The apocolypse approaches.
A rather unfortunate choice of font … The story of a British Industrial Designer in Taiwan…
There is quite a backlash against Chinese produce at the moment, and it is affecting the well-known scare stories like eggs and milk, but also spilling over into other products that I suppose the marketers believe can get some traction with. Hence, batteries; the sticker says “Not Made in China” (非中國： fei zhong guo). Made…
While eating dinner at the local street-side live shrimp vendor next to the brothel and gangster hang out, we went to grab some drinks at the local 7-11 … all I can say, kids, is don’t try this at home. Sweet beer-flavoured tea is positively disgusting. Beer Flavor Green Tea – Avoid! The story of…
It has been a little while I posted anything outside of the Taipei Times, so that must mean that it must be time for … Gratuitous funny packaging shot! This is for Taiwanese brand ‘Boring Pie’ spicy rice crackers, which was hilariously funny, right up until someone pointed out the Chinese name ‘無聊派’ means the…
What better for your Taiwanese political stomach problems?! “If you have troubles stomaching Taiwanese politics, perhaps you should try KMT tablets!” The story of a British Industrial Designer in Taiwan…
Eat delicious Guts! The story of a British Industrial Designer in Taiwan…
Jade and I made a break for the border and jumped on a train to visit the delights of Ilan, on the East coast of Taiwan. Actually, it was the train ride I was more looking forward to – just getting away from Taipei is enough to give yourself some space from the stresses and…
Some rather intreresting packaging: Lonely God – Potato TwistsAnd while we are at it, a new shop has opened downstairs from us … simply, ‘LED’. LED LED – Light Emitting Diode – It must be a trend The story of a British Industrial Designer in Taiwan…
Feeling the need to escape the bullshit of Taipei for at least a few hours, Nick, Grace and I took up the MRT as far north as it goes and hopped over to Bali on the boat. A feast of sights, sounds and smells it was more than worth it (and we caught James Bond…