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Colour Matching

The ability of advertisements to match the colour of their surroundings, passing traffic, weather conditions…
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Follow Your Convictions/The Money

Hotel Noise

The lobby of a Chinese boutique hotel (above) jarring with the in-room Chinese-English bible (below). Two separate issues: the role of Christian faith in China; the …
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Sick. Bag.

17 Nov 2010
Sick bag sponsored by the Kirin beer company in this Tokyo taxi. With the small mounds of last nights vomit greeting many a commuter, there’s not …
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Specialised

01 Nov 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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For China, for everything, an area that specialises in something.
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Future Display

26 Oct 2010
If you want to understand the future of displays, you need to spend time in South Korea. It’s that simple, that unevenly distributed.
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Familiar Moves

24 Oct 2010
In: Beijing, Today's Office
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That moment where the destination is irrelevant, and where reassurance comes from knowing you couldn’t have come this far with the wrong ticket.
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Mzr Stncl GRF

04 Sep 2010
In: GRF, Mazar e Sharif
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Size & Consumption: Coke

16 Jun 2010
In: Almaty, Cultural Norms
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Kazakhstan advertising positioning Coke as a drink to be enjoyed by the family. Whilst Coke Cola is widely available in the region – its mostly …
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Emotional Advertising

17 May 2010
In: Ahmedabad, Cultural Norms
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On the last night of a field study in Ahmedabad time spent taking in the city – ventured into this traditional movie theatre to catch …
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