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WEB2DNA will take your website, analyze it, crunch it into too little bits and spit it out as a graphic representation of a human DNA.
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The Industrial Design Excellence Awards of 2006 have been awarded - and the result is an extraordinary selection of 108 objects for you to spend a few hours studying and drooling over.read more | digg story

Gilles Trehin is an autistic 28-year-old. Since the age of 12, he has been designing an imaginary city called Urville. He has created detailed historical, geographical, cultural, and economic descriptions of the city, as well as an absolutely extraordinary set of drawings. Check out the pics!
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The compact audio cassette medium for audio storage was introduced by Philips in 1963. Its use in the West has declined as a result of more advanced technologies. However, it remains widespread, and is still the dominant medium for listening to music in many third world countries.
Tapedeck.org is a project of neckcns.com, built to […]

One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings.
In Architecture of Density, Michael Wolf investigates these vibrant city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings’ facades.

Here is a collection of various textures. May come in handy.
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This site has a massive collection of wallpapers. A must see!
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This four hundred year old Japanese technique is rarely seen today. Stacks of differing metals are fused in a kiln, then carved, revealing intricate flowing patterns. Technical paper discusses the use of modern technology in the process, as well as the metallurgy of the metal bonding from a 21st century viewpoint.
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“An Introduction to the fascinating patterns of Visual Math”
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Goes to show how many celebrities are given the meticulous looks by airbrushing them. Check this photographers folio and see the before and after pics of celebs.
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