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East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait by Yang Liu

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The artist and visual designer Yang Liu was born in China and lives in Germany since she was 14. By growing up in two very different places with very different traditions she was able to experience the differences between the two cultures first-hand.
Drawing from her own experience Yang Liu created minimalistic visualizations using simple symbols and shapes to convey just how different the two cultures are. The blue side represents Germany (or western culture) and the red side China (or eastern culture):
Lifestyle: Independent vs. dependentLifestyle: Independent vs. dependent
Attitude towards punctualityAttitude towards punctuality
At a party At a party
Ideal of beautyIdeal of beauty
Elderly in day to day lifeElderly in day to day life
The bossThe boss
Noise level inside a restaurantNoise level inside a restaurant
Problem-solving approachProblem-solving approach
Size of the individual's egoSize of the individual’s ego
Perception: How Germans and the Chinese see one anotherPerception: How Germans and the Chinese see one another
How to stand in lineHow to stand in line
Complexity of self-expressionComplexity of self-expression
Traveling and recording memoriesTraveling and recording memories
Connections and contactsConnections and contacts
Three meals a dayThree meals a day
AnimalsAnimals
AngerAnger
Moods and weatherMoods and weather
Read an interview with Liu about the project here.

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