virtualDavis

ˈvər-chə-wəlˈdā-vəs Serial storyteller, poetry pusher, digital doodler, flâneur.

M on the Bund

 

Chinese architecture  Despite my withering review of M on the Bund in Shanghai, I remain intrigued by some of the design elements of their website… Although the actual restaurant-specific drill downs are not particularly innovative, the general home page experience is similar to the concept I’ve been working on for Rosslyn Redux.

Wong Fook Hing Book Store

This was simply too, too good to send off to the recycling bin without sharing the chuckle. If you’ve spent time in China — and maybe even if you haven’t — you’ll appreciate an email that was forwarded to me today. It’s one of those *clever* dispatches that asks you to read something and then scroll down until an image appears. So, some of the lead-up vanishes here, but the image says it all.

“If you can’t find the book you want, you’re probably shopping at the…” 

Wong Fook Hing Bookstore

 

Urumqi, China

Greetings from Urumqi, China. The clearest morning since I arrived in Beijing several days ago, due partly I suppose to a diminished smog level in this northwestern city. Will be heading off to Turpan (Turfan) today and then back to Urumqi on Saturday, Beijing on Sunday night. Some super photos this morning of the sunrise, but you’ll have to wait. Sorry. More when I return.