East meets west book yang liu pittsburgh 2017

East meets west believes in unifying the cultures of the world, melding the east and the west to create a synergy of one people, one place. Intercultural learning as a bridge between study away and study at home david imhoof, associate professor of history and faculty coordinator for global opportunities susquehanna university. Ming tsais original yet accessible recipes are based on superb pairings on east meets west with ming tsai. Chinese artist sums up the difference between eastern and. Aug 25, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Profile department of learning and instruction graduate. Pittsburgh symphony orchestra assistant principal cello, professor of cello at duquesne university mary pappert school of music, adam liu. Yang liu grew up in china, but then moved to germany, becoming a designer. East meets west, a series of infographics drawing on her personal bicultural experience has been exhibited worldwide, the corresponding book has become an instant bestseller. In ancient china, there was a belief that no one wanted to be the bearer of bad news to the emperor lest his head got chopped off. Since 2010 yang liu is professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university.

Previous post 5 questions with east meets west 2017 speakers sean flaherty. Designer yang liu s east meets west pictogram encapsulates the differences between eastner and western cultures. Next post travel ideas for coming to hawaii for emw17. More details, please view pittsburgh symphony orchestra assistant principal cello, professor of cello at duquesne university mary pappert school of music, adam liu. Discover the fascinating contrasts when east meets west with this pictogram panorama book from chinese designer yang liu, published by taschen books. Its a small book about 5x5 inches and less than an inch thick that illustrates the cultural differences between east and west. Nov 27, 2017 this pin was discovered by joydeep roy chowdhury. Yang liu was born in beijing and has lived in germany since 1990. An alumnus of the university of the west of england, she graduated with a masters from the berlin university of arts. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture with chinese culture in a way that humorously captures some societal differences. Jean posted about yang lius ost trifft west east meets west exhibit back in september. Born in china but living in germany since she was 14, liu has a unique grip of this cultural duality and she channels it with great wit and. Culture shock, singapore travel, catalog design, creative pictures, orient, text color, picture show, book illustration.

Hot on the heels of its bestselling predecessors, today meets. Liu, who was born in beijing and moved to berlin at, took on the challenge for east meets west taschen, a pocketsized book of pictographs showing how values respect for elders, treatment of. East meets west by liu yang artist from beijing, growing up in berlin from age 14. Neat pictograms from yang liu explore the differences between east and westalready an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liuas. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang liu s pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe. Oct 06, 2015 they say that a pictures is worth a thousand words, a pictogram doubly so. The competition is open to all high school students.

An infographic portrait by yang liu submitted by rainer falle 271 comments 612,475 views the artist and visual designer yang liu was born in china and lives in germany since she was 14. Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, liu s east meets west. From ageold cliches to current debates, do a reality check with the opposite sex and these pictograms in yang liu. Heres another article from anna corpron of substudio. Adam liu and lydia music center concert lydia music center. Jan 06, 2017 cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang liu.

Intercultural learning as a bridge between study away and. Her works have won numerous prizes in international competitions and can be found in museums and collections all over the world. East meets west essay competition donghwa cultural foundation. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Cultural differences between east and west, illustrated. Together, we bring the best products to help restore energy, discover mindfulness, build community, and nourish the spirit. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Let me share some pictograms from yang liu s book, east meets west blue western and red asian. Oct 20, 2015 already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang liu s successful infographic series. Artist yang liu highlights cultural differences with art in her book east meets west. We now offer our book series, astrology personality portraits as kindle ebooks.

Sep 20, 2014 the activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west. Already an online phenomenon, east meets west is the first volume in designer yang lius successful infographic series. Lydia music center musical instrument store pittsburgh. The activity uses the simple but startlingly canny imagery created by yang liu for her infographic book, east meets west. Drawing from her experiences of growing up in china and germany, lius east meets west.

Being that i worked with yang at chermayeff and geismar when i first moved to new york, i offered to do an interview with her about the project. Cultural differences of east vs west in pictograms. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Cultural differences between east and west, reduced to pictograms. The seeds of conflict in the middle east by john ke. Yang liu integrates multidisciplinary approaches spanning engineering optics, physics, computer science, chemistry, biology and medicine, to develop advanced microscopy techniques to address important biological and clinical questions in cancer research. This soloshow east meets west by yang liu, which was placed at ministry of foreign affairs in germany, is poster art that compares german western culture. Local, asian and mainland entrepreneurs and investors connect at east meets west. Yang liu is a berlinbased graphic artist, professor and the head of the department of communications design at the berlin technical art university. Very cleverly illustrated, it makes a fun subject of discussion. Blue western culture red eastern culture way of life westerners assert a lot more independence and individualism. Its one of the most innovative, brilliant books put together as a comparison between the west and east cultures. An infographic portrait juxtaposes eyecatching infographics that cleverly distill her observations of the two cultures.

Congratulations for the first time grant concert east meets west brought by lydia music center and pittsburgh symphony assistant principal cello adam liu. Ramesh k wali boston university medical center verified email at bu. The cultural differences between east and west, according to one artist. Its a small book about 5x5 inches and less than an inch thick that illustrates the cultural differences between east and west in a series of simple but sort of profound images.

Lius book was originally published in german in 2007 and has only recently come. Through visuals like the following one on expressing opinions, liu. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hot on the heels of its bestselling predecessors, today meets yesterday deploys the same vivid pictogram pairings to explore the. Cross cultural influence east meets west situation.

She won several prices and had a worldwide success with her first book east meets west. Oct 29, 2009 naturally, were headoverheels with designer yang lius ingenious east meets west infographic series, tackling everything from differences in selfperception to evolution of transportation. East meets west an intercultural competence activity. Click download or read online button to get east meets west book now. An enlightening infographic made by an artist named yang liu who was originally from china and has lived in germany. Oct, 2017 the 2017 east meets west international essay competition seeks to provide an intellectual and creative forum that empowers young voices and broadens the dialogue on cultural exchange. Yang lius east meets west explains the differences perfectly. Mar 17, 2016 eastern and western cultural differences have been expressed in the simplest way by illustrator yang liu. Yang liu has 58 books on goodreads with 714 ratings. The cultural differences she witnessed inspired her to design a book of graphics titled east meets west. Dec 07, 2015 graphic artist yang liu has a sharp eye. Download east meets west or read east meets west online books in pdf, epub and mobi format.

Culture shock, singapore travel, catalog design, creative pictures, orient, text color, picture show, book illustration, the incredibles. Adam liu holiday concert east meets west series 2 has successfully ended in the exceedingly nice and warm night of 1222018. The work is titled ost trifft west which translated means east meets west. Discover book depositorys huge selection of yang liu books online. One of her projects, east meets west, consists of a series of comparisons of chinese vs. Through visuals like the following one on expressing opinions, liu explores cultural differences between china, where shes from and germany, where she lives. Yang lius research laboratory, home, university of pittsburgh. Academics tend to discuss cultural differences in words. On november 4, berlinbased artist and designer yang liu gave a presentation of her awardwinning cultural pictograms at nyu shanghai. The blue is representative of western culture germany in particular and red is eastern china. Conceived and designed with perceptive wit and her signature graphic simplicity, yang lius pictograms convey the obvious and sometimes not so obvious discrepancies in life on opposite sides of the globe.