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Addicted To Health

By Joop de Boer | Published: Tuesday August 10, 2010

In contrast to what’s mostly argued about light signs in public space, I truly believe in their attribution to the urban lay-out. Light signs give valuable information when 

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Arrow, Crane

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Thursday February 4, 2010


To inform the world about their (free) Ovi Maps mobile navigation software, Nokia built a house-sized, interactive signpost in the form of a dynamically rotating…

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How a Robot Survives in the City

By Joop de Boer | Published: Monday May 4, 2009

Apparently, navigating through a city is a big issue. Thanks to Twitter I discovered a couple of initiatives helping vistors to find their way through the unknown urban…

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Citysense: Where is Everybody?!

By Joop de Boer | Published: Saturday February 21, 2009

A new smartphone application developed by Sense Networks tells you where to find the most crowded spots at a specific moment. Nice for deciding where to go out,…

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