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Norman Rockwell’s Famous Illustration Gets A Makeover
I've seen this famous Norman Rockwell print called The Runaway many times during my life. You probably have too. It's one of those classics that still hangs in many restaurants and ice cream shops. It first appeared in 1958 on the cover of Saturday Evening Post.
One special quality about the orig ...
7 Techy Little Nephew Tips: Social Media Advice From A Kid
About a month ago, we published an article called Social Media Advice From A Grandmother. It was about a photography project by Chacho Puebla which featured his great-aunt. His photographs were so well done, and they went viral. For about a week, they were everywhere online.
The grandmother's adv ...
10 Amazing Photo Realistic Skin Illustrations
The art of tattoos is becoming ever more intricate and lifelike, and it's only a matter of time before we will see some badass technology incorporated into our tattoos. At least that is what I think. There are so many weird things out there that have to do with art on and under the skin that this se ...
4 New Promotional Posters For Mario Warfare
These fun posters from Beat Down Boogie that promote their newest Mario Warfare web series are so well done! Princess Peach is looking like a serious badass with her updated sexy style and pink guns. In the first video below, director Micah Moore explains where he got the inspiration for each of the ...
Geek Design: Starship Enterprise Inspired Coffee Table
As you probably know, we feature a lot about Star Wars and Star Trek on Bit Rebels. Even though we've mentioned before that it seems like there are more creative Star Wars designs than Star Trek designs, that is not necessarily true when talking about furniture, or at least that's what I've noticed. ...
Moby Dick Typed On 6 Rolls Of Toilet Paper
I get it. Sometimes we want a little light reading in the bathroom. I've got a couple of trashy magazines in my bathroom, but when I'm in the bathtub, I prefer to tweet instead of read. I'm sure some people in the world like to do some heavy-duty reading in the bathroom. They might even like to read ...
Photos From The 1870s Turned Into Superheroes
Old photographs have been the subject of ridicule for a lot of people as they've gotten older. How many times have we heard phrases like, "How could you wear that?" or "Haha, look at your haircut!" Going through your old photos isn't exactly a joyride sometimes. You have to have a certain amount of ...
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Hugs For Peace: Pop Culture Enemies Hug [Illustrations]
It's group hug time! Everybody get in. If you have kids who like to watch violent shows on television, and if they can't possibly imagine two fierce enemies hugging and becoming friends, show them these pictures. It will change their minds. In this inspiring collection, artist Ingrid Aspock illustra ...
Fallen Disney Princesses: It’s Not Always Happily Ever After
This photography is dark, eerie and even a little scary. When you first glance at it, it gives you a little shock, kind of like throwing a glass of cold water on your face. We've probably written a dozen articles about the Disney princesses over the past few years, and it only makes sense that we ad ...
Muse Barbies: 10 Creative Pop Culture Barbie Dolls Designs
I've written a lot of articles about Barbie on Bit Rebels. I feel the same way about Barbie as I do Hello Kitty. It's definitely a love/hate relationship depending on the day. Artists seem to be very inspired by Barbie, and we've seen dozens of very creative Barbie designs over the years. Sometimes ...
Icans: Character Icons Redesigned Be He Can (Eat It SOPA)
You can kinda tell when you look at these redesigned pop culture icons that artist Alex Pardee was inspired by his years of watching horror movies and writing graffiti. To this day, he likes to cover just about any surface with his bizarre characters.
In a post published on Eyesunk Ink on January ...
Chicken Wing Cupcakes: A Food Design For Football Games
If you live in the States, you know that the biggest football of the year is coming up, and I can't wait! Go New York Giants! Don't call me, email me, tweet me or text me that night. My eyeballs will be glued to that game from start to finish. Most people I know will be going to a Superbowl party th ...
Mind Boggling Insects Created Out Of One Sheet Of Paper
No one really knows how many insects there are on planet earth. The fact that they have located and named about 800,000 of them is no measurement of how many that are still out there waiting to be found. Just so you to get the scale of things, there are about 7,000-10,000 new species of insects repo ...
Starbucks Location Built From Recycled Shipping Containers
Not only is Starbucks my favorite place to get coffee (Caramel Macchiatos to be exact), but this is also my favorite architectural design I've seen this year so far. What you see in these pictures is a Starbucks drive-thru created from four huge shipping containers. The containers are recycled and r ...
Behind Photographs: The People Behind The Famous Photos
We have featured quite a few photo series here on Bit Rebels, and seemingly you guys really enjoy that. We think that is great since we love photography in all its different incarnations as well. This time around, I thought I would switch it up a little bit. Usually the photos, as creative as they m ...