As mentioned in the previous post, cultural differences are not always easily recognizable right away, especially between similar cultures. However, an example that may come to mind more clearly would be the comparison of an Eastern vs. a Western country, as visualized in this series of simple illustrations entitled "East Meets West" by designer Yang Liu. Liu moved from Beijing, China to Berlin, Germany at age 13 and started keeping notes and sketches of the many times her notions of ways of thinking and social customs were challenged. She writes,
“With my personal visual diary, I hope to help other people avoid some of the stumbling blocks to communication between cultures and make it easier for them to arrive at the essence of communication—the exchange between individuals—as far as possible without misunderstandings.” Check out more examples of her striking designs in the following articles: The Cultural Differences Between East and West, as Told in Pictograms The cultural differences between East and West, according to one artist
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