Bianca Aguilar
@biancamikaila
designer, educator, writer, learner
bianca.digitalBianca Aguilar
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.”
Brian Ng • Revolutionary type: Meet the designer decolonizing Chinese fonts
Cross-Cultural Design by Senongo Akpem
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The ways that most students are learning and creating are no longer serving them. They find more value in virtual spaces than schools because they are better at empowering people in pursuing their interests, which can be seen in the rise of young creators. However, these spaces are still systematically designed against students; they can end up... See more
Reboot • Level Up
No one likes over-complexity. So why does it seem to abound on the Chinese web? I think the main problems here are low awareness of web usability and a culture of duplication. There is an incredible amount of copy-catting that goes on between Chinese websites. One guy does a text-heavy design on a site that become popular, the next guy is
... See moreKendra Schaefer • Notes From Behind the Firewall: The State of Web Design in China
Steer Clear of Black and White Headshots
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
... See moreKendra Schaefer • Notes From Behind the Firewall: The State of Web Design in China
We should be chefs when it comes to career-path-carving (a.k.a. reason from first principles). This is because of the following: (1) it takes up a significant chunk of our lives, (2) it plays a big role in determining the quality of our lives, (3) it serves as our primary mode of impact-making, and (4) it also serves as our primary identity.
A chef... See more
A chef... See more
Tim Urban • How to Pick a Career
Colonialism (Colonization)
Having covered those misconceptions, I would like to speak about the undeniable influence of colonialism. Africa has been colonialized by many countries, most notably: Germany, Portugal, Spain, France, and England.
Colonialism results in, among other things, cultural and behavioral transfer. The slave trade and colonialism
... See moreHenri Lotin • Big Picture: The State of Web Design in Africa
“My approach is to empower, not to prescribe. I’m not interested in telling you which habits you should build or what choices you should make. You know what works for your life and works for your circumstances better than I could. Instead, I want to equip and empower you with ideas and strategies so you can make your own choices and do the things... See more