Reading Test

I can't remember who I was telling about this site I discovered through stumbleupon, but I thought I would share it. We were just discussing how all capitals is not a good design feature (because you brain can't recognize the word shape so you actually have to read each individual letter) in my electronic publication design class when I found this site. It is very cool to actually be able to read it and have an insight into how amazing our brains are. It also makes you wonder what other gaps our brains fill in and how much of our own reality is filled in by the brain. A little spooky!

Here are a couple of interesting websites:

www.carbonfootprint.com
Calculates personal impact of consumption - this is a website that Al Gore promotes when talking about personal responsibility and global warming.

www.ope.ed.gov/Security/search.asp
Campus crime statistics - it will give you the number & types of arrest on campuses across the country, although 2005 seems to be the most recent data available.

http://www.grab.com/games/g/parking_perfection
This was just a fun site someone in my office found. The whole office wasted an afternoon (on the sly of course) trying to see who could get the best time.