Public Screens
The Waiting-Room Screen Is Part of the Room
Learn how waiting-room screen placement, viewing distance, and surrounding light can make useful information easier to…
The reading room
All pieces
Explore screen culture through the places people share, the media they make together and the choices that shape what appears on a screen.
Community Media
Community Radio on a Shared Display or a Personal Phone?
Community radio on a shared display or personal phone changes who listens and joins in; choose a format that fits the…
Screen History
Before the Digital Noticeboard: How Shared Messages Found Their Audience
Before the digital noticeboard, community messages depended on place, timing, and upkeep. See how that shift changes…
Screen Design
The Looping Display Is Not a Complete Story
A looping display needs more than a repeated message. Learn how sequence, duration, and context help viewers…
Viewing Habits
A Quiet Hour for Watching a Place’s Screens
A quiet hour of screen observation helps you map visibility, attention, and shared-space effects without photographing…
Our point of view
A screen is never just a screen
Its setting, audience and timing matter. We pay attention to those details, and to the everyday choices that shape what people see.