cultural-norms   |   grf   |   street hacks

Seoul

Station Clock

Seoul: subway station clock
For every railway, an iconic clock.



More »
08 Jan 2013

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off

Seoul Coke

26 Jul 2012

In: Design Inspiration
Comments Off



Seoul Media Station

03 Jan 2012

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off



Contract Visibility

02 Jan 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Insadong
Comments Off



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 …
More »

Information Layers

02 Jan 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Insadong
Comments Off



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.
More »

Walking Out of Social Contracts

02 Jan 2012

In: Design Inspiration
Comments Off



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 …
More »

Social/Anti-social

31 Dec 2011

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off



Seoul, Digital View

29 Dec 2011

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off



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 …
More »

The Internet of Things

29 Dec 2011

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off



Doors with phone numbers.
More »

0+1=1

22 Jun 2011

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off



A Korean baby is born aged 1, when most other cultures start aged 0. Ask a Korean how old their child is and they’ll give …
More »