Agustín Jiménez

Observations about tech, design and people. Since 2010.

October 2011

  • Chased by brands

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    You’ve surely noticed that when browsing the web some ads are closely related to your previous visits to certain pages. Even if that happened days ago. Online behavior tracking have been there for some time, and boost sales enormously for an online retail business -just to mention one-. How do you feel about that?. It’s obvious…

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  • Perdurability

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  • Make it bigger

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    Oversized ad frame. Made me turn back my head.

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  • Design for obedience

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    “Don’t stop. Continue and fill the rest of the platform”. Obey the master. Period. Seen in Seville subway.

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  • Water calligraphy printer by Nicholas Hanna

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    Just Because: Tricycle Calligraphy 水书法器 from Jonah Kessel on Vimeo. Completely amazing. Check Hanna’s website for more videos.

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  • Elements of distraction

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    Seen in Madrid.

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  • The right angle for direction

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    Street signs usually require some sort of interpretation and navigation expertise. Love this exactly positioned flags.

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  • Futurists

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    An iPhone 5 was offered as a contest prize in August 2011. Even with no official news or release. Kind of funny. Seen in Beijing.

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  • Universal signs

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    AIGA alike sign in a ferry. Easily understood despite not been able to read chinese characters. I wonder how many signs (or combinations) are we familiar with due to repeated exposition during the years.

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  • Mixed feelings

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    Not drinkable water sign upon a standing water cooler.

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