Posts Tagged ‘bottle’

Bottle on a Barrel

15 Sep 2013

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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Seoul Coke

26 Jul 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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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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Petrol Station, Simplified

09 Dec 2007
In: Bukhara, Cultural Norms
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Common enough practice in countries with high numbers of motorbikes such as in Vietnam though not too much cross-cultural variation in how the product is …
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Recycling Detail, Value

05 Dec 2007
In: Design Inspiration, Tashkent
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Knowing exactly what can be recycled and its value – different types of bottles hung on the shutters of a recycling shop.
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Bottle on a Brick

30 Dec 2005
In: Cultural Norms, Ho Chi Minh City
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One of the purest forms of stripped down design I’ve come across. A petrol station is: a container of liquid, ideally at a height that …
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Thank-you for shopping with us, thief

10 Aug 2005
In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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My pet hate in Japan is the little stickers that are applied to your purchases if you decline to to put the goods in a …
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