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Marcin Wichary
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Marcin Wichary

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Writing a book about the history of keyboards: http://aresluna.org/shift-happens  · Design manager @figmadesign · Typographer · Occasional speaker · He/him

San Francisco, Calif.
Joined October 2009

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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      203. Because otherwise everything’s so gentle and respectful! Instead of “No tampering,” it’s “Is you open this cover, you will be inquired by crew,” for example.pic.twitter.com/Uv8rvmwxpz

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      204. Although you can make a ship angry.pic.twitter.com/hGDr0DQUjY

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      Or toy with your train’s emotions.pic.twitter.com/VuorATnojU

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      It’s actually kind of amazing how many things become humanized here. From cigarettes and lightbulbs…pic.twitter.com/I0NCux9rw3

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      …through houses and cars on top of BRIDGES. (I wonder what HR has to say about *that* relationship.)pic.twitter.com/cKwvhyCC5W

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      205. What surprised me quite a bit is that I haven’t noticed any emoji. I sort of have this impression that emoji exist in print and ads in America. Maybe I’m mis-remembering? Because I don’t think I saw any used in that context here in Japan.

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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      206. I have seen this, a lot – ♨️ – a symbol for hot springs. (By the way! I have done many since my first day: open air hot bath under the winter’s sky, and public town hot bath, and I’m now so good at it that I notice other foreigners’ etiquette mistakes. :·) )pic.twitter.com/9ySn0Sq7wr

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      207. Although it is still impossible for me not to see this as a shrug emoticon face.pic.twitter.com/1WI57cBbdW

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      Although at some point I came up with my first Japanese typographical joke! Here it is: ¯\_(つ)_/¯ (I’m not saying it’s *good*, but it has to count for something!)

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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      208. This kaomoji rubber mat was pretty cute. As far as I understand: Emoji: 😃 Emoticon: :·/ Kaomoji: ಠ_ʖಠpic.twitter.com/bR7LZNhBvM

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      209. There’s a lot more smoking here. Smoking alcoves, smoking sections at the restaurants and on trains. (I once tried to sit in one as an experiment… I lasted a whole 3 minutes.)pic.twitter.com/Q7FiZtFdAF

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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          210. But people wearing face masks – and a lot of people do, including cops in cars and postal office clerks in their windows – apparently has nothing to do with smoking.

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          As someone explained to me, it’s a) not wanting to make other people sick, b) not wanting to get sick yourself, c) some sort of worry about pollens from China!?

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        4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          211. There is a lot of free wi-fi around: on many subway stations, in restaurants, in shopping malls. It’s also always pretty fast. Some wi-fi comes with fun signs.pic.twitter.com/KCNoYnBOdY

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        5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          There were always (legally-mandated?) interstitials, and some of the UI and security choices were… interesting. Or, to me, incomprehensible.pic.twitter.com/4wtRTWXHr6

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        6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          212. Brands I recognize doing things I don’t, pt. 2.pic.twitter.com/VocRZR7Sov

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        7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          (It’s also always fun to see different variants of soft drinks and so on.)pic.twitter.com/UpFHLgxEbB

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        8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          213. During rain and snow, I saw tons of umbrellas and – despite what the second image might tell you – most of them were just what Blade Runner promised: transparent. (Third image: Me under my transparent umbrella I brought with me to the U.S.)pic.twitter.com/AEWS3sya54

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        9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          214. Some places had this fun umbrella dryer!pic.twitter.com/c71ru9PKgu

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        10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          I also noticed a new type of umbrella hook… and a bunch of “don’t forget your umbrella” signs. (But despite them, there were quite a few forgotten umbrellas around. Always in an immaculate shape.)pic.twitter.com/d22U9IwGEj

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        11. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          215. I posted a regular fire hydrant sign before. However, most of those were elevated higher – sometimes much higher – and had a distinctive shape.pic.twitter.com/LP291krgXR

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        12. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          (This style was creatively reused by other things, chiefly bus stops.)pic.twitter.com/sZ4rCPBM6q

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        13. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          216. On the bus (where you board in the back, and leave in the front and pay your fare then), stop buttons were positioned at different heights to accommodate more people.pic.twitter.com/1Rsd0cdoJM

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        14. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          217. In many places I noticed this – a barrier separating people from cars, rather than a raised sidewalk.pic.twitter.com/Zu6XrgdRtY

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        15. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          218. Some street crossings offer to talk to you in many different languages.pic.twitter.com/8NXeI7vofu

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        16. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          219. I saw a bunch of interesting bike parking with similar UI and operations as those automated lockers. (And also, some lovely translation.)pic.twitter.com/Z1foXSfg5L

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        17. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          220. This bike lane signage was pretty cool.pic.twitter.com/QyYN0p94KE

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        18. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          221. I also rented a bike. It was my first time biking on the left; taking right turns through intersections was even more frightening than biking on huge, scary bridges. (Bonus points if you notice a fun typographical detail in that last photo.)pic.twitter.com/gUXtNbDDM4

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        19. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          222. My bike lock had a thoughtful detail: it came with a little token with the lock combination so I didn’t have to memorize it or write it down.pic.twitter.com/5CzZWYOtJv

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        20. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          (But, my confidence took a big boost – and I was reminded of all the jokes made of me in primary school – when even the biggest helmet was too small for my enormous head. Also, a random thing I learned: Fixies without brakes are illegal in Japan.)

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        21. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          223. I supported this towel warmer after half an hour of walking in below-freezing temperatures… despite its dubious typographical allegiances.pic.twitter.com/Jr5hIRXLxZ

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        22. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          224. Although, to be fair, I also encountered some breathtakingly beautiful typography.pic.twitter.com/zK6NKTnvnK

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        23. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          Also, the neons!!! <3pic.twitter.com/61dMK8ekpP

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        24. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          225. Also, this split-flap parking display foreshadowing something amazing to happen in a few days hence! (Although, I feel bad for split-flap displays that don’t change often.)pic.twitter.com/uREMukAkng

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        25. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          *Vin Diesel voice* The thing about media fights… paper always wins.pic.twitter.com/4OV82WHcQ6

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        26. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          226. There are a lot of stamps here. Which is amazing. Some, as far as I understand, perform a function similar to signatures – you carry with you your own small seal stamp?pic.twitter.com/PxLVlR9duq

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        27. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          Where other places would use holes or notches to cancel or validate things… in Japan, you also encounter stamps.pic.twitter.com/mZKDoeOvNQ

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        28. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          Not to mention, tons of stamps just for fun?pic.twitter.com/TsBdgnNrVq

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        29. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          (This is a cool read elaborating more on stamps and seals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia)#Japanese_usage …)

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        30. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          227. In all these electronic stores, you can still find tons of paper catalogs, which is basically the best. #UninventInternetpic.twitter.com/6nEipV2xIH

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        31. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Feb 2018
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          228. I saw a lot of tape and label makers. From old-school…pic.twitter.com/Pctz9Muyay

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