Articles exploring digital design, user experience, interfaces, visual trends, creative tools, and how design influences usability, branding, and interaction.
Sketch And Edit Photos On The Go!
I like to travel, and when I do, I don't bring my work computer with me. I just use the tools that are available online. We at Bit Rebels like sharing tools that we discover that will allow our readers to be productive anywhere they may be.
I found a site that does the job of editing photos and ...
Clocks Created From Vinyl Records – Retro Meets Recycling
Vinyl records are just a tad before my time. I had a few of them when I was very young, but for most of my childhood, it was the cassette era. I have a lot of friends; however, that collect old records. Apparently they can be very sentimental and bring back wonderful memories.
My favorite part ...
Edible Greeting Cards – A Tasty Way To Send Your Love
We've all gotten the scratch-n-sniff cards, the musical cards, and even the huge oversized cards, but I betcha you've never gotten an edible card before!
Move over Hallmark, American Greetings recently released a new kind of card - it's flavored! Each card has a dissolvable taste strip that matc ...
How To: Create Your Own Unique Digital Handwriting Font
I grew up handwriting letters, but now that we do everything on the computer, I find myself forgetting how to write in cursive. I type even the simplest notes and print them to avoid showcasing my embarrassing penmanship.
Is the art of handwriting gone forever? I've written about this before ...
Dissected Frogs Never Looked So Cute!
When I was in high school, biology was my least favorite subject. I always thought dissecting animals was completely gross, and I felt so bad for them. Somehow their lives ended just so they could lay helpless in that cold metal tray awaiting to be disrespectfully cut up and studied.
Maybe that ...
Extreme Origami – 1,000 Newspaper Cranes In One Dress
Outlandish and trendy fashion is so much fun, isn't it? All you fashionistas out there know that the recycled look is hot right now, and this dress is gorgeous and funky.
What could be more beautiful than a dress handmade from 1,000 cranes folded a'la origami style from newspapers? You'll notic ...
For Beer Lovers – Beer Inspired Cakes!
The last time I drank beer was when I was in Hong Kong in May. I rarely drink beer since I usually prefer hard drinks. However, when I tasted Blue Girl, I said, "This is something I could drink, its light and its crisp." I know a lot of people who love to drink beer, I must admit it is a good wa ...
Lego Shadow Design – The Ultimate Inspiration
You already know how much we adore Lego at Bit Rebels, and this ad campaign is just another reason why. Apparently this came out a few years ago, but I just saw it for the first time today, and I absolutely have to share it with you. It is a classic worth remembering.
The simplicity and purenes ...
Shoes Made From Furniture Scraps – Recycling Creativity
I haven't written a shoe article in over a week, so it's about time! Liza Fredrika Aslund, a designer from Sweden, created these shoes from pieces of wood leftover from some furniture construction. Normally, these small pieces of wood would be thrown into the garbage, but she has created something ...
Knitted Chicken and Steak – Craft Inspiration
What can rival the kind of creative insanity (or genius) required to embroider bread? Knitting slabs of meat and wrapping them up like the butcher, of course!
Pictured below are design student Stephanie Casper's knitted creations including a T-bone steak, a rotisserie chicken, a ham, some sausag ...
10 Creative Motorcycle Helmet Designs
This is a new one for me. I've written about some super sweet motorcycle designs before. I've even written about the cheesiest motorcycle suit you've ever seen, but I've never written about the helmets.
If I rode a motorcycle, I would definitely put some thought into my helmet design. It seems ...
Stormtrooper Photography Guaranteed To Make You Smile
Have you noticed the stormtrooper photography trend? It seems like every day new collections of stormtroopers are being photographed and shared on flickr.
Since I'm a huge Star Wars fan, I love this trend. I really enjoyed the stormtrooper set that Misty recently shared entitled "A Day in the L ...
Decorate Your Walls With A Sharpie – Design Inspiration
I just love Sharpies. I have several boxes of them in my desk drawer. I don't know what it is about Sharpies, but those little markers always make me smile.
I've written about Sharpie art before. Remember the incredible Sharpie artwork drawn on paper cups? Those were magnificent to me! This ...
Embroidered Wonder Bread – Food Art
My weird sh*t-ometer went into overdrive with this one. Exactly what would a person have to be smoking to get the idea to embroider bread? I dunno, but the more I look at it, the more I like it.
Yep, you read that right. Catherine McEver embroiders bread, Wonder bread to be exact. She uses co ...
Intricate Rope Chair Proves To Be…Awesome!
I am such a geek when it comes to interior design and geeky stuff. There, I said it. All you (2 people) that thought I was all cool and tough, well I am sorry but I am just a geek. Simple as that. And when I saw this chair, especially the last image in the series, my jaw dropped to the floor for ...