fern k 2026
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i help transit riders find their way.
graphic communicator in training.
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graphic communicator in training.
para español, oprima dos.
she/they
new blog: fernkhahn.medium.com
portfolio: fernkhahn.com
line 6 mood: petulant teenager on family outing
January 11, 2026 at 3:02 AM
line 6 mood: petulant teenager on family outing
i think my favourite style is the one with no generic suffix and lowercase directional suffix. it's so understated and quirky.
it looks like the newest signs are as on the right, with stacked suffixes, no logo, and short-form ordinal numbers.
it looks like the newest signs are as on the right, with stacked suffixes, no logo, and short-form ordinal numbers.
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
i think my favourite style is the one with no generic suffix and lowercase directional suffix. it's so understated and quirky.
it looks like the newest signs are as on the right, with stacked suffixes, no logo, and short-form ordinal numbers.
it looks like the newest signs are as on the right, with stacked suffixes, no logo, and short-form ordinal numbers.
some more styles seen throughout the city
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
some more styles seen throughout the city
the street blades of grand rapids are uniquely inconsistent and i kind of love them. here's what you can see in a few blocks of a single downtown street:
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
the street blades of grand rapids are uniquely inconsistent and i kind of love them. here's what you can see in a few blocks of a single downtown street:
when you want to induce weaving but you don't have the space for a cloverleaf
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
when you want to induce weaving but you don't have the space for a cloverleaf
you can copy my work but don't make it obvious
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
you can copy my work but don't make it obvious
amid the buzz about the introduction of regional connections, less positive change has come to subway interchange announcements: "transfer" replaces "change", and line names are back.
the *whole point* of numbering the lines was to avoid relying on these clunky names. now the announcement scrolls!
the *whole point* of numbering the lines was to avoid relying on these clunky names. now the announcement scrolls!
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
amid the buzz about the introduction of regional connections, less positive change has come to subway interchange announcements: "transfer" replaces "change", and line names are back.
the *whole point* of numbering the lines was to avoid relying on these clunky names. now the announcement scrolls!
the *whole point* of numbering the lines was to avoid relying on these clunky names. now the announcement scrolls!
august came home with a loaf of bread and a bag of "regular smiles" the front of which discloses amusingly little about their actual composition
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
august came home with a loaf of bread and a bag of "regular smiles" the front of which discloses amusingly little about their actual composition
bloodthirsty competitors for the coveted Sim market segment
December 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
bloodthirsty competitors for the coveted Sim market segment
coyhaique is a chilean town built around a pentagonal plaza. naturally, i had to figure out how they arrange house numbers. looks like it's just two grids: one covers three sides of the pentagon and most of the town, and a smaller one picks up the rest. neat!
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
coyhaique is a chilean town built around a pentagonal plaza. naturally, i had to figure out how they arrange house numbers. looks like it's just two grids: one covers three sides of the pentagon and most of the town, and a smaller one picks up the rest. neat!
these maps are meant to show the stations and connections directly accessible from a given *platform*. (here, that's Glencairn to Vaughan and line 6.)
so why is line 5 highlighted? if you want line 5, this is the wrong platform, just as it's the wrong platform to go the other way on line 1.
so why is line 5 highlighted? if you want line 5, this is the wrong platform, just as it's the wrong platform to go the other way on line 1.
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
these maps are meant to show the stations and connections directly accessible from a given *platform*. (here, that's Glencairn to Vaughan and line 6.)
so why is line 5 highlighted? if you want line 5, this is the wrong platform, just as it's the wrong platform to go the other way on line 1.
so why is line 5 highlighted? if you want line 5, this is the wrong platform, just as it's the wrong platform to go the other way on line 1.
the opposite view is perhaps more stunning
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
the opposite view is perhaps more stunning
what's the point of bus stops that don't look like this?
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
what's the point of bus stops that don't look like this?
people never listen when i tell them that southern chile is just like the salish sea
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
people never listen when i tell them that southern chile is just like the salish sea
so much conventional wisdom that stifles anglo cities' urbanity can be disproven with a quick look around San Antonio station, the towering concrete beating heart of Medellín's metro 🇨🇴
have a look yourself—my screenshots can't do it justice. maps.app.goo.gl/qTvxQ67Qeonw...
have a look yourself—my screenshots can't do it justice. maps.app.goo.gl/qTvxQ67Qeonw...
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
so much conventional wisdom that stifles anglo cities' urbanity can be disproven with a quick look around San Antonio station, the towering concrete beating heart of Medellín's metro 🇨🇴
have a look yourself—my screenshots can't do it justice. maps.app.goo.gl/qTvxQ67Qeonw...
have a look yourself—my screenshots can't do it justice. maps.app.goo.gl/qTvxQ67Qeonw...
dude you know what'd be a sick setting for a city? four peninsulas meeting in a cross, each separated from the next by about the same distance. put some open ocean at the bottom and tilt the whole thing a few degrees anticlockwise for realism. no one will be the wiser.
*pauses to listen*
i see
*pauses to listen*
i see
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
dude you know what'd be a sick setting for a city? four peninsulas meeting in a cross, each separated from the next by about the same distance. put some open ocean at the bottom and tilt the whole thing a few degrees anticlockwise for realism. no one will be the wiser.
*pauses to listen*
i see
*pauses to listen*
i see
do you always post twice because they/them is plural
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
do you always post twice because they/them is plural
happy thanks gibbon, american friends
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
happy thanks gibbon, american friends