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Commute

Seoul: Commute
Two meetings in Seoul. Early morning commute.



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08 Feb 2015

In: Seoul, Today's Office
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Station Clock

08 Jan 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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For every railway, an iconic clock.
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Seoul Coke

26 Jul 2012

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Seoul Media Station

03 Jan 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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Contract Visibility

02 Jan 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Insadong
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The South Korean penchant of convenience stores to place refrigerators on the street. In a world where the company that supplies the fridge, dictates the …
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Information Layers

02 Jan 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Insadong
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Very South Korean detailing on this car cover – includes space to write a phone number to allow a parking-inconvenienced neighbour to get in touch.
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Walking Out of Social Contracts

02 Jan 2012

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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A small but significant social nudging behaviour by this street food seller next to Dongdaemon fabric market Seoul: as customers pass by she invites them …
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Social/Anti-social

31 Dec 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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Seoul, Digital View

29 Dec 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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If you want to understand public interaction with displays, you need to spend time in Seoul. Seoul Metro now how more than 900 of these Digital …
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The Internet of Things

29 Dec 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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Doors with phone numbers.
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