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Door User Interface

Dec 09, 2005 | 2 Comments

Door leading from a passenger cabin on a train. Journey times range from 30 to 90+ hours.

Where does the door lead?
What it is are the green and red buttons for?


Source of Power, Activities Related To

Dec 07, 2005

Shared power source, Trans-Mongolian Express

Charger as a suggestion of presence. What activities are implied by the kind of charger? Cable? It could be so much more.

Knowing that use is affected by whether or not something is plugged in - the plug works itself loose when someone tripped on it, the door opened and a quizzical/annoyed face looked out.

Shared power source


Communicating Conditions

Dec 07, 2005

Cold conducted

The carriage is warm, but the metal window lock is frosted - the cold conducted from outside.

A subtle status indicator for external temperature conditions.


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