about   |   mailing list   |   writing   |   archives

Posts Tagged ‘advertising’

Ad Literacy

05 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
Comments Off on Ad Literacy
Facebook’s ad platform is the Flip of advertising: smart, simple and just enough to be effective. If you haven’t already tried Facebook’s advertising platform you should …
More »

Conflicts of Interest

23 Feb 2010
In: Today's Office, Washington DC
Comments Off on Conflicts of Interest
The 27 mile ride in from Dulles takes a soul-destroying 150 minutes the result I suspect of a sat-nav that decided that every possible road-works …
More »

Hair, Here

04 Feb 2010
In: Bukhara, Design Inspiration
Comments Off on Hair, Here

Prep/Advertise/Serving Norms

31 Oct 2009
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
Comments Off on Prep/Advertise/Serving Norms

You Are a Walking Advertorial

03 Nov 2008
In: Future Perfect, Washington DC
Comments Off on You Are a Walking Advertorial
The lady at the counter gives an upgrade with a smile and nary a request for a credit card – legroom weighs the odds of …
More »

Posterbaiting

26 May 2008
In: Future Perfect, Sangenjaya
Comments Off on Posterbaiting
Posters for local politicians on this Sangenjaya – look carefully at the face of the third poster to see it has been gently vandalised. In many …
More »

SuiPo

20 Mar 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Ginza
Comments Off on SuiPo
The eagle eyed amongst you will have no doubt spotted the SuiPo (Suica Poster) touch point situated to the left and right of a Tokyo …
More »

The Power of 15+

19 Mar 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
Comments Off on The Power of 15+
The practice of kitting out a bunch of students in a uniform and sending them out onto the streets, in Shibuya.
More »

Sports, Tracked by Phone

18 Mar 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
Comments Off on Sports, Tracked by Phone
Japanese mobile operator KDDI/AU gently stretches, jogs and cycles its way further into the service space with its Smart Sports service – use your mobile …
More »

Bench Ad Norms

06 Mar 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
Comments Off on Bench Ad Norms