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Noisli soothing noise generator

When you're trying to work without distraction but need a little background noise, or you're struggling to relax and fall asleep, yo...
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Quiz: Which celebrity designer gets you?

I've posted a million design-related quizzes over the years. Here's a new one: Which celebrity designer gets you? Take the quiz at...
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Time wasters: Oscars edition

Thank goodness it's Friday. If you need to kill a little time waiting for the weekend to get started, try these Oscar-related quizzes: G...
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Quiz: What's your design aesthetic?

This fun visual quiz at BuzzFeed will label your design aesthetic for you. Click your favorite image in response to questions such as ...
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Mini origami Kleenex box

You'd love to spend 30 minutes of your life attempting to fold a mini tissue box for Kleenexes that dispense perfectly well from their o...
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Christmas music generator

If you need a holiday time-waster to finish out the work day, make some music with the Festive Funk Machine , created by the online printing...
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Zombie lorem ipsum!

Lorem ipsum, the fake text designers use as placeholder copy on layouts, has been around for ages. Maybe you've seen Bacon Ipsum, Cupcak...
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Say it in llama font

It's so silly. Go to this website , type a phrase, and your text will be displayed in a typeface made from llamas. "Need to send a ...
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A Victorian design quiz

I'm living in a house built just a couple years before Queen Victoria kicked the bucket. Clos’d this earthly scene. Laid her hoary head ...
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Quiz: What's your design alter-ego?

Design in a Nutshell is an entertaining series of short videos explaining design movements from the last 200 years. The animations are char...
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Take a decorating style quiz

Just for fun, you can take a picture quiz at KraftMaid and they'll determine your decorating style. The celebrities you'd like to d...
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A Friday high five

You should applaud yourself for making it to Friday. Why not give yourself an award, compliments of designer Jessica Hische? Fill in your na...
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New York Times haiku generator

Something interesting for Friday: The New York Times has developed an algorithm that automatically detects poetry hidden in the paper's ...
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Oscar bingo on TV

My annual Oscar bingo game made an appearance on the ABC talk show LIVE with Kelly & Michael this morning. Thanks for the mention, Car...
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Conduct your own beatbox group

Wasting time on a Friday afternoon? Play with Incredibox online and conduct your own a capella beatbox vocal group. Add dudes to your band ...
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Generate mini typographic posters

If you've got a favorite quote, you can visit recitethis.com and turn it into a graphic for display on websites and blogs. If you don...
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Waste time with Draw a Stickman

Folks trying to kill time before the weekend kicks off might like to Draw a Stickman . Follow the instructions in this little animated game ...
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Explore the globe with Worldcam

Worldcam is a fun new website that loads Instagram photos from locations you specify. Find out what's happening right now, anywhere peo...
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Create vampire and zombie photo effects

PicMonkey , the online image editor, has just released a variety Halloween effects you can apply to your photos. Wish you looked like a Twil...
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