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My experience of the weather and climate here has been interesting thus far. For the first two to three weeks it rained nonstop. Everyone carries an umbrella here to the point that I think I’ve seen more umbrellas than anything else. You can find them stacked or piled up outside of every single door. However, last week it just stopped. Now the weather resembles a slightly more humid Southern California, which is equally fascinating. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3170472476549084188580684829427/IMG_6715.jpeg Tea-based drinks are prevalent here and in Asia in general but tea-infused alcoholic drinks? It’s everywhere. Whether it’s draft beer or (sometimes draft) cocktails, I’ve seen at least a few dozen tea-based options, which is really cool. Taiwan has a massive tea industry and I’m hoping to get a closer look at some point through tours and shops but I didn’t expect to see it so prominently featured in the drinking and nightlife scene. I might also do an interview at some point to dive deeper into it as well. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q3170472476622871164875523035891/IMG_6758.jpeg I want to do another one of these exclusively on Chinese graphic design, specifically on older branded food, beverage, medicinal, and pharmaceutical products. This bottle of cooking wine was at a local Family Mart and I immediately wanted to take a picture of the label. Apparently, this label has been in use for around 100 years or so with little to no changes. I think it’s interesting to consider how some aesthetics endure over time and within this specific context (I’ve also seen this type of packaging in Mainland China and Thailand) and who it’s meant to connect with.  https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/K3170472476604424420801813484275/IMG_6737.jpeg Temples are everywhere here. I think the count is something like 15,000 across the country. Sometimes, they can be hard to distinguish alongside some of the older architecture from previous eras of migration and there’s a bit of a jarring sensation when placed in relief with glittering new-ish malls, high rises, or other newer developments. Many of them have the same interior structure but the deities that they are meant to be for vary widely. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H3170472476567530932654394381043/IMG_6742.jpeg Last Thursday, I went to the opening for Adia Millett’s exhibition at Galerie du Monde. It was also really interesting to see a Black American artist whose work touches themes of colonization, which is a major part of Taiwanese history and one that is still being understood and resolved today through many lenses. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C3170472476585977676728103932659/IMG_6738.jpeg I was walking down the street one day and noticed a stack of slanted gas station signs. Initially, I thought this was just the particular design for this one specific station and I couldn’t really figure out why it was arranged that way since it doesn’t seem to have any obvious purpose. Does it create more visual space for a bigger sign stack? Is there something to the idea that when in motion, it's easier to read something that has a slight angle to it? I saw another one the other day (seems to be the same company) in another part of town. 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