What if we intentionally documented the small design artifacts around us before they disappear?

I’ve been thinking a lot about how much everyday culture quietly disappears from the internet. Not major historical events. Small things. The hand-painted sign outside a local store. A fading historical marker. A bulletin board in a coffee shop. A trail sign in a public park. A museum label explaining an object. A weird handwritten note taped to a door. These things tell us a lot about a place. They show what communities choose to preserve, explain, regulate, advertise, celebrate, or remember. I’ve been slo