If you recognize the slippers above it may give you a feeling of nostalgia, at least it does for me. They are the famous Taiwanese 藍白拖 that are so important they have a Wikipedia entry in Chinese. Now that summer is here and school is out I can once again wear them, and get […]
The Taiwanese elections have been over for a little over a week now but I just now came across this television advertisement for the winner Ma Ying-jeou. Talk about epic. Talk about evoking emotion. Even if you don’t understand Mandarin and Taiwanese you will feel this.
Grabbed these images from Clio Yu’s flickr account. All of the pixel art is of brands seen in every day life in Taiwan. Click here for more.
For those who are not aware, Ma Ying-jeou was just elected as president of Taiwan. He supports strengthening cross-straight relations with China which will result in a boost in Taiwan’s economy.
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I’ve just put up a new page that you can find in the navigation menu or if your lazy you can simply click here. What it is is a collection of websites, blogs, books, and articles that I consider good resources for learning more about Chinese graphic design, typography, advertising, and more. If you have […]
First post in about a week. I’m on spring break and will be back in about 5 days. Expect some updates then.
Anyone that is interested in Chinese typography should check out this flickr pool. It’s full of everyday signage, calligraphy, and more modern works.