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As We Now Are

Tokyo: as we now are
Our acceptance of displays in urban environments, and how our current assumptions will shift as displays increasingly observe and react to what’s in front of …



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18 Jul 2011

In: Cultural Norms
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Save 25% Power

16 Jul 2011

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All over Tokyo there are signs extolling energy saving – a target of 25% for buildings. The quieter corners of the Cerulean Hotel has a …
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Torture Garden

14 Jul 2011

In: Design Inspiration
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A hot and sweaty commuter passes and largely ignores a poster for a cold, refreshing coke.
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Spoon Messaging

14 Jul 2011

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From Freshness Burger. My favourite: “love your enemy gently”
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Keitai Recycle

13 Mar 2011

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The Battle for Prime Real Estate

06 Mar 2011

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This is the new shelf space. Google’s standard sticker size just seems a tad greedy in comparison to the local alternatives – notably Hot Pepper and …
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Locker Unlocker

22 Feb 2011



Suica used to pay for lockers in Shibuya station.
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Ad Pick-Up

04 Feb 2011

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Interactive advertisment using your osaifu-keitai. What contexts are conducive for what kinds of interaction?
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Restrained (Textured) Vocabulary

05 Jan 2011



Ever imagined how much effort goes into designing a Tokyo train station that can stand the daily pounding of rush-hour? Train logistics, peak commuter hours, …
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Touch Screen Vending

05 Jan 2011



This acure Shibuya station vending machine by the JR East Water Business Co. is interesting on a number of levels: it’s using a touch screen …
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