The number of deaths and injuries today/yesterday on Tokyo’s roads – commonly found posted outside koban – the community police boxes.
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Customers First No Chatter
13 Feb 2008
Why doesn’t this say “Customers First. Chat“? In what contexts is chatter with customers likely to be encouraged? Perhaps a local small town grocery store …
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Menu title written in English, menu items in Japanese, tax written in English, numbers in Hindu/Arabic/Western. What we know,what we assume our customers know.
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Information Architecture
19 Dec 2007
Not sure this sign designer quite realises quite how far ahead of the curve she is.
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If you’re passing through Accra’s Kotoka Airport check out the picket fence made of straightened strips of razor wire between the domestic and international terminals …
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Dynamic Contextual Pricing
31 Oct 2007
Digital price signs in a Tokyo supermarket. Which of the pricing models enabled and popularised by the internet – will make it to a (Tokyo) …
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Contextual Actions Deflected
29 Oct 2007
The sign for temple drawn on this wall. Why?
The wall is situated in a maze of bars and izakaya in the back of Sangenjaya – …
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An Open Invitation to Riot
21 Sep 2007
“Under security camera surveillance”
“Please do not get into mischief”
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