Oran โอม
wayfarer, civil engineer by training, transit map designer by trade. finding beauty in what’s otherwise unnoticed. Eng/ไทย. Seattle/Bothell, นนทบุรี/Bangkok, Santa Barbara.
- When your wife encourages you to relax with anime and video games…
- Interesting that this Bangkok Metropolitan Administration video introduction to land readjustment has English subtitles given that only Thai citizens can own land in Thailand.
- Part 2 goes through the 4 main (25 sub) steps of land readjustment under Thai law. Land readjustment originated in Germany and was embraced by the Japanese. Thailand began studying it in the 80s with assistance from Japan and enacted enabling laws in 2004.
- that feeling when you got on the local instead of the express 🥲
- Regular Bangkok MRT riders complain about unreliability of the credit/debit EMV payment system compared to traditional stored value cards. Tap ins at gates not registered leading to exit issues and fines. Declined cards. Slow response times.
- Food delivery: pay more than restaurant prices for none of the restaurant experience
- Just realized that adapting your information design to different cities and transit agencies could be called a form of localization. Even if the language is the same, each place has its own conventions and peculiarities.
