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When They Have To Read Your Small Print

Triple A’s decision to monetise/sell/pimp the information provided by customers applying for an insurance quote – creates a short term monetary gain for long term …



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22 Jan 2010

In: Future Perfect
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New Interactions for the American Urban Vocabulary

30 Dec 2009

In: Future Perfect, Westside
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The little neighbourhood of Los Angeles that I currently call home includes a 7/11 store that ebbs and flows to the rhythm of the local …
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Retro Fitted Parking Meter

30 Dec 2009

In: Beverly Hills
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Retro fitted parking meter in Beverly Hills that now supports credit cards and coins, powered by a small solar panel.
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Grass Like Tousled Hair

26 Nov 2009

In: Downtown, Today's Office
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Rare that one gets to enjoy being a pedestrian in this city. Embassy hopping this morning – luv ya, multi-entry visa
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F-Cup to Cookie Size Correlation

26 Nov 2009

In: Cultural Norms, Design Inspiration, Downtown, Locations, United States
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Ah, the joys of Japanese supermarket shopping: the obscure correlation between oversized biscuits and bra-cup size.
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The Mainstreamification of DNA

17 Jul 2009

In: Future Perfect
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$99 buys you, and a whole bunch of other inquisitive people better awareness of their genes with this DNA testing kit from the 23andme. Send …
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Today’s Office: Bench. Perch.

19 May 2009

In: Today's Office
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Today’s office is a bench perched on pavement outside our new Los Angeles apartment. It’s surprisingly cool for a So Cal winter’s day on that …
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Safe Surrender Sites

02 May 2009

In: Today's Office, Westwood
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When the UCLA ER bring their signature perfume to market it will be a subtle blend of antiseptic, human fatigue with a just a hint …
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The Eyes Have It

24 Mar 2009

In: Downtown, Today's Office
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A week anchored by early morning conversations with European compatriots, a slew of interesting visitors to the studio, and that fresh-linen-bedspread-feeling that comes from planning …
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Up at six. Hit the trail head shortly after seven. Earn a xxx view of the valleys and ocean by eight. Back at the car and tuck into take-out breakfast by nine. One hour in LAX to sync. 16 hours to home.

03 Oct 2008

In: Today's Office
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Today’s numbers.
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