Given the situation in Afghanistan how smart is it to conduct street/ad-hoc research on the ground? To answer this it’s worth reflecting on the working …
More »

From Tokyo to Los Angeles to London – there’s nothing like a late night blast through the city to tear up the cobwebs, stretch the …
More »

If an extraterrestrial took a photo from space of every surface on the planet earth, and started tweaking the colour setting on the image in …
More »

More »

A week to orientate the city reverting to tried and tested field study techniques: hire a motorbike + driver and accelerate, slalom and otherwise batter …
More »

Documenting a city or country from a car is a bit like doing human behavioural research without ever leaving a laboratory – there is worthy …
More »

If you cycle in Chinese cities you’ll frequently be surprised by electric bicycles – the driver seated often with feet resting on pedals, but not …
More »

More »

Last day in Handan and I’m part of a crowd watching five guys dressed in light green uniforms use grappling hooks and a limp lasso to gently hook a head-down floater out of the canal. I can’t help wondering how long it takes for a body to decompose and somewhat irrationally whether we’re going to witness a body part tear away from the torso.
More »

Mostly Bollywood stars, but as design team colleague Duncan pointed out – also surprising amount of shiny red motorbikes and cars sitting in front of …
More »