Posts Tagged ‘media’

Roof Top Blues

14 Aug 2010
In: Today's Office, Xuhui
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A day wrapped around local media interviews and the inevitable photo shoot. When it’s nudging 40-degrees-and-humid there’s nowhere better than the reflective properties of a …
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Mass-Localised / Post-Globalised

21 Nov 2009
In: Cultural Norms, Oman
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Ducked into a local media store to stock up on local tunes for an off-road trip in Oman – 90% of the content for sale …
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Media Studies

13 Nov 2008
In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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On the wrong side of the lens unfortunately.
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2 Minute Warning

10 Sep 2008
In: Akasaka, Today's Office
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Head down to Akasaka for the launch of a new product and duck into a cafe to work on the presentation. Talking for 25 minutes …
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Mediated Experiences

23 Jun 2008
In: Shinjuku, Today's Office
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On a side note – it’s interesting to see how other people label that thing that you do. I’m neither a trained anthropologist nor do …
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Newspaper Display Norms

03 May 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Shinagawa
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The extreme battle for space on this Shinagawa station convenience store dictates that newspapers are either folded and stacked vertically or, in the case of …
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English Caff Condiment Norms

29 Apr 2008
In: Soho, Today's Office
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Today’s office starts early ends late. When we walk in at half five in the morning – the only other punters are a couple of road …
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Google/Facebook/… Obituary

19 Feb 2008
In: Los Angeles
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The practice of showing side-by-side photos of the deceased – one recent the other taken from the past – photo from the Salt Lake Tribune. …
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Mental Conflict Resolution

30 May 2007
In: Chongqing, Future Perfect
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Some days simply work better than others – the extended research team fans out to gather data from some of the 32.8 million Chongqingites and …
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Lions Den

30 Mar 2007
In: London, Today's Office
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After seven years of living in Tokyo its the first time in the UK that I’m only seeing my home land through the eyes of …
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