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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 ...
Stephen King’s Advice to Writers
Stephen King is one of my favorite writers of all time. Known as a modern day Alfred Hitchcock, his books Carrie, The Shining, Misery, Cujo and The Dead Zone have all inspired me to be a writer.
I find it fascinating that as an author he can find just the right words to scare someone (and wow ca ...
Funny and Well Crafted Food Art
When we were kids we were often told by our parents not to play with our food. But today, more and more people are into food art. Today we have Food photography .
Food photography is a still life specialization of commercial photography, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for u ...
The Force Is Strong With This One!
It's not everyday that someone stops you dead in your tracks and opens your eyes to what has always been there. Often thought as a crazy or part of some cult that initiates their members with Kool Aid and brainwashing (by the way, people who follow me on Twitter, meetings are on Tuesdays and make su ...
Awesome Pop Up Book Art
When I was a kid the best books I love receiving are the ones that were pop ups. As I grew older I started making them myself and even now I do make my planners less boring by making pop up pictures and sticking them onto the planner to make it more interesting, plus always a good conversation piec ...
Weaving the Illustrator’s Magic!
Illustration is one of my favorite subject when it comes to design. It's the way the drawings look that truly fascinates me. Found this very cool designer/illustrator Charlene. Her work as i viewed her sketch blog was just truly amazing. Her work speaks of her dedication to her craft.
CHARLENE ...
5 Wild Things about a Classic Childrens Story
The children's classic storybook Where the Wild Things Are is being released in theatres soon. What a timeless story of a boy who finds an imaginary world in his bedroom after being sent there without dinner. The story was one of my favorites growing up (probably because I had a vivid imagination an ...
Life explained: I lego NY
Legos were one of my favorite toys to play with as a kid. The engineering brain in me constantly wanted to test the laws of gravity, pushing the boundaries of lego's building capabilities. I still remember the day my Mother sold our lego chest. I was 15 and hid my tears as a young mother carried off ...
ABC3D | Next Gen Learning Pop-Up Book
Do you remember the birthday cards you sometimes got when you were a child. Those pop-up cards that if they were really nice had those "Happy Birthday" tunes played in a really annoying kind of sound? Well, I got my share of those and really, for a while just hated them. I did until I got just a lit ...
If I Had My Life To Live Over
As an author, a poet and an avid blogger, I constantly study other writers to learn different styles and formats.
One of my favorite writers is the late Erma Bombeck. She was well known for her very popular newspaper column, her 15 bestselling books and her heartfelt poetry.
I remember my own ...
Digital Novel? What is the Buzz About?!!
Do you like reading suspense type, crime solving themed novels? Or are you the type who would rather just watch a series on TV or movie? Well, here is an interesting concept. A digital novel. Level 26 is an interactive extension of the book series "Level 26," from Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator of ...
Where the Wild Things Are
Could you win a staring contest (no blinking allowed) with monsters in order to become King? Max did, and on October 16th, we will be able to see the story of Max in the much anticipated "Where the Wild Things Are" movie in the States.
I’ve come full circle with the book “Where the Wild Things A ...
HOW TO: Develop into a Leader on Twitter
A tweet from @GuyKawasaki last week included a link to a Forbes magazine article with this quote: "Leaders are increasingly thinking of how they can build the strengths of their teams." Real Twitter leaders are also constantly thinking of how they can build the strengths of their team (also called f ...
Apple Time Machine
Just recently Apple released the iPhone 3GS, before that the itouch and the ipod redesigns and upgrades. The macbooks and the imacs became even more powerful. And so much more to look forward to in terms of product design and technology innovation. Bit Rebels is always on the look out for new and ...