Shanghai

Stencil GRF

Shanghai: stencil grf
22 Jun 2010

In: GRF, Zhabei
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Welcome To Shop Here Thief

21 Jun 2010

In: Cultural Norms
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Interesting local detail for shoppers at this Shanghai Ikea – customers can place their bags in a locker or carry them around the store in …
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Metro Etiquette:

Here in the Shanghai metro – when trains reach a particular density there is a subtle change in the passenger behaviour as they approach the …
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Prep Work

16 Jun 2010

In: Design Inspiration
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Acceptable Tracking

15 Jun 2010

In: Cultural Norms
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Anyone planning to work in China is required to take undergo health check-up that ranges from eye-tests to HIV and involves a taxi ride into …
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Thoughts on Cloud Printing

09 Jun 2010



Been thinking about this announcement by HP to add email addresses to a range of printers. You might think of this as a small thing, …
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Common Sense

08 Jun 2010



For certain types of research – the highest compliment that a client can pay is that your findings are ‘common sense’. They usually point this …
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Leakage

03 Jun 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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That passport photo that you’re embarrassed to share with friends? That’s now open to public consumption thanks to Chinese immigration. All passports are scanned as …
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Clustering / Autonomous Press Packs

14 May 2010

In: Future Perfect, Zhabei
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If a camera could sit anywhere where would it want to sit? In a future perfect world where there is more autonomous mobility – expect …
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Urban Dances

14 May 2010

In: Cultural Norms, People's Square
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Every country has it’s own nuanced taxi services and China is no different: from the expectation that passengers will use of the front-side seat; a …
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