2008 archives

Theatre Typography Norms

29 Jul 2008
In: Bangkok, Cultural Norms
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Time Is

29 Jul 2008
In: Bangkok, Today's Office
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Lounging in Bangkok airport, flight departs in an hour. One month on the road, skies and the occasional mountain to explore personal research avenues before …
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Customs. Customs.

28 Jul 2008
In: Rio de Janeiro, Today's Office
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The team touches down in Rio to be confronted with a pleasantly empty airport. Whilst you might equate this with a waltz through customs, it …
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Inherently Shared Objects

26 Jul 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Mishuku
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Instructions for sharing written on the side of this 100% orange juice lolly. The extent that sharing is actively supported, implied in the design. The …
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Alternate States

23 Jul 2008
In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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Monday afternoon taking a teleconference call from home – sharing the line with an early riser in Espoo, and a LA based Design Studio colleague …
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You Don’t Say?

21 Jul 2008
In: Handan, Today's Office
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Last day in Handan and I’m part of a crowd watching five guys dressed in light green uniforms use grappling hooks and a limp lasso to gently hook a head-down floater out of the canal. I can’t help wondering how long it takes for a body to decompose and somewhat irrationally whether we’re going to witness a body part tear away from the torso.
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What Makes a Driving School?

20 Jul 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Handan
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What do you need to create a driving school? Ideally a cul-de-sac, pedestrians keeping a wide berth, having objects to avoid running over. And someone …
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Formal Urban Annotation

19 Jul 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Handan
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Postures of Use

19 Jul 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Komazawa
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Finding Flow

17 Jul 2008
In: Handan, Today's Office
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With a week’s worth of home and contextual visits under our belts and an ongoing exploration of the local ecosystem we’ve reached that point of …
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