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220. Pixelator

Simple in concept and construction, this device produces a spell-binding result when combined with an ordinary TV screen. Warning: A demo film auto-starts when the page loads. It is backed with some very loud techno music.

219. Creepy Ads

So…someone actually thought these images would help sell these products?

218. Jerry Seinfeld’s Productivity Secret

This is seriously what it says it is. Until I saw the movie Comedian a few years ago, I had no idea how hard stand-ups work at their craft, but work they do. A blogger who was once an aspiring comedian and met and discussed this with Seinfeld, shares a method Seinfeld recommended to him for staying motivated — a method that can be applied to almost anything, not just telling the best possible jokes.

217. Shuffle

This is so potentially addictive that I am never visiting this site again.

216. 32+ Common Color Names

I could see this terminology being really helpful when discussing designs with subtly different colors.

215. The Items We Carry

Why I find this so fascinating, I don’t know, but this Flickr group displays photos they’ve taken of the objects they always have on their person. A Moleskine sketchbook is in almost every shot. Clearly these are my people.

214. Statetris

Use your arrow keys to maneuver the falling state into it’s proper position on the outline of the US.

213. Learning Style Survey

Answer 32 “often/sometimes/seldom” questions, and see which ways of learning you’re better suited for. I was highest-rated in “kinesthetic/tactile” (learning by doing things “hands-on”). The results also give you strategies for learning, based on your style. So you know, you don’t have to fill-in the name, age, or sex fields to get the results.

212. Parody of This American Life

This guy has captured every nuance of the show.

211. User Interface Engineering

Page after page of musings on website usability. For starters, check out this article on structuring and “sculpting” those (often-ignored) online forms. This one, entitled, “Ten Ways to Kill Good Design” is also pretty insightful.