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Evolution Of The Warner Bros. Logo In Harry Potter
I think it's safe to say that Harry Potter has taken the world by storm. The books made J.K.Rowling the first author ever to earn over 1 billion dollars, and the movies have a lot to do with that of course. I think I watched the first movie at the theater, and I thought it was something extraordinar ...

Almost All Social Media Gurus Are Clowns…
The title of this article may be quite a sting for some people, especially the social media gurus (or the ones that call themselves that). Whichever way you look at it though, it it's actually true... at least according to Gary Vaynerchuk, the wine emperor who started from nothing, or almost at leas ...

Lego: A Graceful Flying Pegasus Automaton
According to Greek mythology, Pegasus is the horse with wings that flew out of Medusa's head. Whenever I've seen Pegasus in books or movies, I've always thought she was such a beautiful animal. We have seen a lot of Lego builds on Bit Rebels, but never before today would I have ever thought I'd see ...

Remembering Michael Jackson 2 Years After His Death
It's hard to believe that next month will mark the second anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. It's so sad that someone who was so talented and brought so much wonderful music into the world for us all to enjoy died at such a young age.
I thought it might be fun to pay tribute to Michael Jacks ...

18 Augmented Photographs: A World Within Our Own World
As Bit Rebels has evolved, we have featured a lot of photographers and illustrators here on the website. Every time we find something we haven't seen before, we lovingly write about it to perhaps inspire other photographers or illustrators to play with the idea or further develop it.
More than of ...

Smallest Town In America: Population One Person
I can't decide if this is sad or kinda neat. As you see in that sign, the town of Monowi, Nebraska has a population of one person. Her name is Elsie Eiler, and she is 77 years old. Most of the town's buildings are crumbling down, and as you can imagine, it's very quiet and desolate.
The last even ...

iPad & Kindle Book Cases: The Hobbit, Sherlock Holmes…
You know, now that the iPad and the Kindle (and all the rest of the tablets) are furiously entering the market with eBooks, there is a huge decline in the number of people who actually go to the library anymore. This in itself is causing a real problem that I don't think we all know or think about. ...

User Experience Design: Notes From An Inspired Designer
Talented designers have always inspired me. They just seem to be able to present information and ideas in ways that would never occur to me. This designer that I'm sharing with you today is a perfect example of that.
I carry around two spiral Bit Rebels notebooks with me everywhere. One is filled ...

Simpsons Alphabet: Another Reason To Learn Your ABCs
As a kid, going to school is a truly magical experience at first. You can almost not wait to get into all that school business, and get some homework so you can brag about it. However, what usually happens after a couple of years is that the school virus silently starts to settle comfortably inside ...

Star Wars Steampunk: From A Whole Nother Perspective
This Star Wars siege must have been deeper in me than I initially thought. I urge you to keep reading since this one will truly mess with the essentials of the whole Star Wars genre. We have seen quite a few Star Wars modifications, creations and designs by now, and we're always on them like they we ...

ABC Superheroes: The Only Way Kids Should Learn The Alphabet
The really boring part about being born before the '80s is that we weren't a kid when all the cool things finally started hitting the stores. It seems when I was a kid, things were less refined and sophisticated. It's like people weren't able to think a couple years ahead of time to really start dig ...

Smart Bookrest Hopes To Bridge Digital And Printed Media
A lot of people have complained about the way that we're seeing printed media move online and become digital media. Every year there are hundreds of printed magazines that convert their publishing onto the web in order to save money and to speed up the publishing process. The blogging sensation has ...

10 Simple Ways To Feel Good About Yourself
There are so many health and beauty products available in the stores. We see so many advertisements that promote ways to make us look good and feel great about ourselves. Some people choose products to cover imperfections, while others pay for cosmetic surgery. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying th ...

Modern Fossils: How Our Children Will See Our Achievements
When looking at the technological revolution back in the '80s, I always get a little nostalgic and that retro feeling wraps itself around me like a blanket keeping me warm and blissful. It's like everything I have ever come to enjoy was born back in that age. But things change quickly nowadays, and ...

Fail Your Way To Success: 5 Inspiring Examples
Everyone in life faces failures ever now and then. It's part of being alive and being human. However, I know from experience, when we are actually going through the trying times, it's no fun. The hardest battles we face in life are with ourselves, and there is nothing more challenging than going out ...