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Outside Looking In

08 Feb 2015
In: Chengdu, Cultural Norms
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Your world view depending on whether you’re inside or outside of the bubble. Passing through Chengdu.
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Measured

29 Jun 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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The local reference points for metrics. “A nose” “20 hands” “A bottle”
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Where Things Live When Not in Use

02 Mar 2013
In: Future Perfect, Zurich
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When things, like the aircraft wheelchair pictured here, have autonomous mobility where do they live when they are not engaged in a task, or roaming.
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Compromises, Compromises

This particular seat United appears to be designed by accountants and lawyers. Why? The clue/s are in the picture.
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Clean Up, Clean Up

25 Apr 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Tolerance

30 Oct 2011
In: Design Inspiration, New York
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At what point did it become the norm in air travel that displays cannot be switched off – at least for some of this JetBlue …
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Luck, Unluck

28 Sep 2011
In: Austin, Cultural Norms
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No 13th row on this New York – Austin Continental flight. Good for some, weird for others. In Austin for a few days for design research …
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Personal Media Consumption

First class service on this Shanghai to Dandong China Southern doesn’t include in-seat entertainment, but passengers are offered a personal media player with preloaded movies. …
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Plane Interior

13 Mar 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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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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