#china (5 links)
In this video, I cover why this "cluttered and weird" design is necessary, how physical space correlates with Chinese software design, why Chinese users might prefer mobile over desktop altogether, and how all of this impacts us.
- China’s Age of Malaise newyorker.com
- The TikTok War – Stratechery by Ben Thompson stratechery.com
- Why Are QR Codes Everywhere? medium.com
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