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The Lifestream of Objects

Utah: driving
My first was a beat up, lime green 1968 Chrysler Newport bought for $390 from a used car dealer in Sante Fe – my …



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01 Apr 2010

Firsts

31 Mar 2010

In: Downtown, Today's Office
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Jostling for space with Chinese expats renewing their travel documentation; jaded business folks trying for a quick turn-around; tour group reps processing dozens at a …
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Textures

25 Mar 2010

In: Beverly Hills, Design Inspiration
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Brands at the Point of Transaction

17 Mar 2010

In: Beverly Hills, Design Inspiration
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Credit card brands appearing directly on this Beverly Hills parking meter. Most of us will have grown used to parking meters being an everyday part of …
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Local Local

02 Mar 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Korea Town
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Every city has pockets that remain resolutely somewhere else. The manwhabang tucked in the back of the Wilshire Gramercy Plaza Shopping Center is such a …
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Medium, Message, Reach

27 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Westside
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On St Valentines day, over the Westside, Los Angeles.
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Packaging Customisation

08 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration
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What it takes for a generic container to feel like it is part of the brand’s experience? Take away packaging for Clementine Bakery, Los Angeles.
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Purity in Form

07 Feb 2010

In: Downtown, GRF
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Its difficult to imagine a more perfectly balanced graffitied waste bin – nothing to add, nothing to take away.
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Rust Never Sleeps

07 Feb 2010

In: Downtown, GRF
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The notion that the forces of nature are constant. And if the message was written in iron rich ink, how it would evolve/dissolve over time?
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When The Small Print Is Yours

22 Jan 2010

In: Future Perfect
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Triple A’s decision to monetise/sell/pimp the information provided by customers applying for an insurance quote – creates a short term monetary gain for long term …
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