| 1 | Airing cupboard. | 1 |
| 2 | A dry mortar silo attributed with its own form of constructive thinking. | 8 |
| 3 | A ‘cash only’ notification. | 26 |
| 4 | A vape store selling hand sanitiser. | 27 |
| 5 | A box of free books outside a home. | 29 |
| 6 | Ice was dumped outside the Scottish Parliament in protest. | 30 |
| 7 | A construction site notice advises workers to socially distance. | 31 |
| 8 | Footway works are cancelled due to Covid-19. | 32 |
| 9 | Love locks on a bridge are joined by a face mask. | 54 |
| 10 | A Black Lives Matter sign displayed on a van. | 81 |
| 11 | Healthcare workers identify their own positionality in their car window. | 83 |
| 12 | Student nurses urge people to ‘stay home’ on a sign in their window. | 83 |
| 13 | A sign offering medical staff ‘a well-earned drink on us’. | 84 |
| 14 | A sign on a gate thanking key workers. | 85 |
| 15 | Supermarket shelves running low on stocks. | 90 |
| 16 | A sign urges people to ‘give way to social distancing’. | 92 |
| 17 | A teddy bear is left hanging in a plastic bag on a gate post as a symbol of lockdown. | 94 |
| 18 | A campervan in a driveway displays a ‘stay safe’ and ‘smile’ poster. | 94 |
| 19 | Children’s rainbow drawings placed outside a pub. | 95 |
| 20 | A child’s rainbow drawing displayed on a gate post. | 95 |
| 21 | A pilot draws an emoticon of a smiley face in the sky above a UK city. | 96 |
| 22 | A householder urges people not to stroke their pet dog. | 101 |
| 23 | A lecture theatre where I taught in Ghana in 2019. | 122 |
| 24 | A university window displays the word ‘IMPACT’. | 129 |
| 25 | A university window displays the word ‘AMBITION’. | 129 |
| 26 | A university window displays the word ‘PASSION’. | 130 |
| 27 | The word ‘HUMILITY’ is displayed on a banner outside a cricket ground. | 131 |
| 28 | The word ‘TEAMWORK’ is displayed on a banner outside a cricket ground. | 132 |
| 29 | An airing cupboard hot water tank infrastructure. | 150 |
| 30 | An airing cupboard water tank specifications. | 150 |
| 31 | My laptop showing the Internet of Tanks opportunity. | 151 |
| 32 | Covid-19 government guidance to ‘stop the spread’ whilst in a children’s play area. | 157 |
| 33 | Covid-19 list of rules displayed in a children’s play area. | 157 |
| 34 | A ‘shield our city’ sign proclaiming that: ‘distance makes us stronger’. | 165 |
| 35 | A sign with a rainbow thanking all key workers. | 176 |
| 36 | A staying Covid-19 secure sign detailing five steps to safer working together. | 178 |
| 37 | A ‘stay safe’ sign as part of a Rainbow Trail. | 178 |
| 38 | A ‘keep your social distance’ sign. | 182 |
| 39 | An ‘only travel if you need to’ sign. | 195 |
| 40 | A sign reminding people to use sanitiser. | 201 |
| 41 | University iconography where a window is inscribed with the word ‘EXCELLENCE’. | 205 |
| 42 | A sign asking those with Covid-19 symptoms not to enter a building. | 222 |
| 43 | A sign listing a set of rules for visitors to an office to observe if their visit is essential. | 224 |
| 44 | A reminder to ‘put on your mask’ before entering the office. | 228 |
| 45 | A reminder to download the SmartShop app to help avoid checkout queues. | 230 |
| 46 | A sign indicating that due to Covid-19 an online booking system has been set up for appointments. | 230 |
| 47 | A sign reminding people that ‘only orders placed online are available at this store’. | 231 |
| 48 | A sign instructing people to please stay apart from each other. | 241 |
| 49 | A local business details its policy for operating as ‘normal’ during the Covid-19 pandemic. | 248 |
| 50 | A reminder of government regulations during the pandemic. | 253 |
| 51 | Reminders of the ‘hands, face, space’ hygiene routine. | 259 |
| 52 | Reminders of the requirement to wear face coverings in all shops. | 260 |
| 53 | A snowman sports a face mask alongside the more traditional carrot during Winter 2020. | 268 |
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