawareness

26 Aug 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Mazar e Sharif
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How do you design a service that relies on absolute location awareness, when in this context everyone thinks in terms of relative location: “up the …
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Wall Mounted versus Free Standing

06 Jun 2010
In: Ashgabat, Cultural Norms
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The very Soviet practice of mounting street signs on buildings rather than on poles – wayfinding geared up to the needs of pedestrians more than …
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Sign Norms

21 Mar 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Dubai
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Street corner signs in Dubai highlights the information architecture norms for this rapidly changing city. Japan is a country where buildings typically are found by district, …
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Cultural Influences

17 Feb 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Lhasa
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One of those moments in a back-alleys of Lhasa – straight up breakdancing with the 8 – 12 year old crowd. Their parents will have …
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The Road Ahead

04 Aug 2009
In: Lhasa, Today's Office
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After a couple of days to wind down discussions in Lhasa it’s time to say mata ne to the research crew – next we meet …
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Unique Identifiers, Response Accuracy

23 Feb 2009
In: Research Methods, Tokyo
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How do street survey’s evolve when the surveyor has the ability to check the validity of answers to (control) questions in real time? Which unique identifier …
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