China

Red Security Red

Beijing: security check
25 Sep 2011

In: Beijing, Cultural Norms
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Chinese Bandit Translation Teams

Popular content is available in China, with Chinese subtitles within 8 hours of being broadcast almost anywhere in the world – a short presentation, co-authored …
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Colour Coding

17 Aug 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Private Street Furniture

07 Aug 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Colour Coded

28 Jul 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Operating theatre, Shanghai.
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Hotspots

28 Jul 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Button Patina

26 Jul 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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An at-a-glance understanding of which buttons are pressed most, based on the patina of the two left-most options – at the Shanghai customs checkpoint. To what …
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Annotated

26 Jul 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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In the lane near my Shanghai apartment.
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The Camera Fiend

18 Jul 2011

In: Future Perfect, Shanghai
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Some wonderful (paraphrased) quotes from the essay ‘The Camera Fiend‘ by Bill Jay on the early adoption of the camera, and in particular the rise …
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Perfect Crema

18 Jul 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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The little touches that suggest this is going to be something good. That increase the anticipation. But then which falls flat – this was a poor tasting …
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