Articles exploring digital design, user experience, interfaces, visual trends, creative tools, and how design influences usability, branding, and interaction.
This Is The World’s Most Expensive Photograph
Every year there are billions of photographs taken. It's not just a number, it's actually the truth, and it is a growing industry. Not only have our cameras gotten way better, we have gotten a million more uses for our pictures with the Internet. You can do pretty much anything with them. The option ...
A World Map Created From Recycled Computer Parts
Just last month, I wrote an article about the city of Helsinki created from recycled motherboards. It was an extraordinary piece of art, and the shape of the city was almost immediately recognizable when you looked at the picture of the whole thing. If you want to see it for yourself, you can go to ...
DIY Holiday Snow Globes: Create Your Own Winter Wonderland
Everyone I know loves snow globes. They are so magical, and there is just something about shaking them up and watching the snow fall that never gets old. Did you know you can easily make them at home? It's the perfect weekend project because with only a little effort and a quick trip to the craft st ...
Mekkanika: Most Intricate Steampunk Typeface In The World
I remember back at the end of the '80s when I was just starting high school and our biology class incorporated computers into our daily learning process. We had those bulky one piece Macs with a monochrome screen on them. It was the first time any of us really came into contact with fonts and an int ...
Delicious Girl Scout Cookie Lip Balm
I could really go for some Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies today. According to GirlScoutCookies.org, they go on sale here in Atlanta in 58 days, 10 hours, 49 minutes and 35 seconds. Hmm... That’s good to know, but what will I do in the meantime? I think I have the solution. I just found out that Lip Sm ...
The Fascinating Font Created From Leg Hair
Here's a scenario for you... Let's say you are attending an art university and the instructor of your design class gives everyone an assignment to create a brand new font that has never been seen before, without the use of a computer. What would you do? Computers and fonts go together like peanut bu ...
Holiday Blood Pack Design: Bring Joy Where It’s Needed Most
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you can feel the cozy warmth and joy from these very special holiday stockings. Although many of us look forward to the holidays because they represent spending time with our family and friends, for a lot of people, it's a difficult time of year.
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Expressive Animals Sculpted From Aluminum Foil
These little aluminum foil animals are so endearing to me. Nowadays, if you decide to take your leftovers home from a restaurant, they most likely get packed up in a small to-go container. Twenty years ago it was very different though. Back then, where I lived, the servers at the restaurants would p ...
Alphabet Letters Created From Everyday Objects & Negative Space
I'll admit; I'm not normally a huge fan of negative space art. I can appreciate it from a design perspective since it adds a whole level of complexity to the design itself, but quite honestly, it makes my brain hurt. The closest way I can describe it to you is that if you look at the spinning lady i ...
Christian Louboutin 8-Inch Heels: NSFT (Not Suitable For Toes)
I know we write about shoes a lot on Bit Rebels, but just for fun today, I did a search for how many articles contain the words shoes, boots, pumps or high heels in the title. There are over 100! That may sound like a lot, but since at the moment there are 5,181 articles on the site, I suppose it is ...
Altoid Mint Tin Carvings: Tiny Inspiring Dioramas
Some people chew a lot of gum, some people pop a lot of Tic Tacs, and I eat a lot of Altoids. It started a couple years ago when I tried one for the first time. It was so strong that it almost burned my throat, which made me want to try them more. Now I eat about a tin of those suckers each week. He ...
A Life-Size Classic 1968 Hot Wheels Camaro
This has got to be a little boy's dream come true. What could be better than seeing a classic Hot Wheels car turned into a real life-size car? Wait a minute, forget the kids, this is definitely a toy for adults. Recently Chevrolet teamed up with Hot Wheels to create one concept car from their classi ...
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Canine Couture: Sweaters Made From Your Dog’s Hair [9 Pics]
If I suddenly start wearing a sweater made from my dog's hair, does that mean I'm going to get the urge to chase cars and growl at the neighbors? What about wearing it in the rain? Will it make me smell like a wet dog? If I wear it in the backyard, will I get fleas? Did you know dog hair can be turn ...
10 Famous Musicians Created In Microsoft Paint
As I'm sure you know, MS Paint or Microsoft Paint is a classic graphics painting program that has been around for a long time. It's included in all versions of Windows, and if you are one of those people who rarely plays around with the programs on your computer, you might not have even noticed it w ...
Sweet Play: Mix & Match Chocolates To Inspire Your Creativity
This is one of those ideas that I wish I had thought of. It's a mix and match chocolate extravaganza that will have you drooling all over yourself in no time. These would be perfect for anybody who wants to stay creative, even while taking a five-minute break to eat some chocolates!
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