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Seat Annotation

26 Mar 2010
In: Chengdu, Cultural Norms
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Parking attendant’s scribbles.
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Power. Sourced.

26 Mar 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Washington DC
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Debt Visibility

26 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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To what extent is it desirable to visualise, and maintain an awareness of debt? What happens when things bought on credit by default reveal the …
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Drinks? DNA Sampling?

26 Mar 2010
What would a straw designed for collecting DNA samples look like? What kinds of drinks would be compatible with collecting that sample i.e. not contaminate …
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Flag For

26 Mar 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Xi'an
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Flags for waving; throwing; highlighting the current status; extenuating the body; entertainment; communication; ownership. How they are waved; held; touched; stored; displayed; burned. It’s difficult …
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Textures

25 Mar 2010
In: Beverly Hills, Design Inspiration
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Read & Return & Read & Return

25 Mar 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Washington DC
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This kiosk’s strategy to sell the book on the promise of buying in back at a later date involves a fair amount of bait and …
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Contextual Advertising

24 Mar 2010
In: GRF, Washington DC
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Stickers hiding out in Dulles airport.
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Beer Emotions

23 Mar 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Ginza
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Cherry blossom season is almost upon us and with it, an abundance of beer advertising. Poster showing a full range of emotion of an archetypal …
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Cocooning the Cocoon

23 Mar 2010
Bangkok’s Mass Rapid Transport includes a constant stream of in-your-face TV advertisements in the carriage and on the platform. For any given context the desire …
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