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Simply Losing Control


Uncontrol - http://www.uncontrol.com

Nineteen Flash experiments and a circular drawing tool that spins in Spiro graphic motion comprise the playful world of uncontrol.com.

Created by 25 year old designer, Manuel Tan, of NYC's Rare Medium, uncontrol concentrates on principles of simplistic movement within complex objects. "Breaking down an object to its essential parts allows you to see the object for what it is and what it can do," explains Tan, "I choose simple objects because sometimes I end up breaking stuff, trying to see what's inside."

Avoiding confusing interfaces, uncontrol sticks to a grid navigation system where users can interact with tiny simulations of everything from spiders to worms to pogo sticks to spinning DNA simulations. Based on basic physics rules, the site takes a malleable approach to musical composition and drawing with draggable objects whose buoyant properties create unique interaction.

For this submission, we give thanks to Jonah Brucker-Cohen:
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