Jiran : Vernacular

This is a platform about the beautiful stories and lifestyle in the neighborhood (called 'kejiranan' in Malay), which reflects the vernacular culture in Malaysia.

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Loving this signage at the corner of the road, and how they display their business nature on top of it. #vernacular

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Type formed by ceramic tiles on a rounded pillar. Found in KL. (at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman)

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Aging signage on an old shop lot found in the middle of KL. #vernacular #jirantypo (at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman)

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Hand painted advertisement on truck. Beautiful picture by cckua (: #handpaint #truck #Vernacular #painting

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Tong Nam Piles Specialist beside a barber shop found in Kuala Lumpur. #vernacular

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A beautiful combination of Chinese, English and Arabic type on this old down-to-earth signage, found in kl. #vscocam

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A modest little signage at the back door of Wan Hai Hotel, Penang. #jirantypo #vernacular #vscocam

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Authentic hand-drawn menu board found at the back lane of Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur. #jirantypo #vernacular #vscocam

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Sunday morning exploring around the town, met Tai Chi physical culture association and 'Sincere' （先施） hair dressing salon! Written in Chinese, English and Malay, found in Petaling Street, KL. #vscocam

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A goldsmith's tool dealer in Penang, Malaysia. Interesting combination of multi-languages in different directions layout. #jirantypo #vernacular #vscocam

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Lovely hand-painted signage where Energizer meets Eveready. Found in Ipoh, Perak. #jirantypo #vernacular #vscocam

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A signage at the back street of a Chinese Herbal Store. Found in Ipoh Malaysia. #jirantypo #vernacular #chinesecalligraphy #vscocam

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Wen Hwa, a bookstore in Ipoh, Malaysia. Interesting Chinese calligraphy matching with a slab serif typeface. Very personalize writing on the bamboo blind too. #jirantypo #vernacular #calligraphy #vscocam

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Pillar of a hair salon in Penang, Malaysia. Using mosaic tiles to form the Chinese characters. A good mixture of traditional and modern. #jirantypo #vernacular #pixel #mosaictile #8bit #vscocam

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Ang Kee So fish farm located at Heritage Row, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A lovely multilingual signage playing with beautiful Chinese calligraphy and Roman alphabet typography. Thanks to our friend @suekmei who shares this with us! (: #vscocam

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A shop for clocks and watches, with an arcylic signage found in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. #vscocam #jirantypo #Vernacular

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Seong giap company found in Penang, Malaysia. #jirantypo #Vernacular #vscocam