Tag: Design
Portable Cities: Architecture Created From Old Clothes
Chinese artist Yin Xiuzhen loves to travel. She especially loves to check out the architecture in the cities she visits. While she is there, she collects second hand clothes that have been discarded by the residents in that city.
Then, to symbolically recreate traveling to that city, she meticu ...
Now You Can Carry Your iPad Around In Style!
Richard wrote an article today about how to protect your iPad when you tote it around during the day. His solution, iBallz, is a geeky way to make sure it doesn't get broken; however, I have another option for you to consider.
What if you could store your iPad right in your clothes? That's righ ...
Unravel Your Life With This Creatively Morbid Calendar
I can't decide if this is creatively cute or truly morbid. So, for the moment, I'll call it creatively morbid. We often read happy and cheery quotes about living life to the fullest and making the most of each day. I see these types of quotes daily on Twitter.
However, industrial designer Patr ...
Inspiration: Remarkable Water and Paint Photography
There is just something about water and paint that mixes well for photography. Have you noticed that? I remember when I wrote this article about high-speed water photography. The magnificent photographs captured in that post are in a league of their own.
Again, I would like to show you more pa ...
Total Plug Safety: Keeps Geeks and Children Safe
This little invention makes me giggle because I think it's perfect for geeks and the children of geeks. If you are like me, you know what it's like to be so focused on a project (usually a DIY creation that requires electricity) that you pull out a plug and accidentally touch the metal pins too qui ...
Creative Soap Designs Inspired By Your Favorite Foods!
When I was a little kid, the punishment for fibbing was to eat a bar of soap. I remember spending a few summer afternoons sitting on the porch outside, soap in hand. Of course, my mother didn't actually make us eat the soap. She knew that just thinking about it while holding it in our hands would ...
The iPhone 4 Coffee Table: For The Stylish Geek
I know firsthand that sometimes being a geek can be difficult. For example, at times it's hard to find inspiring furniture to make our homes geektastically fabulous.
For this reason, we see a lot of people ditch shopping all together and create their own geeky furniture. We've featured a lot of ...
The iBottleopener: A Party In Your Pocket
Oh my goodness, this makes me laugh so hard. I don't know if it's the cheesy porn music in this video, or that guy's 1970s smile, but I'm diggin this new iPhone case.
We've written about bottle openers before. It seems we all get in that situation every so often where we need a bottle opener an ...
Hello Kitty Shoes Are Finally Here!
By now you know that we write about Hello Kitty a lot on Bit Rebels. I don't know how it is that the creepy little cat keeps popping up in my articles just like she does in my everyday life.
I have a love/hate relationship with Hello Kitty. If I remember right, my last Hello Kitty article was a ...
Make The Band: Stunning Rock Band Stage Set Paper Cut-Outs
If you're one of those people fanatically gripping that guitar when playing Guitar Hero or singing at the top of your lungs every chance you get, this is totally for you. Some people just ooze creativity and everything they touch turns into something amazing and stunning. Paper can be one of the m ...
How To: Make Fake Vomit (Official NASA Recipe)
I'm feeling a little queasy from writing this article. NASA is in the process of testing some new space garbage bags. Since there is not enough room in a spacecraft to separate wet trash from dry trash, containing odors is a big deal. It's important to keep the astronauts feeling comfortable, so ...
This Watch Reminds You To Appreciate The Sky!
In our fast-paced world, we often forget to appreciate the simple things in life, don't we? With all of our deadlines and obligations, it's easy to take for granted a beautiful sunrise or the sparkling stars in the sky at night.
Ryohei Yoshiyuki, a designer from Japan, wanted to change this. He ...
A Brilliantly Creative Dry Erase Board Design
This is such a great design, and it totally goes in the category of "Why didn't I think of that?" Imagine what it's like to run your hands across faux fur, whether it is a coat or a pillow or whatever. All the color changes hue with the direction of your hands, right? By using your fingers, you c ...
Get the Ultimate Power to Hike and Tweet!
As most of you know, our beloved @paul_steele is famous on Twitter for his hiking and tweeting. He tweets the most incredible pictures from the tops of mountains and across huge grassy landscapes where he journeys during the week.
After spending 16 years in the army, Paul now enjoys his two love ...
A Tea Bag Design That Will Make You Smile
Have you noticed that a lot of designers are getting creative with tea bags lately? It's such a neat little trend. We've featured several tea bag articles here on Bit Rebels but this design might just be the cutest one yet.
This is called the Hanger Tea, and it's designed by Soon Mo Kang. Each ...