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Under the Radar

Drones are launched in the iPad's shadow.

The onslaught of Apple reviews this week is a curious thing. There is no escaping the scathing attacks and defensive support of the iPad – an internet connected portable media device. This, in a week which announces the launch of a $1 billion venture to develop pilot-less Black Hawk helicopters. Preceded with little hype, I suspect it will attract relatively little attention.

 

Design Responsibly

No sooner had the newspaper headline hit our table, the architects I was with were discussing crisis, chaos, but most passionately, bankers.

Emerging from Emerging Markets

Emerging markets: We are currently on a come down from in-field research - where Russia's emerging consumer tissue market was compared to European counterparts.

Culture clash is an understatement - as Pre and Post-Soviet ways blend together to create a unique consumer atmosphere - we see shelves of single roll, single ply, 5 Cent toilet paper, beside exorbitant packs of luxury scented wet wipes.

Mind the Gap - Hand Me Down

Back in London on a frog research mission, I quickly found myself speeding around on sweaty tubes getting dizzy from the bright lights, flashing ads and competitive consumption. I found some breathing space back at an old haunt, howies, on Carnaby Street, Soho.

Democratic Design