The Whole Nine Yards

saynotodrugs

This is a recurring question I have every time I go to a public toilet. Why not having a smart plastic that test your urine for drug traces right on the spot instead of that stupid advertisement ? The ad reads "Say no to drugs".

1) it would actually be useful by "informally" reminding people of their actions/status,
2) the results don't need to be 100% accurate -no legal issue there
3) no privacy issue either -urinoirs are separated, the body blocks most of it and one ususally tends not to look at the neighbor's.

Okay, drugs might not be the best example since traces remains in the body weeks after consumption.

The problem remains the same, why don't designers (me included) go/push for the whole nine yards when it is so obvious and useful ?

Feel like sharing? Write me an email.

Themes

advertisement airport ALS appearance architecture barcode behaviour biomimicry branding camera carrying charging charity communication concept conferences conventions creativity design donation education familiarity finland foundation France helsinki identity ideo in&out information infrastructure innovation interaction life location London losangeles milan mobilephones mobility navigation Nokia NYC objects pattern persuasion press privacy process product public public space question recycling remade repurposing research RFID S60 scalability security sedentary semi-literacy service shipping shopping shrine sketchbook spam startup styling sustainabilty TED teenagers terminology time tokyo travel trust tutorial ui UPS usability user ux web

Recent

Where Next? San Francisco…
4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day
Homegrown people planet profit
NYT on what we do
On Recovery Leave for the next 6 Weeks
More about remade
Nokia remade
Interaction'08 | Savannah
User Interface Concepts from A View of...
The Making Of A View of the Future

Most read

Homegrown people planet profit
NYT on what we do
More about remade
Nokia remade
User Interface Concepts from A View of...
The Making Of A View of the Future
UPS "damaged" my passport
1992: Nokia's first GSM handset
Nokia Design In&Out Speaker Series - S...
In Loving Memory Of...