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Sliced Rectangles

14 Aug 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Tokyo is known for its oddly angled buildings such as the sloping roof’s on the the row of buildings in the center of the picture. …
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The Little Van That Does

29 Jun 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Ojika
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Every country has its staple transport, something unpretentious that outside of cities keeps people and objects moving. For Japan its the 4WD Subaru Sambar and …
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Tofu Blocks

The idea of ‘fair portions’.
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Size & Consumption: Coke

16 Jun 2010
In: Almaty, Cultural Norms
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Kazakhstan advertising positioning Coke as a drink to be enjoyed by the family. Whilst Coke Cola is widely available in the region – its mostly …
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PREZ4LIFE

07 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Darvaza
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Turkmenistan only has one style of long license plate, which I presume is issued by a central authority – which means that the many 4WD’s …
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How Big?

07 May 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Xuhui
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One quirk of Chinese apartment hunting is that the ‘property sizes’ are listed including communal spaces such as hallways, atrium, bike storage – as a …
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Democratising Experiences

With the new wave of tablet devices hitting the shelves content consumers will increasingly have the choice between opting for the infrastructural defaults such as …
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Volumes Enabling Volumes II

06 Jul 2006
In: Kampala, Street Hacks
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The physical size and volume of devices waiting to be repaired. Photo above Kampala, Soweto here.
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Volumes Enabling Volumes

06 Jul 2006
In: Soweto, Street Hacks
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The physical size and volume of devices waiting to be repaired and cannabalized compared to the equivilent number of mobile phones (photo above Soweto, Kampala …
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