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Logistics I

27 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Packing tape from this Californian moving company – every item and box is tagged with a unique identification number which is then catalogued. How tangible …
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Inherent Properties

27 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shibuya
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Beer mat re-designed to function as a chopstick rest.
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Touchdown, Bingo.

Hello Shanghai. For once I’m not marching to the rhythm of a work schedule and can enjoy jet lag for what it is – an opportunity …
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Societal Notions of Acceptable Anti-Social Behaviour

26 Apr 2010
In: Shibuya
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Smokers huddling around a smoking zone at the far end of a Shibuya train platform – a behaviour deemed as anti-social yet, by the very …
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Democratising Experiences

With the new wave of tablet devices hitting the shelves content consumers will increasingly have the choice between opting for the infrastructural defaults such as …
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Payment Mechanism Colour Coding

It might just look like rows of colourful folders – but this office cabinet provides at-a-glance understanding of the money flows through this dentists office. …
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Touch Interaction

26 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Los Angeles
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A familiar site in European and North American dentists – a tap that turns on and off by gently pressing the top of the pipe. …
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Close to Hand/Nose

26 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Los Angeles
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A small capsule of ammonia taped to this Los Angeles dentist machine -a respiratory stimulant positioned for use in patient emergencies. For every task flow …
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Man (Wearing Adidas) Sprints to Save Child From (Nissan) Car

25 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Shibuya
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Will the reporting of unfortunate but everyday events such as car accidents be affected by having easier access to more detailed information on what the …
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Your Next Job Is Here

24 Apr 2010
In: Sao Paulo
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Human billboards seated in a row carrying advertisements for jobs. In the photos below – a row of applicants queues and job advertisements displayed on …
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