Aside from the vowels (also known as Finals in Hanyu Pinyin), I like to think that the father of Pinyin saw various modern…
Hanyu Pinyin: Learn the pun, find the fun
At some point in our Chinese learning adventure, Jon found the confidence to sign up for Mandarin lessons in San…
Read something this summer :)
We were never around for summers (because it’s the coldest time) in San Francisco. Last year was quite the exception…
The Singaporean 🌳
Jon pointed out the 🌳 in earlier days when we started seeing each other. He made me say “Three trees”…
Sharing positivity in our neighborhood
I have seen more green onions in my lifetime than roses and violets, yet I did not know that flowers…
Unite #saynotoracism
To #unite (合) is when Human (人) come together as One (一) Voice (口) #asians4blacklives #chinesecharacters
Hey #saynotoracism
The Chinese character to say “Hey” is simply a Mouth (口) + Black (黑) #speakup #yellowperilsupportsblackpower #asians4blacklives #chinesecharacters
Share something and pass it on
During shelter-in-place, there are all sorts of online services that the San Francisco Public Library provides but it’s not the…
Always always remember to BR(EAT)HE!
Last week was chaotic. I had my first crazy tooth extraction, ten hours before San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order took place.…
Filling in the blanks…… with a story of your own
A Little Something is a special publication (160 pages of printed stories and 128 pages of blank cream paper) that…
When the lost and found bin is 2,500 miles away from San Francisco
It was a nerve-racking ordeal to lose thirty-two books in the mail. On hindsight, it was probably a wake-up call…
Experimenting with print-on-demand book
Very soon, we would be down to our last few copies of A Little Daily Dose. Would we run another…
A designer’s wonderland {II}
The corridor of brown paper packaged fonts leads to the bookbinding department – on the right – which we missed…
A designer’s wonderland {I}
For the last twenty years, fonts are a huge part of my life. From the serifs Garamond, Baskerville, Bodini to…
Gift books for the altruist
From time to time, Jon and I would take a stroll down Clement Street to Green Apple Books. Which shelf…
Publication design: the beauty of exposed spine binding
The first few drafts of A Little Daily Dose were bound by hand. We appreciate how we could lay them…
What happens when you lose 32 books in the mail?
32 copies of A Little Daily Dose are lost in September, somewhere between Singapore and San Francisco. Were they lost…
Self-publishing: changing with the times
In 2008, when I first self-published A Little Beijing: Your Niche Travel Guide, I made an art installation with the help…
a little daily dose 