Summer Xpat

Download the full issue at:

http://www.xpatmag.com/

or

http://matt-gibson.org/

Vending Machine Rats

Do you ever feel like a rat in a science lab
when you use a vending machine?

I do.

Push the lever and get your sugar pill.

Laugh, I nearly shat!

East V. West

I did a "cultural awareness" workshop for work and came across this simple illustration of the key differences between east and west. It was produced by Chinese-born graphic designer / artist, who lives in Germany. I thought it was a very apt interpretation.

Bio:

Yang Liu was born in 1976 in Beijing, China. Since 1990 she has lived in Germany. She studied at UWE at Bristol, UK and gradueted with Master degree for Design in 2000 at the University of Arts Berlin, with Prof. Holger Matthies, since 1999 she has worked with Derek Birdsall in London, 2000 -2002 with Thomas Manss London and Berlin, 2003 - 2004 Chermayeff & Geismar New York, since 2004 she has established Yang Liu Design in Berlin

bath-time

meal-time

queuing

restaurant chatter

parties

weekend street scene


relationships

self

boss

opinion

on time

problems

beauty

Prank #002

Join the Billboard Liberation Front

Why should they have a monopoly on public space?

Take some back.

New Gig

There's a reason my posting level has gone down.

I've recently taken over as Managing Editor of a local indy magazine: Xpat.
Four thousand copies are published quarterly and distributed around the south of Taiwan.

It doesn't pay, but you do get very nice business cards.

To download the latest issue follow this link:

http://matt-gibson.org/portfolio/?page_id=26

Mission Statement:

Xpat Magazine seeks to maintain our position as Taiwan’s premier free arts and culture quarterly.

We are committed to exploring the issues that define the expatriate experience in Taiwan and uncover the true nature of Taiwanese culture.

Xpat Magazine puts an emphasis on fine writing and original thought from the expatriate community of Taiwan. We seek to provide readers with a unique perspective on politics, society, the environment, and culture.

The essays, fiction, and reporting in the magazine's pages come from promising new voices as well as distinguished names in the Taiwanese expatriate community.

Xpat Magazine promises never to compromise artistic integrity to commercial interests, at all costs.

The next issue is due out at the beginning of August and features articles on topics such as:

• The Taiwanese government's association with organised crime
  
• Shady Karaoke establishments
• Perils of Scuba Diving
• How to Learn to Scuba Dive
• Taiwan Beer, and
• Tibetan Tyranny

It's looking really good,
so I'll upload it when it comes out.

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New Olympic Logo...

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