Posts Tagged ‘QR barcode’

Competitive Convenience

19 Apr 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shibuya, back of
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Every time you hear the argument for convenience remember this.
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Abstracts

12 Apr 2011
In: Cairo, Cultural Norms
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Something very QR barcode about this mosque-entrance text. Thought for today – the ability for certain scripts to be pixelated/barcoded.
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The Battle for Prime Real Estate

06 Mar 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
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This is the new shelf space. Google’s standard sticker size just seems a tad greedy in comparison to the local alternatives – notably Hot Pepper and …
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Crisp Days

03 Feb 2011
In: New York, Today's Office
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Two crisp days in New York for back to back to back meetings. Good to catch up with so many creatives, and as a plesant …
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Shortening the Path

For the lady wishing to know more about this club host – expect to QR barcodes to be supplanted by facial recognition – still through …
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Faces As Brands / Containers

26 Oct 2008
In: Future Perfect, Nakame
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Consider the placement of sticker graph for call girl ads on the handle of a Sao Paulo phone booth and here in Venice. For every thing …
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Signed, Sealed

23 Aug 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Books in Japan are by default sealed – if you want to read you gotta, er, have the yen to hand over the Yen. In …
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Mobile Phone Airline e-Ticketing

19 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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The scanner at the JAL ticket gate, Yakushima airport for reading the QR bar code of the e-ticketon the mobile phone display.
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Info! Pick! Up!

28 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Omotesando
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QR bar codes positioned at the exit of Omotesando station – point your mobile phone camera at the code and be redirected to a mobile …
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Cultural Arbitrage

18 Mar 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Pattern recognition with a given format – URL, phone number, address, QR bar code…; the speed at which domain squatters squat; cultural nuances within a …
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