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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum

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Category: Architecture

From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal, an interactive guide for exploring and documenting the art and science of everyday life.

Artists and scientists analyze the world around them in surprisingly similar ways, by observing, collecting, documenting, analyzing, and comparing. In this captivating guided journal, readers are encouraged to explore their world as both artists and scientists.

The mission Smith proposes? Document and observe the world around you like you’ve never seen it before. Take notes. Collect things you find on your travels. Document findings. Notice patterns. Copy. Trace. Focus on one thing at a time. Record what you are drawn to.

Through this series of beautifully hand-illustrated interactive prompts, readers will enjoy exploring and discovering the world in ways they never even imagined.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Aurora ★★★★★

I grabbed this on a whim and now it's living in my bag — the prompts actually push you to stop and notice the weird, beautiful details you'd usually walk past. I've already filled half the pages with random observations from my commute, which is way more than I expected from a book.

Owen ★★★★★

Every page feels like a tiny invitation to slow down and notice things I normally walk right past, and the prompts are weirdly addictive once you start. I've been carrying it in my bag for a week and already filled a dozen pages with finds from my own block.

Evelyn T. ★★★★★

I grabbed this on a whim because I love Keri Smith's other books, and it's been the perfect excuse to slow down on my commute and actually notice the weird cracks in the pavement and the way shadows hit buildings. The prompts are short enough to do while waiting for coffee, and it genuinely changes

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