The artist and visual designer Yang Liu was born in China and lives in Germany since she was 14. By growing up in two very different places with very different traditions she was able to experience the differences between the two cultures first-hand.

Drawing from her own experience Yang Liu created minimalistic visualizations using simple symbols and shapes to convey just how different the two cultures are. The blue side represents Germany (or western culture) and the red side China (or eastern culture):

Lifestyle: Independent vs. dependent Attitude towards punctuality At a party Ideal of beauty Elderly in day to day life The boss Noise level inside a restaurant Problem-solving approach Size of the individual’s ego Perception: How Germans and the Chinese see one another How to stand in line Complexity of self-expression Traveling and recording memories Connections and contacts Three meals a day Animals Anger Moods and weather

Read an interview with Liu about the project here.