Cultural Norms

Making Decisions Closer to the Edge

Niseko: the mountain that prompted the insurance
Insurance vending machines for travelers at Haneda Airport (below) making it possible to sign up for snow-sports insurance at that moment where your meet the …



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11 Apr 2010

In: Niseko
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Boundary Markers II

08 Apr 2010



The idea that its important to know whether your in the Thong Lo Police Area or the Lumphini Police Area. What does this sign imply …
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Manufactured Palms

08 Apr 2010

In: Salton Sea
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Yet another mobile phone cell tower this time disguised as a palm tree – from a dawn sojourn through the southern California desert.
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Addictive or Subtractive?

07 Apr 2010

In: Yakushima
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What body parts do you use for counting? In western societies its common to count using primary hand, thumb first, then fingers before repeating the process …
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Demarking Segregation II

07 Apr 2010

In: Kobrasol
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Physical barrier on a Brazilian bus deliniating who has paid and who has not.
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Art in the Community

04 Apr 2010



Designers are often striving for purity of form – objects stripped down to their essence. But what happens when the purest form is for a …
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Ice ‘n Ammo

04 Apr 2010



A whole lot of cultural assumptions wrapped up in these convenience store signs. What do you mean your 7/11 doesn’t sell ammunition? Not even under …
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Demarking Segregation I

03 Apr 2010

In: Tehran
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Male only queue for a Tehran bus – the female only queue was for the back half of the bus, and yes with equal number …
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Four Person Taxi Meter

02 Apr 2010

In: Tehran
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When you run a shared taxi service and customers step into and out of your ride at different points of the journey – how to …
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Nodding Donkeys

02 Apr 2010

In: Beverly Hills
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Interesting to see how neighbourhoods deal with and build around necessary infrastructure. For a short video oil rigs/nodding donkeys tucked in and around Beverly Hills …
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