Railway
Revive a railway clock
Since few summers ago I have kept my eye on a popular bidding site. I was attracted by a few German railway clocks (as a less-famous brother to their Swiss counterpart). I have since brought Read more…
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Configure VPN for Ansys licence server
Background As a fluid research student sometimes working from home, using Ansys software can sometimes be a frustration. My university provides an Ansys licence server, which is only accessible via the university IP address, which Read more…
Fobytype Design
Edge-lit light box
A recent browse of old files has reminded me of my long-overdue dream of having a neon light sign of Cho Kee – my dining brand (ok – just my kitchen). Neon still seems impossible Read more…
CoTrans Transport
HST and Class A4 will race for a new speed record when HS2 opens
A close and reliable source has revealed to me today (1 April 2022) that it is under the plan of HS2, DfT and Network Rail to test a set of HST and Class A4 and Read more…
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Vintage timer circuit rebuild
This project was a risky take for me, as I was not an expert in electrical, probably clueless and ignorant of the whole subject. During my university degree, I had a particularly unpleasant time studying Read more…
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A simple multi-thread test in Ansys Fluent
Recently, I have been extremely procrastinative in work and productive in other stuff. Therefore, you might see me switching topics from design to PC setting and back to PhD research in a row. You know Read more…
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ASUS router command line tricks
I have just re-discovered the usage of this blog — not only serves as a platform to present stuff, but also somewhere to throw internet rubbish, paid by the rubbish-producer himself, at least. I have Read more…
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Bravo, GBR – a critique on new wayfinding design
Network Rail released a new way-finding design guideline. There’s some great returns, like a redesigned ‘Rail Alphabet’. But there’s also some inferior elements, like the eye-tearing spacing. I will write more about it once time Read more…
CoTrans Transport
Gill Sans on the British Railways trains.
Catching a train up the King’s Lynn line, and passing through a myriad of either retro-fit or real station signage, varying from the modern-day franchise standard signs to the Great Eastern Railways. The one that Read more…
Canton
Redesigning Canton Rail Transit map
Since I left my route map designing business and went to a more boring academic route, Canton Metro officials have decided to embark on the unreturnable road of atrocity. The official map has become even Read more…
Fobytype Design
‘Yellow Object’
Not particularly mean anything. Just want to create an illustration of some art-deco style.
Fobytype Design
You want some nice posters on your wall but your mind detours
The original poster found online looks like this, nothing wrong. A very typical Post WWI style, some sort of art-deco. Nice looking Gill Sans-ish typeface – admittedly at that time nothing was standardised, maybe is Read more…
CoTrans Transport
InterCity APT – the Imperial’s curtain call on the track
The new IEP (Intercity Express Project – Hitachi) and Class 700 (Siemens) was blamed since their first mile on the British track, dodgy quality, horrible internal decoration, and most importantly, the on-board passenger iron-board (thanks Read more…
Fobytype Design
Restoring classics
Stories Once upon a time, I was amazed by typeface using on Britain’s railway signages (yes, same as what I did with TB1). The numbering typeface comes to my attention, attracting me with its British Read more…
Fobytype Design
Chinese number plate font prototype
p.s. Some explanations on Chinese Numberplate structure. First Chinese character stands for the registration province, following by letter usually A-Z (can be less), denotes registration city (e.g. ‘粤A’ is the code for the provincial city Read more…
Fobytype Design
Digitalisation of Chinese Number Plate Font
While CR Font in progress, I’m happy to announce the beginning of another project: Chinese Number Plate. As the design of new number plates revealed last year, it has drawn to concern that this version Read more…