This post first appeared in Kontinentalist’s newsletter, Notes from the Equator. Kontinentalist, a Potato company, monitors Asia’s latest developments and uses maps to tell compelling stories. A map is one of the data visualisations that needs no introduction. Maps have existed for a long time, and they are now integrated into our daily lives in […]
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The Makers Club: Digital Launch
Difference Engine, a Potato company, is proud to present the digital launch of The Makers Club: Game On!, the first book in a new graphic novel series that aims to inspire kids to explore STEAM topics and maker culture. The Makers Club: Game On! features a group of fun and diverse characters who embark on […]
The Last Days of American Crime: Netflix Launch
Congratulations to Matlock Stone, a Potato company, on their upcoming release! Executively produced by Matlock Stone in partnership with Radical Sudios and distributor Netflix, The Last Days of American Crime is a sci-fi and action crime thriller directed by Olivier Megaton (Colombiana, Taken 2) and starring Emmy-nominated actor Edgar Ramirez (American Crime Story). Based on […]
Coding a Kontinentalist Story
In my eight months of working with Kontinentalist as a front-end web developer, I’ve worked on five hard-coded stories and a handful of auxiliary data vis for other normal scroll stories. This roughly equates to one and a half months of work to produce a hard-coded story from conception to end. For that reason, I’ve […]
Restraining Orders: How language policies shape our identity
Does the language we speak influence who we are? Many seem to agree that it does (though there is still debate on the extent to which this occurs). One thinks, for example, of the expected connections between speaking Mandarin and being of Chinese descent. This can be liberating – experiencing and using various languages allow us different ways to […]
Virtual Worlds
Published in View from the Edge – A monthly column by Lee Han Shih, Founder of the Potato Group, featured in the CompassList newsletter. The Sailor’s Log offers analysis, insights and coverage of noteworthy trends from up-and-coming startup ecosystems. It goes out the first and third Wednesday of every month. Get the CompassList newsletter here. Two seemingly unrelated […]
