Two Girls and a Cup: the sequel
Published 16 June, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: "two girls and a cup"
Heart Tibet: Netizens’ Response to “Heart China”
Published 17 April, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: china, internet, MSN, netizens
In response to the Chinese nationalist “Heart China” movement through which netizens place a heart symbol in front of their instant messenger (such as MSN Messenger) name, worldwide netizens have started using “Heart Tibet” to show that while the Olympics are supposed to be a politics-free sporting event, they do not forget about the situation in Tibet. The heart symbol in MSN is created by putting the letter L in parenthesis: (L) Tibet
Head & Solutions Shampoo
Published 9 April, 2008 Copy Leave a CommentTags: china, Copy, design, hong kong, product
Head Solutions, Hong Kong drugstore chain Watson’s’ own-brand of dandruff shampoo strangely resembles well-known Head & Shoulders by name and design.
Chinese Sunraysia Juice Copy
Published 9 April, 2008 Copy Leave a CommentTags: Chinese, Copy, design, product
Here is what I believe to yet another Chinese copy, a deliberate attempt to confuse people into buying their brand by imitating the design of another more famous one.
Saw this brand of Chinese juice in the supermarket. Almost bought it, thinking it was Sunraysia. There are dozens of other juice brands, which all look very different, but it is probably not coincidental how the design of the Chinese one is similar to Sunraysia’s.
Look at the thin colored bar with text on top of the label, or even the lighter gradient in the middle of the label, behind the main text, and of course, the fruits at the bottom. (Note the design of Sunraysia bottles might be different in different regions.)
If you don’t know Sunraysia, it’s a famous brand of high-quality juices.
Great Jobs: The Corncob
Published 9 April, 2008 oddities 2 CommentsTags: corncob, hong kong, jobs, oddities, photo, street

Here is the lone Corncob. Friend of the Walking Steak.
Excellent example of perception in cognitive psychology. Works with most people.












