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Turn Kodakchome Slides Into Art!
There is a saying that "one man's trash can be another man's treasure!" This is so true for this group who love crafting. They belong to the community of a craft making site Craftster. The site showcases different works created by hand. The one I am showcasing here is a curtain that was made out ...

Recycled Skateboard Art | Unbelievably Creative!
I recently wrote and article about "Hand Carved Skateboards" and it was one of the weirder things presented her on Bit Rebels. Well, I think I have one that might beat that by a few scales, at least. Again about skateboards, but this time with a different touch on it. Sometimes, if you're a professi ...
Is This The Secret To Happiness? | Inspiring Poster Art
What is the secret to happiness? I guess the answer to this question would depend on who you ask. Happiness means different things to different people, but in the end, I think we all just want to feel alive and full of joy. I am inspired by any type of interactive design because it brings people ...

Hand Carved Skateboards | Next Generation Cool?
Skating is a lifestyle and a culture in itself really. Gear, wares and stuff to wear are just some of the things that will pimp you out as a skater. Baggie jeans and a cool printed t-shirt and a badass attitude will take you half way to becoming a skater really. Then there is, of course, the matter ...

Art Going Useful | Secret Storage
Art, the one thing we all have in common. How you wonder. Well, we all look at it each and everyday and we either love it or hate it. It never have a use really. Art is quite a selfish object if you ask me. It's an object that always ask for an opinion and attention. There's no other use it has. Hon ...

Paint The Sky | Giant Crayola Rockets
Every designer has, at some point, imagined a way to be able to paint the sky, their environment or even their own reality in a different color. Think what it would be like to paint a bad day in the colors of a great one. We can't even paint the emotions we have, which some days really sucks. We' ...

TazzleIT Now | View, Print and Share!
Gone are the days when you need to wait until you get to your computer at home or the office in order to access your email or files. Gone are the days when you need to wait to chat with your friends via YM or wait until you get to your computer to update your FaceBook or Twitter accounts. The mobi ...

Now You Can Hang Your Stuff On Your “Sniffy”
Keys, earrings, necklaces, tea bags, you name it, we have all struggled to keep track of our stuff when we aren't using use them. The tea bag strip usually falls into the cup whenever you pour water into it or sometimes even when you're just drinking the tea. I myself am a victim to this ultimately ...

Radiator Cup | Keep Your Hands Cool
I'm sitting here working with a jar of mini Oreos and a hot steaming cup of tea. Whenever I drink tea bought at Wayne's Coffee or Starbucks, I always get one of those nifty heat shields that is so common at coffee houses nowadays. But what do you do when you're at home and you don't want to use thos ...

Want To Create Your Own Children’s Book?
When I was a little kid, I remember my dad would always tell us stories. He would always have a book with him. It didn't even have to be bed time. He would usually round us up and just get his book and read to us. I enjoyed those moments and I am glad he did because it opened up a world of new ...
For Your Inspiration: Bold and Dramatic Eye Candy
About a week ago, I stumbled across a portfolio of photographs taken by Gabriel Wickbold. I was so inspired and so drawn to these photographs that I stopped what I was doing to write an article about it. The photos, to me, were like the visual holy grail of color and stimulation. The article I wrote ...
Want to Create an Impressive Presentation?!
I do about a hundred presentation materials each year. Presentation materials are something that you cannot take for granted. One must make sure that the data is accurate. Having good content is not enough, it must also be a visual treat. One way to make impressive presentation materials is to u ...

Interview | Hotcards.com – Creativity Just Started
I have always found it hard to write introductions to interviews where the main theme is to highlight the core of the business as being good or bad. But this time, it's not difficult at all, it's all natural and the inspiration is abundant. I have always been a sucker for visuals with an edge and as ...

Turn Your Pictures Into Digital Art Pieces!
Photos are our way of capturing the history of our personal lives as well as a way to create keepsakes so we can relive happy moments. We have pictures taken so we can update our avatars or profile pics on social networking sites that we subscribe to.
Mobile phones now have cameras because users ...

I Use My Finger… What Do You Use?
There are a few questions that everyone working in an office is subject to every single day no matter what day of the week it is. Whether it's in the beginning of a meeting or while everyone is just hanging around in the kitchen chit chatting about the schedule for the day. It's not a question that ...