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alphabet.tmema.org/applet.html
Alphabet Synthesis Machine
For a creative break, give the Alphabet Synthesis Machine a whirl. This online tool invites you to draw a glyph, then tweak its details to create your own "alien alphabet." You can download the final product as a True Type font when you're done.
biomutation.gfxdiary.com
Biomutation Designs
Biomutation is the home of Biomutation2, an online gaming environment exploring the arrival on earth of alien DNA that begins to mutate in order to survive.
come.to/20Q
Twenty Questions
Animal, vegetable or mineral? Twenty Questions is a site that bills itself as "an experiment in artificial intelligence." It works just like the simple game we all know well—you think of something then, by asking a series of questions, the CGI-based program will try to guess what it is. Clever and a bit creepy, it's worth a look.
cool.infi.net/
Cool Site of the Day
If you’re the type who’s forever in search of the next cool thing, check out the Cool Site of the Day. Here, you can access daily updates of what’s cool and new on the Web. If you have some catching up to do on what’s hot, try delving into the cool site archives.
homepage.ntlworld.com/staceyroad
AOOA
Find and dial numbers to access interactive places.
nosepilot.com/
NosePilot
Nosepilot.com is a slightly surreal Disney-like production for the streaming multimedia world. Created in Flash, this site plays out a long (in Web standards), trippy animated movie that will actually persuade you to put down your mouse and sit back and watch.
tag-der-arbeit.extrajetzt.de/
Tag Der Arbeit
Since I don't understand German, I never did quite figure out what this game is about, but after playing, I'm starting to think that Tag Der Arbeit must be translated to "Tag You're It" or something along those lines. No matter, this is as fun a time waster as you're likely to find on the Web.
waxy.org/links/
Waxy.org links miniblog
Bored? Waxy.org updates this miniblog of cool and weird websites multiple times a day. Most of the links are tech-oriented, with a good serving of news and a smattering of other weird stuff.
www.16color.com/
16 color
This site gives you 16 colors to work with, the tools to create your very own Web animations and the challenge to go nuts developing your own work. First, check out the Movie of the Week for inspiration, then give animating a shot yourself. Beginning in June, 16color.com will award prizes for animations created on the site. Categories include best story, best action, most bizarre and worst use of pixels.
www.9thexhibition.com
9th Exhibtion
You're sure to find the perfect thing for the designers on your shopping list at the quirky 9th Exhibition store. The Web-only retailer features a discerning collection of new and vintage records, books, paper goods, housewares and toys
www.absurd.org
Absurd.org
What is Absurd.org? Besides being downright absurd, we're not sure, but this experimental showcase of Web design follows no agenda, exists to confuse and shock its visitors, and ultimately is fascinating. New windows will pop up and the path to new information is a curious trail of discovery.
www.altoids.com
Altoids
This update of the Altoids site is just as sassy as the company's new sour fruit candies. Stop by the arcade for a rousing game of pool or pinball and check out the Altoid Urban Art Program.
www.annetaintor.com
Anne Taintor
Buy these popular ironic-retro coasters, magnets and more direct from the designer.
www.artbyte.com
ArtByte
Gorge yourself on arts and culture at artbyte.com. The duel Web/print magazine includes thoughtful features on art in all its incarnations: design, art, technology, the Web and even sound. Also included is a comprehensive calendar of national art events, competitions, jobs and more.
www.augenbluten.de
AUgenbluten
AUgenbluten is the research laboratory and constantly self-relaunching Web site of ITF Graphic Design, a German design collaborative. This noncommercial site includes free fonts, new perspectives, cute creatures, friendship and gambling.
www.baddesigns.com/examples.html
Bad Designs
Good products gone bad! Bad Designs examines the pitfalls of faulty human factors design including poorly labeled medicines, confusing intersections and other daily annoyances that could have been avoided through good design.
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