There is a design competition ending on Wednesday which might interest cool UI designers.
You are invited to create a new web clock for the people of Malaysia. A simple and intuitive animated web clock will provide the citizens of Malaysia with the Official current time, from the Malaysian Caesium atomic clock. You are invited to submit design prototypes for this clock, which would be animated, and made publicly available to the 24 million citizens of Malaysia, and web users worldwide.
More info:
http://i-d-e-a.org/timeclockcfd.html
The winning design will receive international exposure: The Malaysian government will feature and promote the web clock on its national web site, as a key free public service, and it will be viewed daily by millions of people worldwide. To encourage the best quality designs, there is a cash prize for the top three winners. First place: $500 USD, Second place: $200 USD, and Third place: $100 USD.