Posts Tagged ‘luck’

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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Double Protection

04 Sep 2011
In: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Text on middle sticker: “May Allah protect this car and occupants to safe and careful driving” In Dar es Salaam for a couple of days of …
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4 Way Dice

24 Aug 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Mazar e Sharif
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666: The Market for Numbers

Numbers, as the trailer for the show goes are everywh3re. Whilst the value of those numbers varies according to personal preference e.g. lucky numbers, …
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Faith in Numbers

05 Nov 2009
In: Kabul
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786 is considered auspicious for some Muslims – used as a psychological battering ram on the front of this Pakistani commodities truck.
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Lottery Norms

17 Nov 2007
In: Accra, Cultural Norms
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An Accra resident scans the lottery numbers for ‘lucky’ combinations – above; a booth for buying lottery tickets; and the ‘newspapers’ that list the available …
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