Tokyo

Making Money by Working the Street

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Commercialisation of the street-urban space is nothing new – visual narcotics sticker in O’Hare above, and a gallery paying homage to/ripping off (mostly) Banksy graffiti …



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11 Sep 2007

Spaces Used For

10 Sep 2007

A Tokyoite reclines on his motorbike to make a call. Style of seating, ambient city volume, risk of theft, weather conditions.
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Spaces Designated For

09 Sep 2007

Charging station at from O’Hare. Of interest: minimal visual awareness of what else is going on in the airport compared to say, phone booths; the …
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Your Lack of Corrective Action, Triggers Response

09 Sep 2007

The top row of buttons in this DC hotel elevator from left to right: cancel call, emergency call button, and a key hole for turning …
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Lack of Precision as Art Form

09 Sep 2007

Variations, Days of the Week

27 Aug 2007

In: Today's Office
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What are the subtle characteristics that make Friday a Friday? You can guess its a Friday in Tokyo because the already high level of office dressiness …
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The Experience of Moving Bits

26 Aug 2007

In: Shimo Kitazawa
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Signage for a new Softbank concept store in Shimokitazawa targeted at Japanese consumers but written in English. Given that most people reading this sign will have …
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Prickly Designs

19 Aug 2007

In: Naka Meguro
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Phone cable covers, Naka Meguro.
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Signs Communicating

19 Aug 2007

In: Sakura Shinmachi
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Passion through signage.
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Objects That Bridge

10 Aug 2007

Tinned beef on display in an izakaya that prides itself on food served fresh. But why? It’s tempting to simply enjoy the packaging as yet another …
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