Bianca Aguilar

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ost Southeast Asian are still struggling to afford and get access to full product experiences due to cost of ownership limitations.

Ahhhhh, the “cute” factor. Japan is a gentle, nonviolent country and that core cultural thread is sewn throughout eCommerce and mobile communication.

Typography is a tool, Hui said, but not just for displaying words. Type reflects culture and influences it. “Chinese trends have always lagged by 10 years,” Hui said. “I really want to help the Chinese scene to catch up to the Western or Japanese visual language and culture. I hope Chinese will.” 

Many major non-Chinese sites are completely inaccessible. Trying to load up a blocked site usually gets you a good ol’  Page Cannot be Displayed  message, and for reasons seemingly unknown to anyone, also seems to crash your browser’s ability to load anything at all for thirty seconds or so.

I spent a couple of years wondering why I met resistance whenever I suggested black-and-white “Our Team” bio headshots to Chinese clients. Someone finally spilled the beans: black-and-white personal headshots are typically displayed at funerals, the black-and-white color indicating the subject of the image

Southeast Asia is one of the most challenging markets and designing for inclusivity  is even more difficult due to the  unique and diverse demographic, culture and behaviour .