2007 archives

Making Money by Working the Street

11 Sep 2007
In: Tokyo
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Commercialisation of the street-urban space is nothing new – visual narcotics sticker in O’Hare above, and a gallery paying homage to/ripping off (mostly) Banksy graffiti …
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Tools of the Trade

11 Sep 2007
In: Accra, Research Methods
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How best to capture and communicate a day in the life?
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Spaces Used For

10 Sep 2007
In: Tokyo
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A Tokyoite reclines on his motorbike to make a call. Style of seating, ambient city volume, risk of theft, weather conditions.
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Spaces Designated For

09 Sep 2007
In: Tokyo
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Charging station at from O’Hare. Of interest: minimal visual awareness of what else is going on in the airport compared to say, phone booths; the …
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Your Lack of Corrective Action, Triggers Response

09 Sep 2007
In: Tokyo
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The top row of buttons in this DC hotel elevator from left to right: cancel call, emergency call button, and a key hole for turning …
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Lack of Precision as Art Form

09 Sep 2007
In: Tokyo
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Interface Expectations, Broader Implications

08 Sep 2007
In: Queenstown, United States
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TV and game controllers in the Palomar Hotel, DC. How long before motion/accellerometer/+ sensor devices such as the Nintendo num-chucks start making an appearance in …
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Support For

08 Sep 2007
In: Queenstown
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Unusual to see dog bowls in the fixed infrastructure outside a hotel.
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Figuring Out When to Sleep / Pace of Life

08 Sep 2007
In: Chicago
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Sitting in O’Hare – waiting to catch the ANA flight back to Tokyo. There’s a personal++ toll from being two weeks on the road and in …
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Subtle Shifts in Object Placement

06 Sep 2007
In: Queenstown
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Advertising for Blackberry comparing the thickness and functionality of a wallet to the said device. Why do so many American males carry their mobile phone on …
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