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ozntz's avatar
16 years ago
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http://jihan.sblo.jp/
http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english/w … hine-2.jpg

Takes a picture of it everyday and if he is out of town his wife does it for him.

"Ryuuichi Terada Ikeda (ごめん!) of Sapporo, Hokkaido has been taking a picture of the same Coca-Cola vending machine nearly every day for over two years, and intensely documenting the changes. While I laughed off the premise immediately, I soon became hooked. Not only does he take daily photos, but he compares the photos to the previous year and draws John Madden-worthy diagrams explaining the daily changes. The addition of new products, stickers, and marketing gimmicks are all there in clear detail."

found it on this blog of "Trends in Japan"
http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english/
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16 years ago
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"Every product is listed in its precise position (A4, B12, etc), along with its size and weight, and he even manages to keep up with the label changes from the beverage makers themselves. It’s incredible dedication and, for me, actually quite useful and insightful."
Chiken's avatar
16 years ago
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Chiken
Don't Let Your Walls Down
perdy rediculous
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
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i'm trying to find where his madskillz diagrams are.. apparently i thought madden-worthy diagrams were amazing..
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
as a business student i question the usefulness of this.. from a human perspective its pretty nifty though :D