Category: España

Don't touch signs at Barcelona Market

Signs to avoid dirty hands at Boqueria Market in Barcelona. In terms of natural selection what makes us strong as individuals, makes us weak as a specie.

Learning through negation

Prohibitions and negations as a vehicle for learning.

Supermarket trolley. Seen in Madrid.

Chopped tube

November 2nd, 2011

These ketchup packs made me think about the previous shapes of objects. We are surrounded by things with an evolution history. Few of them are created and used as raw, without hard modification. Even the simplest materials requires some treatment.

Oversized ad frame. Made me turn back my head.

Design for obedience

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

Seen in Seville subway.

Elements of distraction

Seen in Madrid.

Not drinkable water sign upon a stading water cooler.

Not drinkable water sign upon a standing water cooler.

Blackberry abandonada en el aseo de un tren. Estaba encendida y no había nadie pendiente de ella, ni siquiera fuera. La confianza que deposita su dueño en todas las personas que usen el aseo sólo puede ser correspondida con el respeto de no tocarla. Me pregunto qué pensamientos pasaron por la cabeza de todos los que pasaron por el aseo.

 

Visto en Fuengirola. Málaga.