2011 archives

Evolving Screen Literacy

20 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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ATM includes the usual touchscreen (at the bottom of the photo) and a display that updates infrequently – to the unobservant eye it could just …
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Freshness, Implied, Actual

20 Jun 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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For every food – the final preparation that takes place at the table – stirring, cutting, basting, … , and its impact on the meal …
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Entry Stamp, Exit Stamp

20 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Nice attention to detail on the entry and exit stamps for South Korea.
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Vehicle Impact Study

20 Jun 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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Choose, display your car’s environmental impact on a scale of 1 to 5.
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Observe. Observed.

13 Jun 2011
In: Beijing, Design Inspiration
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Seating for male retail-widows in this Beijing Roxy store – is not just about easing the time-pressure on female shoppers who (I suspect) like to …
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Graceful Degradation?

13 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Insert at the Point of Sale

13 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration
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Texture Mapping

13 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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Chinese peasant shoes on a very democratic Tokyo subway.
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Froth, Sediment, Delight

13 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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This Kommune beetroot smoothie (above) and banana-pineapple smoothie (below) is as much about the psychology that influences our sense of taste as the taste itself …
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Real? Or Real Shanzhai

10 Jun 2011
In: Shanghai, Street Hacks
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New article up on The Atlantic on shanzhai innovation.
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