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Inherent Handles

14 Jul 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Not one, or two but three holes punched out of the top of this rice bag – using the inherent, heavy plastic properties of the …
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Conversational Flow

13 Jul 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Frames

The lack of lens extenuating its decorative role.
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Eye Colour Norms (Speed of Change)

The next time you are up close with a young, female Shanghainese spend just a little bit longer staring into her eyes – despite the …
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The Yellow Stripes

Yellow nappy stripes – a familiar, comforting sight for parents indicating that the contents of the container/nappy are dry – with a few drops of …
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Sat Pop Quiz

Taken in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. What services does this space offer? And if you figure that out, what is different about the same service in country and …
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5 Billion Customers Can’t be Wrong

09 Jul 2010
In: Future Perfect, Salton Sea
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(Or can it? A % of those customers will have 2nd and 3rd subscriptions) An ITU press release from early 2010 with the estimate of 5 …
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Table Icons

08 Jul 2010
In: Brighton, Design Inspiration
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Currently fixated by uniform shapes (ketchup), and the clash of uniform shapes (table, chairs versus ketchup dispensers).
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Park Circles

Sign for Russel Square park includes a couple of dozen circles but no annotation of their meaning. Suggestions?
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The Art of Conversations

One of the highlights from the Guardian newspaper Activate 2010 Summit in London, a day that included amongst others presentations from Mike Migurski, Clay Shirky …
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