Ahmedabad

Above the Moment

Ahmedabad: in the moment
What we document. What we affect.



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02 Dec 2012

In: Cultural Norms
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Flat Soap

14 Mar 2012

In: Cultural Norms
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Soap in sheets. Wallet level portability in a country where hands are widely used to transfer food from the plate/palm to the mouth.
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Light Tape

14 Mar 2012

In: Cultural Norms
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Origins? Originally for cutting out light pollution on vehicles, seemingly more to do with advertising dealerships.
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Mobile, Money, Chai, Delivery

27 Jul 2010

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Spent an hour this morning in the basement of my hard drive looking through the archives for photos related to mobile money service use for …
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Emotional Advertising

17 May 2010

In: Cultural Norms
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On the last night of a field study in Ahmedabad time spent taking in the city – ventured into this traditional movie theatre to catch …
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Toothbrush Norms

16 Apr 2010

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Mobile Banking? Personal Banking

08 Apr 2010

In: Design Inspiration
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For those of you exploring the intersection of design and micro-finance I’ve started guest-blogging at the World Bank/CGAP – the first short post on the …
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Highly Qualified Small Print

From the Ahmedabad press.
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Location-Shifting / Field Hacks

05 Mar 2010

In: Street Hacks
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How many remote controls are in your home? In my sparse Tokyo rabbit hutch I count 6: one for the air-conditioner; the fan; home music …
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The Betweens

01 Dec 2009

In: India, Locations
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Waylaid by roadside sculptures, meetings running to Indian Standard Time, Ahmedabad some while back.
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