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Skydiving Frogs

Venice: skydiving frogs
The romantic notion that some animals are inherently more sky-divable than others, and the perpetual state of free-fall that the skydiving-frog design implies.



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02 Mar 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Venice
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Snap Shot Photo Studios

02 Mar 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Lhasa
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Next time you’re on a field study spare a little time for during user studies is visiting the neighbourhood photo studio. I rarely go to …
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Silent Running

02 Mar 2010

In: Chengdu, Design Inspiration
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If you cycle in Chinese cities you’ll frequently be surprised by electric bicycles – the driver seated often with feet resting on pedals, but not …
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A Nod and a Wink

28 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Seattle
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After a week of shuttling to meetings in and around Seattle not one taxi receipt signed by a driver. It is in part, an implicit …
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Contextual Understanding

28 Feb 2010

In: Accra, Research Methods
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Homeward bound and one of our local crew ad-hocs his way along the train. Me? Just along for the ride. And yeah, we’re in the …
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Copycat Behaviours

27 Feb 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Higashi Yama
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Futons aired on only one floor of a housing estate in Higashi Yama – the extent to which our assumptions about behavioural norms are framed …
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Medium, Message, Reach

27 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Westside
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On St Valentines day, over the Westside, Los Angeles.
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Welcome to Coach

27 Feb 2010

In: Cheju, Design Inspiration
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Entering Elevator, Social Contract

27 Feb 2010

In: Future Perfect, Handan
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Welcome mat spanning the entire floor of this Handan elevator. To what extent does walking on a welcome mat imply some form of social contract? …
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Contexts Of Use

27 Feb 2010

In: Akihabara, Design Inspiration
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The extent to which brands wish to project (life style orientated) contexts of use. The actual contexts in which those brands are used. The degree to which …
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