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Back to WordArt

Remember WordArt, the font font of the 90s? It's back in Back to WordArt. Check out this fun 18 seconds by Berlin-based artist Mike Ruiz, a.k.a. Mikey Awesome. (via  rhizome)

From April Showers Spring New Desktop Wallpapers

Smashing Magazine has gathered dozens of blooming wallpaper graphics for your desktop.  Thanks for the inspiration, Smashing.

Cool Ooze

Christian Cenizal calls it flocking.  I call it cool.

Check out the oozing version here.

Veer

Your desktop deserves this.

Or this, maybe.

On the Cusp of Now

A new issue of Born Magazine  is out.  I am thoroughly enthralled by "Among Gospel Trees," created from a poem by Amy Newman with web graphic art by FiveStone. 

Cruise on over.  You won't be sorry.

Mood and Color (a Virtual Playground)

IMG_8465, originally uploaded by independentman via flickr

It's cold and dreary here today.  But you can have fun playing in the ambient at Get ColorCalm.  Change the color of your sky.

Borges and Wii

This article by Noam Cohen published in the  New York Times suggests that Borges' fiction foreshadowed (if you will) the brave new world of the web. Cohen refers us to “Borges 2.0: From Text to Virtual Worlds” by Perla Sassón-Henry, which I haven't read yet, but the idea sounds right to me.  I like it.

(photo by fuksija via flickr)

Google goes Knitting

If your holidays are time-crunched, keep in mind Googlism as an instantaneous idea-generator for absurd poems.  Here's one that I "made" on the topic of knitting.

knitting is fesslerusa
knitting is the new gaming
knitting is not cheap
knitting is popular again
knitting is moving to a new home in the country
knitting is a treat
knitting is fun
knitting is an
knitting is a gift
knitting is our first
knitting is a proud bronze sponsor of the midnight sun solar race team
knitting is hip again and a favorite among san francisco hipsters
knitting is not art
knitting is a technique in which a continuous yarn is interlooped to form a cloth that is more elastic than woven fabric
knitting is fun i went to knitting class last night
knitting is hot
knitting is an ambidextrous activity
knitting is begun
knitting is the new rock'n'roll
knitting is an age
knitting is the new rock’n’roll
knitting is an ancient craft in which a pair of rods called needles are used to create each loop and draw it through a previously formed loop
knitting is also possible custom made knitwear
knitting is not confined to the traditional wool
knitting is cool
knitting is mostly done for enjoyment
knitting is described at one point as a comfort to the soul
knitting is in progress
knitting is an important part of peggy's life dorothy senn creative crowd
knitting is on 3 needles
knitting is a onelist list
knitting is the perfect book to teach kids of all ages
knitting is portable fiber creativity
knitting is a therapeutic and spiritual experience
knitting is like patchwork knitting
knitting is the new rock'n'roll' daily telegraph
knitting is our business
knitting is a method of making a kind of cloth
knitting is an old handicraft
knitting is
knitting is also popular
knitting is not just for grandma anymore
knitting is full of great symbolism
knitting is fast becoming "the new yoga
knitting is more popular and enjoys more respect than it does here
knitting is most suited for pieces of jewellery like earrings
knitting is easier and quicker
knitting is hip
knitting is dedicated to machine & hand knitting at all levels
knitting is the perfect craft
knitting is? crafted like a handmade sweater
knitting is too loose the garment will be too big
knitting is important because any irregularities will be highlighted
knitting is limited to domestic accessories
knitting is a method of converting yarn put up in the form of a warp into a looped fabric
knitting is here
knitting is cool ? very cool ? and it?s devotees are some of the most dedicated in crafts and the needlearts
knitting is on summer vacation
knitting is one of my biggest hobbies and gives me a lot of satisfaction
knitting is fascinating
knitting is a greatly under
knitting is really quite easy
knitting is a wonderful
knitting is the art/craft of making an object by joining loops of yarn
knitting is crazy
knitting is hot among young urban women
knitting is a medium that provides endless depths for exploration and discovery
knitting is one row of loops across your fabric
knitting is the method of making fabric by interlocking loops of yarn around each other using one or more knitting needles
knitting is the way to work looking right side of the fabric and wrong side of the fabric row by row
knitting is an exciting art today
knitting is presumed in heartstrings patterns
knitting is 8/8 cotton
knitting is turned around
knitting is gaining momentum
knitting is knitu
knitting is a neat technique that is easy to do
knitting is diametrically opposed
knitting is a bit eccentric
knitting is a very cool thing to do
knitting is an exciting collection of more than 30 original handknit designs from 11 of today?s top knitwear designers
knitting is our love and our business
knitting is now
knitting is done with at least two colors for warmth
knitting is something i can do
knitting is assumed
knitting is undergoing a worldwide revival—not only because handknits are fashionable
knitting is exactly what the title implies
knitting is not something that is for instant gratification

New at Rhizome: Rhizome!

Rhizome has rolled out a great redesign of its website.  This example of artwork by Nathan Selikoff is derived from mathematical formulas. 

Scrawl [of Light]

  Light Art originally uploaded by bhicks359 via flickr

The Hockneyizer

David Hockney fanatics (I include myself) can now DIY with The Hockneyizer.

Eat my Shorts

Remember Bart Simpson's famous words from the 90s?  Of course you do.  Here's an irreverent exercise for poet bloggers.  Check out the surrealist machine called The Eater of Meaning.   Type in the URL of your blog and start the engine.  The results are a cut-up version of your blog.  For example, the heading of my Ashbery story below turned into:  I Wandering my Housewife Daydreams.  Add your favorite distorted headline as a comment.  Or write a new poem using that phrase as the title or first line.

Dreaming Out Loud

Check out "Dreaming Out Loud" and other graphic poems by w. c. pelon, a self-described "pinko vegan pacifist," at graphicpoetry.net.  I like his work a lot.

It's a Wonderful Life?

  LOGO2.0 part II 
  Originally uploaded by Stabilo Boss

The virtual worlds available to anyone with an Internet connection via Web 2.0 are manifold.  And then some. 

Which of the social networking sites do you find useful or fun or worth your time in other ways?

Which sites do you predict have the staying power to be around a year from now?

This is NOT

The website (which is NOT Google) has borrowed Google's concept of artistically commemorating special occasions via their logo.  In this project, the designer is calling attention to threatening social issues, such as, in this example, global warming.  To see more, click here.

(via Rhizome)