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Sign Align

Berlin: sign alignment
The method of attaching street signs to poles doesn’t easily support two signs to be horizontally aligned. Wonderful example of a design decision becoming part …



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22 May 2010

In: Berlin, Cultural Norms
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Kein Sex Mit Nazis

22 May 2010

In: Berlin, GRF
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Modern Memorials

22 May 2010

In: Berlin, Cultural Norms
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Early morning jaunt through in Berlin
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Talk Prep

21 May 2010

In: Berlin, Today's Office
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Red eye from Austin to NYC to Berlin, just enough time to taxi to the hotel, shower and head to the conference venue. Straight off …
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Sausage Bounce

16 May 2008

In: Frankfurt
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A quick stopover in Frankfurt on the way home means: catching up with relatives via telephone – there’s nothing like being within the same national …
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Formal / Informal

The re-designed First Direct site includes an un-bank like vocabulary in it’s footer: “We’re obsessive about the quality of our service, so we monitor or …
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Raised Awareness

20 Nov 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Frankfurt
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This dental gel packaging includes braille – visible on the top part of the box. But why does braille appear on this product and not …
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Ihre Meinung

20 Nov 2007

In: Cultural Norms, Frankfurt
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Passengers clearing immigration in Frankfurt airport are given copious opportunity to feedback about the quality of service via this relatively lengthy form. Jumping over to China …
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TV & Mobile Fone

16 May 2005

In: Berlin, GRF
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Mural in Kreuzberg, Berlin – mobile phone joins television as symbol of mindless consumerism.
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Top-ups Via Vending Machines

12 May 2005

In: Berlin, Cultural Norms
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Top-up phone credit via vending machine. Remarkably graffiti-free for Berlin.
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