Welcome to my blog! I have principally quit social media platforms to protest against their anti-free-speech content filtering. I am sharing thoughts and details on all sorts of projects work on.
I hold some useless degrees such as BA MEng (Cantab.), and am a current PhD research student in Thermofluids Engineering. A long-haunted ghost at Trumpington Street Site, CB2 1PZ, and a frequent visitor of Dyson Centre.
Research interest in improving the efficiency of the multi-stage travelling-wave thermoacoustic engine and cooling systems.
DIY interest in metal and wood works, machining, and any precision manufacturing (apart from 3D printing). Hobby graphic and font designer, photographer. Will start on signwriting soon!
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There has been several authors working on Hong Kong highway LED signs, including tollauto’s tool and rk113’s tool. Their approaches are functional and are fun to work with, but not elegant. Therefore, I came up Read more…
If you ask an amateur font, self-proclaimed, person like me ‘what font should I use if I want something industrial, and minimalist’. You are very likely be told ‘DIN 1451’, the classic. I thought the Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Not particularly mean anything. Just want to create an illustration of some art-deco style.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
