CURATED COLLECTION
Explore your city
Become a visitor where you live.
Accessible detail
Notice a design feature that helps people use a public route.
YOUR RESULTSketch or describe one accessible design feature and explain the practical barrier it helps reduce.
Architectural alphabet
Spot an arch, column or decorative tile from a pavement.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a sketch of the architectural feature and label at least two observed details.
Archive comparison
Compare an old public photograph with present landmarks.
YOUR RESULTName the public archive photo source and describe three differences or continuities in present landmarks.
Block history
Research a nearby street through a public archive.
YOUR RESULTWrite three facts about the street's history in your own words and identify the public archive source.
City palette
Sketch five colours seen on a safe short walk.
YOUR RESULTSubmit a five-colour palette with a short label for the thing that inspired each colour.
Crossing design
Observe a pedestrian crossing safely from the pavement.
YOUR RESULTSketch or describe three crossing-design features observed from the pavement and explain one safety function.
Five city nouns
Describe your city using five concrete nouns.
YOUR RESULTList five concrete city nouns and one observation explaining each choice.
Fountain drawing
Sketch an accessible public fountain without entering water.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your finished fountain sketch with at least three observed features.
Free exhibition
Find an official free exhibition listing and check its hours.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the exhibition name, official listing, opening hours and confirmation of free admission.
Lettering walk
Find three public sign lettering styles on a safe route.
YOUR RESULTSubmit three sketches or a labelled collage of three sign-lettering styles and describe their differences.
Library shelf
Browse an unfamiliar subject in a free public library during opening hours.
YOUR RESULTName the library subject and one book you browsed, then write two things you learned; omit borrowing records.
Market lettering
Observe the lettering on publicly visible market signs.
YOUR RESULTSubmit sketches of two publicly visible market lettering styles and explain how they differ.
Neighbourhood chapter
Give your neighbourhood a chapter title inspired by today's details.
YOUR RESULTWrite your neighbourhood chapter title and a three-sentence opening based on specific details you noticed.
Noticeboard discovery
Find a free event on a public community board.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the event title, public organiser or listing, date and evidence that admission is free.
Oldest clue
Look for a date on a public building and research it.
YOUR RESULTRecord the building date you observed and two facts from a named source about its history.
Personal map
Draw a familiar area and add useful public landmarks.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your map with at least four useful public landmarks; leave out your home and personal routes.
Public clock
Find a public clock and sketch its surroundings.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your public-clock sketch including at least two details from its surroundings.
Roofline silhouette
Draw rooflines from a safe stationary viewpoint.
YOUR RESULTSubmit your completed roofline silhouette with at least three distinct roof shapes.
Sign redesign
Sketch a clearer version of a confusing public sign.
YOUR RESULTSubmit the original sign's wording and your redesigned sketch, explaining one clarity improvement.
Sound postcard
Describe three city sounds from a safe place.
YOUR RESULTWrite a three-sound city postcard with a specific description of each sound and no precise location.
Street-name story
Learn a local street name's origin from a reliable source.
YOUR RESULTSummarise the street-name origin in your own words and give the reliable source used.
Tiny city guide
Write a three-stop guide using publicly accessible places.
YOUR RESULTWrite a three-stop public-place guide, giving one activity and an access note for each stop; omit your home location.
Transit curiosity
Research an interesting stop name without taking a journey.
YOUR RESULTExplain the stop name in two or three sentences and identify the source used; no journey is required.
Visitor square
Find three details in a public square you would show a visitor.
YOUR RESULTList three details from the public square and explain why each would interest a visitor.