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Muzzle Flash

28 Apr 2013
In: Design Inspiration, New York
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Context to this post here. On Friday I was invited into Google Labs New York and given the opportunity to try out Glass. I declined. Here’s why. There are …
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Reflections on Glass, References

15 Apr 2013
In: Design Inspiration
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A few references for the You Lookin’ at Me? Reflections on Google Glass article from last week. Changing consumer expectations with shared-services such as ZipCar; The …
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50 Questions for Little Sister

15 Apr 2013
Last week I posted an essay about the adoption and impact on Google Glass that raised more questions that it answered. Hundreds more questions in …
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Literal

21 Dec 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Herat
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So many assumptions and ambiguity wrapped up in the peculiar practice of writing “Door” in english, on glass door. Only ever seen it in Afghanistan. Spatial …
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Crime Stats

12 Oct 2012
In: Cultural Norms, San Francisco
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The simple idea that you can leave an object and return to find it vandalised.
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The Cost of Interaction

13 Mar 2012
In: Delhi, Design Inspiration
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Missed, Mixed Emotions

19 Dec 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Portland
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The electric toothbrush is a wonderful invention – even if Braun’s milking of the its patent portfolio with propriety toothbrush heads feels like price gouging …
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Range Texture II

08 Oct 2011
In: Austin, Design Inspiration
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Safety glass dotted with the impact of hundreds of spent rounds, below.
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Break Glass

Instructions for breaking glass in the even of an emergency. Assume layers of information on top of anything and everything, contextually dependent. And then served up …
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On the Rocks

12 Oct 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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The optimal ice-cube shape for chilling a glass of 18 year old malt whisky? A perfectly rounded, hand chipped ball of ice, cooling the glass …
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