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When A Mint Is Not a Mint

Almaty: what's in a mint?
Today’s driver is taking me 200km down to the border with Kyrgyzstan a journey that despite the clear roads is reduced to a speed of …



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10 Jun 2010

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Alignment

All the objects in this photo are perfectly aligned to their context, no matter what your brain is telling you.
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666: The Market for Numbers

Numbers, as the trailer for the show goes are everywh3re. Whilst the value of those numbers varies according to personal preference e.g. lucky numbers, …
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Value Added Services

10 Jun 2010

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If there’s one thing that Kazakhstan’s second city does well it’s lounging around in cafes taking in the summer’s afternoon – with the cool breezes …
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Station Clock-in-Clock Retrofit

10 Jun 2010

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New round clock hanging in an old square clock casing – taken in Almaty II station.
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Almaty GRF II

10 Jun 2010

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Almaty GRF I

10 Jun 2010

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Thoughts on Cloud Printing

Been thinking about this announcement by HP to add email addresses to a range of printers. You might think of this as a small thing, …
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A Grimace in the Mind

Canny designers have been playing on the human mind’s ability to see faces in pretty much anything usually to add a smile – one of …
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How to Surive the Airport Taxi

If there’s one thing that is likely to raise the stress levels of the think-you’ve-seen-it-all-before business traveler it’s the taxi from the airport to the …
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