about   |   mailing list   |   writing   |   archives

Urumqi

Chair Hacks

Urumqi: chair hacks
22 Jun 2010

In: Street Hacks
Comments Off on Chair Hacks

How to Surive the Airport Taxi

09 Jun 2010



If there’s one thing that is likely to raise the stress levels of the think-you’ve-seen-it-all-before business traveler it’s the taxi from the airport to the …
More »

Positioning & Time Keeping

05 Mar 2010

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off on Positioning & Time Keeping



There is but one time in China – 8am is, well, 8am from Beijing to Urumqi and beyond. despite spanning the geographic equivalent of several …
More »

Transitions, Modalities, Adoption Opportunities

13 Jan 2008

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off on Transitions, Modalities, Adoption Opportunities



A common feature in many Chinese cities is the heavy curtain found at the entrance of department stores and subways, shielding the interior against the …
More »

Waiting For Small Packages to Explode

27 Dec 2007

In: Future Perfect
Comments Off on Waiting For Small Packages to Explode



You are walking in your high street and you see a bag on the ground. What goes through your mind? What would happen if you left …
More »

Slot

26 Dec 2007

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off on Slot



When the baby squats the slot opens. From Urumqi, China.
More »

Street Food Display Norms

26 Dec 2007

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off on Street Food Display Norms



Street food exposed to the pollution you most large Chinese cities and off-set by the sub-zero temperatures. The only item in the bowl that remains …
More »

Balance, Symmetry

21 Dec 2007

In: Design Inspiration
Comments Off on Balance, Symmetry



Positioning & Time Keeping

21 Dec 2007

In: Cultural Norms
Comments Off on Positioning & Time Keeping



There is but one time in China – 8am is, well, 8am from Beijing to Urumqi and beyond. despite spanning the geographic equivalent of several …
More »

Display Norms

20 Dec 2007

In: Today's Office
Comments Off on Display Norms



Urumqi is China’s western-most trading post – the city being dotted with thousands of small shops making the most of limited display space to push …
More »