2008 archives

Crowdsourced Weather Conditions

04 May 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Lhasa
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Late last week tried to get a sense of the snow conditions on the top of Mount Fuji – the official climbing season starts in …
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Newspaper Display Norms

03 May 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Shinagawa
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The extreme battle for space on this Shinagawa station convenience store dictates that newspapers are either folded and stacked vertically or, in the case of …
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On the Way Out, Pull the Door To

01 May 2008
In: Espoo, Today's Office
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It’s been a stop-go-stop-go-go kind of week bouncing between hotel rooms, meetings, and ad-hoc work spaces – including the calming Espoo design studio, pictured here. …
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English Caff Condiment Norms

29 Apr 2008
In: Soho, Today's Office
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Today’s office starts early ends late. When we walk in at half five in the morning – the only other punters are a couple of road …
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Info! Pick! Up!

28 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Omotesando
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QR bar codes positioned at the exit of Omotesando station – point your mobile phone camera at the code and be redirected to a mobile …
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Counter Wayfinding

26 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Shinagawa
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Spend more than a few years in Japan, most likely you’ll have enjoyed numerous visits to the immigration building – a short drab bus ride …
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Visual Flow

25 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Harajuku
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Pre-Paid TV

23 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Ochanomizu
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Monday Morning Commute

21 Apr 2008
In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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This morning’s office is cramped to say the least – my nose is pressed up against the collar of a salariman whose fresh pomade and …
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Hospital Gift Norms

21 Apr 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Ginza
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