Tokyo

Loan Advertising

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04 Feb 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Mishuku
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View from Above, Proximate

03 Feb 2008

In: Design Inspiration
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The tools to discover the location of resources whether you’re in a hurry to find helicopter landing pad (on the Tokyo hospital roof, above) or …
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Common Ailments

02 Feb 2008

In: Design Inspiration, Sangenjaya
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Behaviours Encouraged

26 Jan 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Taxi drivers in Japan can work exceedingly long hours – and its not uncommon to find drivers asleep on the reclined seat, with the engine/heating/air-con …
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Opting Out, Opting In

21 Jan 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Tokens at the check-out of a Tokyo supermarket – placing one in the basket indicates that the customer does not wish to have plastic bags …
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The Freshness of Contact Information II

20 Jan 2008

The replacement cycle of sex-trade advertising in a public phone box in London. Compare to the Yellow Arrow sticker (previous entry) to what extent can …
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Urban Geometry

08 Jan 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Shimo Kitazawa
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The inner workings of the process revealed. Vehicles typically share the road with pedestrians in the Tokyo suburbs – with fleshy humans separated from the metal …
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Spoken Interfaces

02 Jan 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Sangenjaya
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A sign at a local Sangenjaya fire station extols residents to install a fire alarm. Is the speaking alarm simply artistic license by the local …
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Man Down

03 Dec 2007

In: Research Methods
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One of the metrics for a successful field study is unsurprisingly, ensuring everyone returns home safely. For our recent Accra field study this was, alas, …
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Personal Cultural Radar

03 Dec 2007

In: Future Perfect
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A lamp shade made from dozens of internal rubber sheaths of Tenga’s – a Japanese single use masturbation device. The lamp shade formed part of the …
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