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un-lucky 13

Haven't stayed in a building with a 13th floor for a while.

Local equivalents? Chinese and Korean elevators missing variants of the 4th floor - the word four sounds too much like death.

The role of superstition in the design process; the inherent support for superstitious rituals in the product or service that is produced; the superstitious rituals that evolve through use. As the range of tasks carried out though personal communication devices increases - the extent that superstitious rituals shift to involving those devices. Examples? The blessing of a new car by a monk at the local shrine. Designers using following particular practices to get into the flow.

Writing from Rio | July 27, 2007 | Permalink