Tag: Books
Book Sculpture Illustrates OCD With A Derailed Typography Train
It's been so inspiring over the past several years to see how creative artists turn traditional books into works of art. Sometimes they use thousands of books to make gigantic sculptures, and sometimes it's more subtle. This particular book sculpture caught my eye because of the typography and detai ...
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Creative Art Made From Manipulating The Pages Of Books [12 Pics]
There is nothing I love doing more than diving into a good book. From historical expeditions to fictional stories, I am equally happy exploring new worlds. There is just something magical about flicking through the pages of books. Don’t get me wrong, I love my iPad and all the magazines and books I ...
Scanning System Can Make An E-Book From A Traditional Book In Minutes
Imagine what it would be like to turn your favorite traditional book into an e-book in just a few minutes. If you wanted to take some resource books with you for a project, instead of carrying the physical books, you could spend a very small amount of time digitizing those books. That way, you could ...
How To: Make An NFC-Enabled Phone Charging Dock From Old Books
If you don't mind carving up an old book, this is such a creative phone charging dock. If you have an iPhone, you can just skip the whole part about NFC, but if you have an NFC-enabled Android phone, you might want to have some extra fun and add an NFC component to your dock, which you'll be able to ...
Book Mountain: You’ve Never Seen A Library Like This Before
In a world where traditional libraries are becoming less a part of our culture and more a part of our memories, this is such a refreshing sight to see. In the town of Spijkenisse (in the western Netherlands) where the illiteracy rate is 10%, the residents have a new reason to get excited about readi ...
The Book Fountain: An Inspiring Tribute To Traditional Books
I read some staggering statistics this morning about the state of reading here in the United States. I learned that 42% of university graduates in this country have never read another book after college. Think about it. When was the last time you read a book cover to cover? And, yes, Fifty Shades co ...
A Collection Of Art From Pop Culture Extraordinaire Scott C.
If you’ve never heard of Scott C. before, get ready to get happy. If you have heard of him, this will be a nice reminder of how awesome he is. For more than a decade, Scott C. has been making a name for himself as an illustrator and artist. After leaving his job at Lucas Learning (as in George Lucas ...
The Perfect Writer’s Cave: Inspiring Office With Overhead Library
Now that so many people prefer to read their books in digital format, we've written dozens of articles on Bit Rebels about how to give old books a new life by giving them a fresh purpose and perspective as beautiful art pieces or sculptures. However, seeing this innovative home office with an overhe ...
Abraham Lincoln Tribute: Tower Created With 15,000 Books About Him
This year, here in the States, February 20th is President's Day. For the most part, it's one of those holidays that goes unnoticed. It was originally a day set aside to honor the American presidents, specifically George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. There is one group of people who won't be lettin ...
Creative Library Ads: A Twist On Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
Maybe I sound like a nerd, but libraries used to be such a fun place to hang out back in the mid '90s. I remember the library at my University was an architectural masterpiece with floor to ceiling glass windows and spiral staircases to die for. Those days are long gone though. I can't even remember ...
How To: Transform Old Books Into Holiday Pumpkins
Whenever I write an article about cutting up old books to recycle them into a new use, part of me cringes. I know that books are becoming more obsolete, and especially if they are damaged, many people throw them away or toss them in the recycle bin anyway, so I usually try to remind myself that givi ...
A Futuristic Digital Library Created With Colorful LED Books
Now that I read about this more, I'm not sure if looks like a futuristic library or a library museum. One thing is for sure though, with all the creative ways artists are interpreting books lately, it seems they are no longer primarily used for reading anymore. However, that doesn't necessarily mean ...
Summharry: The Complete Harry Potter Story In One Comic
Speaking to people about Harry Potter is a win or lose situation. There are obviously a ton of people out there who have embraced the Harry Potter movies and books, and they just can't believe the series is over and there probably won't be any more Harry Potter books or movies to look forward to. Th ...
Creativity Defined: Traditional Books With Hyperlinks
When I first came up with a title for this article, I typed, "Old Fashioned Books With Hyperlinks." I changed "Old Fashioned" to "Traditional;" however, it made me ask myself the question about whether or not I really view regular books as old fashioned. I'm sure I may get some snarky comments from ...
Life Size Lego Helmet: The ONLY Way To Listen To Audio Books
As I stated in the beginning of my humble Twitter career, Lego is the solution to everything, and I live by that in a way. And no, I don't mean that I go around incorporating Lego builds to solve all my problems, even though that would be truly awesome. What I mean by that expression is that if ever ...