Internet Moments

Until the advent of computers and desktop publishing ordinary citizens simply couldn’t make choices about what font their words appeared in.  There was what your typewriter came with and if you wanted something special you could go to an expensive “graphic artist” for a consultation. We’ve come a long way and the amount of fonts available to the casual computer user is in the hundreds if not thousands.

But what if you wanted to make your own font? You can at YourFonts.com!  Simply print out their template sheet, write your letters as you want them to appear on the template, scan your letters and uploading them to YourFonts.com for processing.  There is a fee for the service but once you download your custom font you’ll have it as an option on your computer in all your software.

YourFonts.com was created by High-Logic.com which is based in the Netherlands.  Erwin Denissen is the owner and creator of the font making software.  Give YourFonts.com a try!  If you’re fast enough you might be able to use this technology to help you with your Holiday Cards!

Looking for a picture?  How would you like to search an online repository of over 4 billion pictures?  Flickr.com is an amazing resource where thousands of people have been able to post and share their photos with the world.

Flickr was developed in Vancouver Canada by Ludicorp in 2004.  In 2005 Yahoo bought Flickr and migrated all it’s photos to the United States where Flickr has been based out of ever since.  Most recently Flickr started allowing video uploads.

Free photo sharing online.  Check it out!  http://www.flickr.com/

BeFunky.com is a great website for manipulating pictures online.  You can take any digital picture and turn it into a black and white or color cartoon drawing.  Have fun with a photo of a friend.  Add a text box and turn your favorite photos into a comic book story.  There are also several easy to use online editing tools.

You can also use BeFunky.com to create a uvatar and they’re working on a video cartoonizer.
Try it, you’re bound to get more creative!

The SkyscraperPage.com offers a unique collection of diagrams of over 21,000 skyscrapers from cities all around the world.  The diagrams are made by over 600 contributers and they are displayed in a variety of ways.  You could view the world’s tallest buildings or the tallest buildings that are under construction.  Check out all the skyscrapers in a single city like:  New York, Tokyo, London, Chengdu, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Dubai, Las Vegas, or any other city in the world.  Did you know where most of the world’s tallest buildings were built?