Articles exploring digital design, user experience, interfaces, visual trends, creative tools, and how design influences usability, branding, and interaction.
Funky Water Furniture Design!
A form of waterbed was invented in the early 1800s by the Scottish physician Neil Arnott. Dr Arnott's Hydrostatic Bed was devised to prevent bedsores in invalids, and comprised a bath of water with a covering of rubber-impregnated canvas, on which lighter bedding was placed. Arnott did not patent it ...
Elaborate Art Created From Colored Rice
I feature a lot of different types of art on Bit Rebels, and I always try to find the most unique creations out there. I look for the kind of artwork that will inspire us to open our minds and think in ways we may not have thought before.
This art below is going to completely blow your mind. Ri ...
Access to Ryan Seslow Installation Art
Installation Art is one of my favorites. I am just happy that I know people who are passionate about their Art. My friend Ryan, just finished mounting another exhibit and is now open for people to view his work. I have asked him to give us a personal tour and I am just grateful that he has agreed ...
Making Of | Common Craft’s “In Plain English” Videos
Their videos have been seen by millions and millions of viewers and have taught the same amount pretty much everything there is to know about...hm...everything. Common Craft is a company that specializes in creating easy to understand videos about current subjects that people don't really get. It's ...
Brilliant Beer Can Creations
I love beer. There is nothing better than going to a baseball game and cheering on the team while drinking a cold one. I know, it’s not very ladylike. That is why I was so happy to meet @ShellyKramer, another woman who likes beer as much as I do.
However, can you imagine liking beer so much th ...
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Literally!
There are so many ways to create pictures now with existing pictures. What do I mean? One favorite is picture mosaic. This enables you to create another image using a variety of pictures. But if you are a lover of text or fonts ot type, then you will love the installation art created by a genius ...
Free Online Tool | Cut My Picture
CutMyPic was conceived by goofy programmers from Tokyo This application allows it's users to upload a picture, crop it, round the corners, and add a drop shadow, all in a couple of clicks. You can then either save it or send it to a friend. The site focuses on simplicity and speed.
Cut My Pictu ...
Photoshop | Is this how Santa makes it snow?
We're soon entering the magic month of December and with it comes what ever kid has been waiting for all year. Yup, Christmas and presents. But lately I must say that Christmas is not the same of it is not snowing. When I was little it seemed to be a set date when it would start to snow here in Swed ...
Photohops CS5 | PatchMatch Feature – O M G!
Just when I thought I had seen it all I stumble over a few more features coming up in the next edition of the most used image processing software Photoshop. I've always been very satisfied with Photoshop and what it always deliver in my day to day work. The amount of sheer power it sustains is just ...
Photographer Chronicle: Face Off with A Dangerous Predator
Always great to view beautiful pictures on magazines, books and on the web. Some photographers, mostly the great ones really risk their lives and limb to get that great shot, to capture the moment, so that we can see their experience through the eye of their camera lens.
Here is one video that ...
CS5 User Interface Mod – Amazing! | Photoshop
Working in the same environment day out and day in can get somewhat tedious and boring. I usually do something to make each day different whether it is just taking a trip to a nearby Internet cafe or switch to another location at home or in the studio. These small things can really do wonders for th ...
Sneak Peak | New Adobe Photoshop CS5 Technologies
Are you working as a designer and using the CS4 series from Adobe? Well if you just got it and still feel it doesn't measure up to your standards and want even more awesome features the this post is just what you have been waiting for. When I first saw this clip I was stunned. I couldn't believe how ...
Hidden Images | Do you see them?
When I first saw this simple but still amazing clip I was struck by a weird feeling. A feeling that really caught me off guard. I felt as I was using both of my brain halves at once even though it is said you can't do that. But try looking at these pieces of artwork yourself and you will feel the sa ...
Exclusive Access To: Artist Misty Belardo
When I think about the artistry of Misty Belardo, I think of this quote by Henry Moore: “To be an artist is to believe in life.” Her artwork breathes so much life into the world that I am always inspired creatively when I see it.
You know her as @Mistygirlph on Twitter and Mistygirlph on Faceboo ...
Box Bottle Bag Coming Soon!
Packaging is an important aspect for any brand. The founder of Dieline has produced a book entitled Box Bottle Bag. Here take a look at the cover design! Over a year in the making, they have collected the best of the best from the blog, along with many never before seen projects, into the ultimat ...