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cjb_tokyo

 discreet[02]  - this nicely captures the subtle deterent cues that we apply to objects as a signal to others; closed, covered or flipped over are all nice analogue gestures that we apply to our tech and belongings.

cjb_tokyo

 e-money  -  my love affair with japanese taxis continues [everything but the price]. does being able to use my e-transport card in them make them public transport?...seeing tokyo from a taxi gave me a new perspective on town. it's great to discover the real place after living from an underground map for so long

cjb_london１０年８月

 tools[02]  - so three pairs of these akihabara video glasses are enough to get you through a 9 hr day. i was impressed with the vid and sound they managed to capture compared to the ones we had such a fiasco with in Russia last year. no extra wires, no give-a-way screeches but hardly discrete...just put them on and go...coming to a shop along near you soon...

cjb_portland１０年０７月

 conveninece[02]  - i keep walking past 'gangs of padlock-boxes' [insert collective noun//insert locktype name] chained to vacant rental apartments around town. the estate agent provides you with the lock combination's so that you can take out the key and access the property by yourself. amazing, no more awkward property viewings with estate agents, whilst also giving passers by a sense of how many apartments are currently available for rent.

cjb_la１０年０８月

 it's in the details[01]  - the standard hotel cover pretty much ever need and impulse you might have in their mini-bar. umbrellas, gum and even boardies in their vending machine downstairs. i'm impressed i managed to contain myself to just eating the oreos. the carpet was pretty funky too! it's a great place to stay if you get sent over to la-la land.

cjb_usa１０年０６月

 documented[01]  - old petrol receipts, parking tickets and tolls are kept in the handbreak storage compartment without reason but form an accumulated evidence of previous road trips and driving. there must be a great way to visualize it as a story.

cjb_portland//usa

 modified[01]  - it's the phone we all have on our desks with a difference. rei [outdoor retail co.] have added this 'neck to shoulder support' to all their phones with this rather rugged sellotape aesthetic. hands free comfort at the tills like you have never seen before! this bear grylls survival phone look is probably quite on brand for them when you think about it!

cjb_portland//usa１０年０６月

 homemade[01]  - i have to agree with birdseye, all of the frozen freshness was definitely captured right after picking. it's the classic on-field/at-home ice pack workaround to a nasty sprain and i have to say it's done a grand job. my friends told me to r.i.c.e [rest-ice-compress-elevate] so i feel for good karma i need to pass it on. bring on the normal sized ankle!

cjb_usa//oakland１０年０６月

 budget airlines[01]  - an interesting queuing system used by southwest airlines. when you check-in you are given a place in line, in this case B 15. when called you find your place next to the appropriate column and then embark and chose which ever seat you want. there was still a level of anxiety but it felt less stressful than my experiences of easyjet and ryan air. it also stopped some of the crowding at the gate.

cjb_washington_gorge//usa１０年０５月

 brand[01]  - american apparel were without a doubt the unofficial sponsors of sasquatch this year, from hoodies to leggins they had a strangle hold on the must have festival accessories. it was easier picking out people not wearing their stuff than those who were! con all stars ruled the footwear scene and across the generations boomers, x, y and z.

The other interesting thing was watching the gen z tribes change uniforms on each day. never tied down to any one look, genre, movement or even generation, the same community of festivites were brookyln hispters on saturday and then flava flav the next - "yeah boy".

my highlights were: kid kudi // vampire weekend // lcd soundsystem // the national