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4 Way Dice

24 Aug 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Mazar e Sharif
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Field Notes: Researching During Ramadan

24 Aug 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Research Methods
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How does Ramadan – the Islamic month of fasting during which time the devout avoid eating and drinking between dawn and dusk, impact on your …
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The Money of History

22 Aug 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Mazar e Sharif
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Stepped out of a series of ad-hoc interviews with hawala agents, to find this gent punting this 1910 hundred rouble banknote to the currency dealers …
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In/Appropriate Reading

22 Aug 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Today's Office
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Sony Steam

22 Aug 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Street Hacks
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A twenty year old Sony calculator wrapped by a carpenter made casing, and still in use by its one owner – a Mazar e Sharif …
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In Flight Entertainment

22 Aug 2010
In: Future Perfect, Kabul
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How much honesty do you expect from an in-flight magazine? Bored passengers on Afghan airline Safi, are entertained by an inflight magazine jam-packed with Afghan alternative …
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Kstm Butt

20 Aug 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Jalalabad
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Street Stencil

20 Aug 2010
In: GRF, Kabul
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ISAF/American critical stencil art (left) depicting the in the Tainani neighbourhood of, Kabul. Stencils are widely used for advertising services here, first examples I’ve …
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Petrol Station Colours

20 Aug 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Jalalabad
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A to B to C on time

20 Aug 2010
In: Kabul, Research Methods
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The research crew takes to motorcycles the only way to beat the Kabul traffic – otherwise slowed by the concrete barriers, roadblocks, poor state of …
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