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Tokyo: Ginza towers
36 hours to go before the next trip – almost a full month on the road, in the skies and if things work out according …



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27 Nov 2005

In: Ginza, Today's Office
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Counter Intiuitive Experiences

15 Nov 2005

In: Daikanyama, Design Inspiration
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The frame of these Swans goggles forms a perfect seal with the face, doing away with the need for rubber padding. Very comfortable, counter-intuitively so …
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Pre-determining Use

30 Oct 2005

In: Cultural Norms, Shimo Kitazawa
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Anticipation of use, contexts of use.
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Knowing Which Way the Wind Blows

30 Oct 2005

In: GRF, Shimo Kitazawa
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False Hope

29 Oct 2005

In: Cultural Norms, Shimo Kitazawa
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Hearts, Minds, Wallets, Address Book Entries

20 Sep 2005

In: Cultural Norms, Kabukichou
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Some industries are more cut-throat than others. To my mind the male and female escort service industries in Kabukichou, Tokyo must be somewhere at the top of …
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Designing Outside Human Limitations

17 Sep 2005

In: Shimo Kitazawa, Today's Office
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Spent yesterday with a colleague refining the goals of our next user study and discussing where we should focus our research energies next year. Talking …
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Quiet Before the Storm

13 Sep 2005

In: Roppongi Hills, Today's Office
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10 days before the next in-depth user study starts, 240 hours of relative calm before the storm. Sometimes its possible to plan a year in advance. …
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Value From Appreciation of the Process

11 Sep 2005

In: Future Perfect, Shibuya, back of
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The walls around Parco Shibuya are updated every two weeks or so with a newly painted mural. You often see the mural crew working late …
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Why You Do, What You Do

07 Sep 2005

In: Design Inspiration, Ebisu
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What draws you to get out of bed to go and do whatever it is that you do? Money? Fear? Apathy? Passion? Somewhere along the line you …
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