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Llove Interface

Our Tokyo ground crew spent a week futoning it in a local apartment so the Llove Hotel served as our one-night-away break-out space – an …
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Opaque Messages

05 Sep 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Munich
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ATM viewed from the exact angle where display becomes to opaque to read. Privacy filters for mobile phones are common practice in the density of …
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Cold Calling: Afghan Romance 101

29 Aug 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Our local guides here schooled us on Afghan romance 101 – how boys/men and girls/women find ways to bridge the significant gulf between the sexes …
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From ‘Is this You’ to ‘This Is Me’

17 Aug 2010
In: Future Perfect, Kabul
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The security protocols for working in Afghanistan dictate that the driver doesn’t hold up the name of the person they are picking up, but …
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Leakage

03 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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That passport photo that you’re embarrassed to share with friends? That’s now open to public consumption thanks to Chinese immigration. All passports are scanned as …
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6 Rules of Field Photography

01 May 2010
In: Kabul, Research Methods
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The extent to which you have the moral and legal obligation to protect your study participant’s privacy? The ways in which this conflicts with how the data will be used within your organisation and if the subject matter allows, how it might be used in the public domain?
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Expected Use

17 Mar 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Sangenjaya
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Bathroom ign in my local Sangenjaya bar – in the early hours customers have been known to retreat to the only place with some privacy. …
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Protest Norms

11 Feb 2010
In: Medan
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Bandana wearing protestors in Medan, Indonesia. In a connected, persistent world at what point does ‘strength from association’ become ‘guilty by association’ and in what …
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History’s New Gatekeepers

14 Dec 2009
In: China, Future Perfect, Lhasa, Locations, Tibet
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Is the current Facebook privacy discussion as some have argued their Microsoft Moment that point where the internal perception of themselves starts to significantly, …
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Voice Search: New Sounds in the City

20 Nov 2008
In: Design Inspiration
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Want to know what you sound like to others? Cup your hand around your ear and speak. To what extent does knowing what you sound …
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