# Wisdom-Dispensing Vendors The Quote Vendor by Alice Wang Distributes Fast Information By Alexandra Serrano | Published 2012-10-15 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quote-vendor-by-alice-wang References: [dicoart](http://www.dicoart.com/quote-vendor-by-alice-wang/) & [alice-wang](http://www.alice-wang.com/) The Quote Vendor by Alice Wang is a [vending machine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/novel-robotic-vending-machine) that distributes quotes in tiny plastic bottles filled with sand and a scroll. The Taiwanese designer meant to make this a statement on people's desire for "fast food-style" information such as that of 140 character Tweets and Facebook status updates. Going along with this notion, she has devised this installation that distributes [pearls of wisdom](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kuotes) similar to those of a [fortune cookie](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-death-misfortune-cookies). Scrolls also include the author's name and tile of her debut book to promote her own brand. One can select from a category to receive a short informative scroll. The Quote Vendor by Alice Wang references a time when there was more attention paid to text, and hopes to entice people with its statement-making concept. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fast-information Consumption:** The Quote Vendor taps into the desire for easily digestible and fast information, offering an opportunity for businesses to develop products or services that cater to this need. - **Interactive Vending Machines:** The Quote Vendor introduces an interactive and novel approach to vending machines, creating potential for disruptive innovation in the vending machine industry that combines information dissemination with product sales. - **Promotion Through Tangible Experiences:** The Quote Vendor promotes the author's brand and debut book by providing tangible scrolls with wisdom, showcasing a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for authors and publishers to engage readers in unique ways. ### Who This Affects Most - **Publishing:** The Quote Vendor's approach of distributing scrolls with wisdom presents an opportunity for publishers to explore innovative ways of delivering content to readers and capturing their attention. - **Social Media:** The Quote Vendor's critique of fast information consumption on social media platforms opens up opportunities for social media companies to create features that encourage more thoughtful and meaningful content sharing. - **Retail:** The Quote Vendor's interactive vending machine concept offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for the retail industry to combine information dissemination with product sales, enhancing customer engagement and experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Inspirational Quote Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/quote-display-device) - [Instant Inspirational Quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotz.md) - [Pop-Up Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-up-vending-machine.md) - [Porcelain-Clad Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatica-project.md) - [Curated Inspiration Quotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zenpen.md) - [Printed Fortune Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/houracle.md) - [AI Quote Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotesmaker.md) - [Quote Design Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quotable.md) - [Personalized Quote Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thoughtbullet.md)