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Evolving Screen Literacy

Seoul: screen literacy
ATM includes the usual touchscreen (at the bottom of the photo) and a display that updates infrequently – to the unobservant eye it could just …



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20 Jun 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Freshness, Implied, Actual

20 Jun 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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For every food – the final preparation that takes place at the table – stirring, cutting, basting, … , and its impact on the meal …
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Entry Stamp, Exit Stamp

20 Jun 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Nice attention to detail on the entry and exit stamps for South Korea.
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Vehicle Impact Study

20 Jun 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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Choose, display your car’s environmental impact on a scale of 1 to 5.
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Cars By Numbers

26 Oct 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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The South Korean penchant for posting phone numbers to cars to make it easier for boxed-in neighbours to find a way out. Contact information supplied …
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Future Display

26 Oct 2010



If you want to understand the future of displays, you need to spend time in South Korea. It’s that simple, that unevenly distributed.
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Remote Notification

17 Oct 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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A remote notification object (previously known as a pager), popular in South Korean cafes. It’s interesting how the form (octagonal, flat, fits awkwardly into pocket, …
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Urban Textures

13 Oct 2010



Mobile Vend

13 Oct 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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That paying for vending machine content through mobile not hugely popular says more than that it is.
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Inconveniencer and the Inconvenienced

13 Oct 2010



Some of you are old enough to remember address books that aren’t connected – when the loss of a little black book or mobile phone …
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