If you can’t find time to go to the toy store to buy yourself a kaleidoscope, Kaleidolism offers visitors the same trippy experience online. The website on default provides viewers with an image they can move around to produce psychedelic patterns, but if you so choose, you can upload an image of your own and go to town making funky kaleidoscopic images.
Kaleidolism comes courtesy of 2psBorder, which is a New Zealand-based studio. In addition to allowing users the ability to upload images, the quirky website also has shuffle capabilities to conjure random images, as well as a "Create Link" function for people to easily share their visual creations. Be warned though, this is an amazing diversion that will likely eat up hours of your time.
Online Psychedelic Pattern Makers
Kaleidolism Lets Users Upload Images to Make Trippy Art
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