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Signs Not Read

Kyoto: signs not read
The density and clustering of signs in this Kyoto metro station.



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28 Sep 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Kyoto
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Brand Awareness

28 Sep 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Kyoto
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Superstore advertising popular Japanese electronics brands: au by KDDI; Canon; Casio; Daikin; Epson; Fuji; Fujifilm; Hitachi; HP; Intel; Lexmark; Konica Minolta; Microsoft; Mitsubishi; NEC; Nikon; …
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Postures of Use

27 Sep 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Kyoto
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Crunky Ball Nude

27 Sep 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Kyoto
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Wanted Extrapolated

27 Sep 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Kyoto
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Wanted posters on the Kyoto metro – showing 3 different versions of the aged fugitive. How long before the posters are digital, and the faces, …
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Shinkansen Brail

26 Sep 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Kyoto
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Contexts of Use

Something that raises nary a smile from travelers passing through Narita airport, yet immediately familiar to anyone whose lived in a Japan where nets are …
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Climbing { Experience } Retail

Overnight stopover in Tokyo en route to Dubai/Kabul – chanced upon a new addition to Harajuku’s already teeming retail experiences: the Mammut experience store that …
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Sincerity at the Point of Contact

15 Aug 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
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Japanese ATM interface – with two bowing staff members after an ATM card has been declined.
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