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Clean Fuel, Dirty Fuel

07 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Mazar e Sharif
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One of the side effects of using road-side fueling stations such as this is the assumption that the fuel is not as pure as that …
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The Economics of Kiosks

07 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Surprised to see a satellite phone used as a kiosk – for the customer cost per minute is 10 Afs (0.16 Euro Cents), leaving a …
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KBL Stncl

07 Sep 2010
In: GRF, Kabul
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Brands Flipped

06 Sep 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Mazar e Sharif
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Lines of Sight

05 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Munich
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Actions and Consequences

05 Sep 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Munich
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Articulating the consequences of actions as an affective form of deterrent – a photo of a car being towed away from in front of the …
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Form Filling

05 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Munich
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Receipts at a restaurant that is popular with people who need to file expense claims includes space to include the signatures of people present and …
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Things That Work, But Don’t Scale

05 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Munich
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The buzzers for the Augenartz (eye-doctor) and Rechsanwalt Steuerberaterin (female tax lawyer/consultant) highlighted. The layout does work – but relies on the fact that everyone …
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Opaque Messages

05 Sep 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Munich
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ATM viewed from the exact angle where display becomes to opaque to read. Privacy filters for mobile phones are common practice in the density of …
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Pelican GRF

05 Sep 2010
In: GRF, Munich
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