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Control Over Who You Want to Be

Omotesando: fan based advertising
Who are you? Or more to the point who do you want to be? Over time, more of the the social cues for communicating when a …



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25 Feb 2010

In: Future Perfect, Omotesando
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The Traces of Others

25 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Washington DC
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A common sight for urinal users the world over – the unflushed pee from the previous stall user(s). As we become more inventive in how we …
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Blue Rinse

25 Feb 2010

In: Future Perfect, Shimo Kitazawa
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A familiar sight in the (toilet-bowl-using) world over. But it could and ultimately will, be so much more. Expat discussions about toilets in Japan tend to center …
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Observational Transparency

25 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Washington DC
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Corridors

25 Feb 2010

In: Today's Office, Washington DC
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Regulators it seems, have a sense of humour – here in Meeting Room E at the Federal Reserve a gentle chuckle ripples around the room …
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Bench

24 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Venice
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The likelihood that many of you will know exactly which bench this is.
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A day in DC hosted by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors – surrounded by regulators, a smattering of financial industry folks and consumer advocacy …
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Conflicts of Interest

23 Feb 2010

In: Today's Office, Washington DC
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The 27 mile ride in from Dulles takes a soul-destroying 150 minutes the result I suspect of a sat-nav that decided that every possible road-works …
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Behaviour: Elevators vs Urinals

22 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Meguro
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The social rules in elevators start out similar to male urinals: maximise the distance between you and anyone else present. The major difference in terms …
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Texture Contrasts

22 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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