Helsinki

Height Variance

Helsinki: ATM usage
The need for ATM’s to support local height norms -photo from Helsinki station. The extent to which different cultures have different norms, and the …



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19 May 2008

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Human Flows

14 May 2008

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Helsinki for the week, and the opportunity to have face to face conversations that will shape the next field studies. Almost as busy as these …
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The Freshness of Contact Information I

20 Jan 2008

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A sticker from yellowarrow.net on the Design Forum shop in Helsinki. Sending a text message to the code printed on the sticker retrieves information about …
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The Freshness of Contact Information

20 Jan 2008

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A sticker from yellowarrow.net on the Design Forum shop in Helsinki. Sending a text message to the code printed on the sticker retrieves information about …
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Getting Away With X

17 Jan 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Cigar stuffed into and blocking a cigarette-sized ashtray hole. Equivalents: dumping personal rubbish in the convenience store bins – a common behaviour in Japan; storing …
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Encouraging Behaviours

24 Sep 2007

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Dog toilet in Helsinki. Two small observations: the design elements that encourage dog owners to bring their pets to this space; that some have thrown …
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Contextual Links

31 Aug 2007

Notebook given delegates of the 2007 LIFT conference – a tangible reminder of attending the event, the talks, peers, friends. In a world of ubiquitous …
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A City Pool & Sauna

13 Feb 2007

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Key ring board for Helsinki’s Yrjonkatu swimming pool and sauna includes a minature clocks to mark the entry time for each pool goer – anyone …
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Data Transmission Mechanisms

16 Nov 2006

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An intriguing keynote presentation by Oxford University’s Dominic O’Brien of at the World Wireless Research Forum on using solid state lighting to transfer data. Background …
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Snow Falling on Asphalt

13 Nov 2006

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In the Helsinki mothership today followed by the World Wireless Research Forum in Heidelberg for the rest of the week.
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