Industrial product · Project integration
META Face Mask Machine
Concept, proof of concept, process design, cross-team coordination, and test-variable management brought into one physical product program.
Industrial Design × AI × Systems Thinking
I turn complexity into systems, tools, products, and reality.
Designer and builder at the intersection of physical products and AI. I make tools for thinking, create systems for doing, and write about what I learn along the way.
Selected work
Things I've built.
Systems I'm shaping.
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AI tool · Completed experiment
Coach AI
A business-English practice prototype that turns real meeting transcripts into contextual exercises, coaching, and evaluation.
Systems resource · In preparation
Heptabase → Obsidian
A migration guide designed as a portable, inspectable deliverable — connecting systems thinking with work people can take away and use.
Latest writing
Thinking out loud.
All writingFeatured essaySep 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026Apr 8, 2026Mar 30, 2026
Heptabase 搬到 Obsidian：不會寫程式，也能讓 AI 幫你搬完
我花了五週、搬了三輪，才把三年的 Heptabase 完整搬進 Obsidian。這篇寫給準備搬家的人：我怎麼搬壞的、要準備什麼、怎麼讓 AI 開始、搬完怎麼自己檢查。
Sep 25, 2026從 Heptabase 到 Obsidian：三年筆記之後，我為什麼決定搬家
AI 改變了我的知識工作方式，我重新思考：真正該長期留下的，到底是工具，還是資料本身？
我現在做的這件事，是 2 倍思維還是 10 倍思維？
升級 Claude MAX 那天，我發現自己一直在優化那 80% 不重要的事
從 GPT-3.5 到 AI 2027：當產出被廉價化，什麼才決定你的上限？
我站在 10% 與 90% 的裂縫上，試圖找到自己的定位
我跟自己吵了一架——用我自己寫過的話
PKS Core 時光電台：一場用你的筆記和書摘生成的深度辯論
About
The person behind
the systems.
不只停在 idea，走到 Meka。
我是 Cindy Young，工業設計出身，做了十多年機構工程。IdeaMeka 的名字有兩個層次：ID + ME 是我的背景——工業設計與機構工程；Idea + Meka 是我在做的事——把概念真正做出來。
I trained in industrial design and spent more than a decade in mechanical engineering. The name works on two levels: ID + ME is my background; Idea + Meka is what I do — making concepts real.
做出來的方式有很多種。過去是實體產品，現在也包括用 vibe coding 做的工具。
There are many ways to make things real. It used to be physical products; now it also includes tools I build with vibe coding.
工業設計 · 機構工程Background: industrial design + mechanical engineering
概念 → 實現Practice: from concept to something real
Contact
Stuck on an idea?
Write to me.
不管是卡在某個產品決策、想聊聊知識系統，還是對某篇文章有想法，都歡迎寫信給我。我也會不定期在電子報分享學習與思考。
Whether you are stuck on a product decision, want to talk about knowledge systems, or have thoughts on an essay, write to me. I also share what I am learning in an occasional newsletter.