Bianca Aguilar

A thought about all those bright colors: the party district in Tokyo is organized per se, but as a massive melange of fluorescence visible from Mars. It makes Las Vegas look like a string of holiday lights around your dorm room window. Information grabs you by the retina and trips you over the sidewalk as you try to keep up.

North American vs Southeast Asian e-commerce

Most e-commerces in Southeast Asia are super ecosystems that offer more categories and services. To help users recognize all of those easily these e-commerce utilize much of visual cues and extensive description.

If we're looking to distribute digital products outside of our home region, we need to

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.” 

"If you look at say, Twitter, where 50% of young people are very active in Saudi Arabia, the most popular Twitter accounts are often imams themselves, because there's a lot of competition amongst these religious leaders to get the young people's attention."