sites to delight

 

orsinal Want to see a superb use of Flash animation? Visit Orsinal. Instead of the usual bandwidth-munching, irrelevant Flash welcome screen, Orsinal uses Flash to present a collection of endearing games. This is a site where you can take your three-year-old to visit and find yourself getting hooked, too. Not only are the Flash games stylish and fun, the entire interface is beautifully designed.
haas studio This site is a tribute to photographer, Ernst Haas. Whether or not you're a fan of Haas, it's a must-visit. The interface is one of the classiest I've seen on any site – clever and engaging, while not detracting from the content.
cybergeography Perhaps you've never thought of the Internet in visual terms, but a group of people have been mapping the Internet in a variety of ways, both statistically and graphically. The result is Cybergeography, a revelation of a site that lets you visualise and explore the Net in a whole variety of new ways.
new york city underground One of the great vertical sites on the Web, New York City Underground shows a cross section of New York City from the street level burrowing down to 800 feet below. The graphics themselves are fascinating, and augmented by audio tours of the different levels. Be warned: you'll want Shockwave, RealAudio and QuickTime installed to get the most from it. This site is a small sub-section of the National Geographic site, which is worth viewing in its entirety.
ken duncan Ken Duncan takes stunning photographs of my home country, Australia. His site is full of beautiful images and lots of fun things to explore. Grab yourself some free wallpaper or browse through the gallery. Makes me homesick!
journeys into light Photographer Kurt Ross has designed a site that's a delight for the eyes. This is one of the few sites that uses frames well, and one of the few that successfully combines the commercial and explorative aspects of the Web.

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