Drainspotting is all about paying attention to your surroundings. Manhole covers, drains, grates, trench covers–someone had to design all of these. Functional and ornamental, there’s a lot of interesting stuff happening down by your feet. Check it out.
Josh and Cam have been working on this site for the past few weeks: I like the idea a lot. I like to notice stuff like drain grates, fire hydrants, signs, and other manmade artifacts. Seattle seems to be quite rich in these kinds of things, and they often have some interesting facts associated with them. They are after all functional, first and foremost, so if there is any notion of design or style, it often says something about the time it was made or who made it.
I’ll have to see what I can find. Someone needs to take a picture of the brass fish embedded in the terrazzo floor of the airport, especially the one that’s really an airplane, wings and all.