Pointer Pointer

Pointer Pointer is a brilliant site, designed to do one very specific thing. It absolutely does what it says on the tin, and I’ll leave you to explore the link and give it a whirl.

This project represents one of those “I love the Internet” moments, where someone had a whimsical idea, and executed it in a totally awesome/geeky way. It’s simple, delightful, and for me… surprisingly entertaining.

If the nerdy part of you is wondering how something like this is done… it’s a mixture of javascript, json data, the canvas element and a voronoi diagram:

[via @mixn, video by Paul Irish]

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