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Decorative Eastern Eggs: Choose One To Help Japan
Just this week I found out that one of my office mates is really into art. He is one of the account executives who I work with everyday, and I had a blast looking at his creations. He creates each one from memory and paints them with oil and acrylic. It is always inspiring to share designing experie ...
Geektastic: Star Wars Episode V Retold In Icons
As you surely know by now, we looooove Star Wars and Star Trek on Bit Rebels. We've seen so many fabulous designs and unique ways that fans, artists, kids and creative people everywhere show their love for these classic geek movies. The thing that surprises me is that it never ends. There is literal ...
Jimmy Cheese Shoes Made From A Stale Sandwich
I love cheese. It's right up there with chocolate in my book. I'm a big fan of Asiago, Cheddar, Mozzarella, Parmesan, and pretty much all the other cheeses. However, I don't think I like cheese enough to wear it on my feet. You know we've featured some really wtf shoes here on Bit Rebels, but I thin ...
Sugar Rush: Sparkly Rainbow Marshmallow Kabobs
It's a happy sunshiny day here in Atlanta, and I couldn't let it pass by without giving all my fellow foodies a fun, colorful dessert idea. Sometimes it seems like the best things in life are discovered by accident. Just like silly putty, post-it notes and the slinky, these sparkly rainbow marshmall ...
8 Snarky Song Charts Cleverly Illustrated
As we all know, one of the most popular ways to share information online right now is through infographics. This trend started a few years ago, and right now, it's hotter than ever. One of the most effective ways a designer can get his or her name on the map is to design a kick ass infographic. It w ...
Jimi Hendrix Recreated With 5,000 Guitar Picks
Now that's what I call a tribute! What better way to pay homage to one of the greatest guitar players of all time than to recreate him in the form of a colorful mosaic made with 5,000 guitar picks? I never knew the magic of Jimi Hendrix's music since that was a little before my time, but I've read e ...
The Dark Knight Rises: Fabulous Fan-Created Poster Art
Have you noticed an increase in fan-created post art lately? I have. We've always seen inspiring poster art created by artistic fans for just about every movie out there, but lately, those posters are getting more creative, more innovative, more interesting and simply more fabulous.
Why is that? ...
How To: Make Decorative Angry Birds Easter Eggs
Wait... you didn't think it was time for those Angry Birds to fly away for good, did you? Well, either fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, it looks like they will be around for a little while longer.
A very creative crafter, Dominika Turek, apparently just can't get enoug ...
Banana Carvings of Zombies, Superheroes & Dragons
I'm surprised that I even get surprised anymore when I scour the Internet everyday looking for interesting finds that aren't the same old stuff we are used to seeing. I find unusual designs and ideas to be intriguing, and I write about that kind of thing often. On Bit Rebels we've featured some of t ...
Super Mario Mushroom: Hidden Typography Secrets
Recently I have grown fond of things that come across looking like a regular design, yet they hold a lot more than instantly meets the eye. Creating such art is harder than it looks since you have to plan your design from the get go. Just bundling up a few things hoping someone will perceive it as a ...
Marvelous Mini Motorcycles Created From Old Watches
The random question of the day is, do you still wear a watch? If so, why? I get it that they can be fashionable and fun to wear, but are they useful for telling time anymore when we always have our smartphones with us? Is there anything a watch can do that a smartphone can't? I never thought I'd see ...
Get Your Geek On: The Circuit Board Coffee Table
This coffee table is completely geektastic on so many levels. We've seen circuit board coffee tables before, like this one Richard wrote about called the Motherboard Coffee Table; however, we've never seen one quite like this.
This table gets the ultimate geek award because the computer parts are ...
A Working Camera Made With Lego Bricks
I follow a lot of photographers on Twitter, and I learn from them everyday. People like @NiniBaseema and @ThomasMarzano have really shown me that photography can be one of the most creative forms of self expression and art. Unlike some art forms that seem cliché after a while, photography never gets ...
Lego Stilettos: A Geek Girl’s Dream Come True
I only have two things to say about these dreamy shoes. 1) Hale yes 2) There are only going to be twelve pairs made, and I'm getting a pair. I will knock your punk ass down if you get in my way. I know, there is no need to get violent, but cut me some slack. After all, have you ever seen such a glor ...
The Royal Wedding Built With 170,000 Legos
As the whole world gets ready for the latest royal wedding on April 29th, marketers everywhere are using the hype to their advantage. It seems we've seen Prince William and Kate Middleton's faces on just about every product you can imagine. Just a few days ago I wrote about the William & Kate Co ...