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Big Brother / Little Sister

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When it comes to surveillance most people think of big brother, but increasingly its your (early adopting, tech savvy, sensor loaded) little sister. Which makes …



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29 Feb 2008

In: Future Perfect, Seoul
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Cut and Blow

24 Dec 2007

In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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A double barber’s shop sign on this Seoul street, a subtle indicator, if you know what you’re looking for, that sexual services offered in this …
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Seoul Stencil

24 Dec 2007

In: GRF, Seoul
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Post Coitus Interruptus

24 Dec 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Variable lengths of stubbed-out cigarettes indicating a mis-match between the expected amount of time before the next activity starts and the current one finishes. For …
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Anatomy of Mobile TV Use Cases

22 Sep 2006

In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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The slides for yesterday’s presentation on An Anatomy of Mobile TV Use Cases at the Annenberg Center for Communication can now be viewed here. The presentation …
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Simple Pleasures II

01 Oct 2005

In: Seoul, Today's Office
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This morning’s office is a second story coffee shop – empty save for 5 clubbers sobering up after a night out in somewhere between Sinchon-dong …
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Momentum, Underground

29 Sep 2005

In: Seoul, Today's Office
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Study is picking up pace – all the prep work is paying off. Finally spending some time on the streets and underground – Seoul is …
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Captive, wanting to be free

23 Sep 2005

In: Seoul, Today's Office
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If there isn’t a law about advertising to captive audiences there should be – one hour waiting to clear customs watching an endless loop of Samsung Mobile …
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Sublime happiness

23 Sep 2005

In: Seoul, Today's Office
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The person who takes you the last leg of the journey often turns into the first local subject of the day. Sit in the front of …
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