Comments on: Drainspotting http://matchstic.com/blog/2010/03/drainspotting/ Thoughts from a Brand Identity House Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:08:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Remo camerota http://matchstic.com/blog/2010/03/drainspotting/comment-page-1/#comment-22489 Remo camerota Tue, 11 May 2010 13:10:26 +0000 http://matchstic.com/blog/?p=4942#comment-22489 Yeah - I made a book and Ipad/Iphone app about them - Called Drainspotting - Check it out App store: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainspotting/id364587681?mt=8 BOOK: http://markbattypublisher.com/books/drainspotting-book/ Yeah – I made a book and Ipad/Iphone app about them – Called Drainspotting – Check it out
App store:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/drainspotting/id364587681?mt=8

BOOK:

http://markbattypublisher.com/books/drainspotting-book/

]]> By: Daniel-ray http://matchstic.com/blog/2010/03/drainspotting/comment-page-1/#comment-20993 Daniel-ray Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:29:58 +0000 http://matchstic.com/blog/?p=4942#comment-20993 The featured two are wonderful and what a great contrast. If only Americans would invest in just making things just a little bit special. The featured two are wonderful and what a great contrast. If only Americans would invest in just making things just a little bit special.

]]> By: Blake http://matchstic.com/blog/2010/03/drainspotting/comment-page-1/#comment-20990 Blake Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:08:02 +0000 http://matchstic.com/blog/?p=4942#comment-20990 Its interesting how much they value design and use it as a tool to reflect the vision and values of each region. Even looking at US manhole covers reveals interesting insights about our culture vs. an eastern one. New York, Boston, and Chicago covers are beautiful in their own right, but are very simple, structured, on a tight grid system, and in a way, reflect our industrial, factory, process based mindset. Japan, in contrast, reflects beauty, harmony, and uniqueness. Both are interesting. Both are beautiful. But both reveal different reflections of our cultures. Unfortunately, this is Atlanta's manhole covers: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3796777275_6263319fbe.jpg Its interesting how much they value design and use it as a tool to reflect the vision and values of each region. Even looking at US manhole covers reveals interesting insights about our culture vs. an eastern one. New York, Boston, and Chicago covers are beautiful in their own right, but are very simple, structured, on a tight grid system, and in a way, reflect our industrial, factory, process based mindset. Japan, in contrast, reflects beauty, harmony, and uniqueness. Both are interesting. Both are beautiful. But both reveal different reflections of our cultures. Unfortunately, this is Atlanta’s manhole covers: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3796777275_6263319fbe.jpg

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