Tag: Design
Colorful Crayon Sculptures – You Gotta See It to Believe It
Somewhere along the way when the Universe and all the angels were distributing artistic talent, I got left out. I can sketch a halfway decent dog, but that's about it.
I look at creative artists like Diem Chau who carve people, animals and mythological creatures out of crayons and I'm blown away ...
A Zany Keyboard – Typography Inspiration
I love typography because it's so raw and simple. Since I'm not a designer, I'm always fascinated to see how people are able to arrange and modify type.
There are truly an unlimited number of ways to design letters. I think a lot of times we take typography for granted. It is easy to read a wo ...
3M Creates New Subliminal Tool for Designers & Marketers
Designers, marketers, advertisers and savvy bloggers know the importance of using stunning graphics in each piece they create. In my opinion, with more and more visuals competing for our attention, this is becoming increasingly critical to the success of our work.
3M recently launched a new tool ...
The Vader Project – Creative Darth Vader Helmet Designs
Since this is the 4th and final year of The Vader Project, I thought it was only fitting to feature this event on Bit Rebels. The Vader Project is an art extravaganza where talented artists are asked to re-imagine and re-design Darth Vader's legendary helmet.
This year, 100 artists were invited ...
The Top 5 Fonts You Should Never Use?!
You often read the word "font" here on Bit Rebels. In typography, a font (also fount) is traditionally defined as a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface. Do you contemplate about the font that you will use in your design? Or, if you are not a designer, do you ...
How To: Improve Your Creative Thinking
As designers, artists and even writers, we are often confronted with the question, "How do you improve your creative thinking?" Creativity is very important if you are in the design or writing field, but it is also important for everyone who is not in those fields.
Being creative is a gift. It ...
How To: Make A Papier Mache Monster
I love anything made with paper, it's just so versatile. You can create a lot of interesting works of art with paper. For example, you have origami, paper art like cut outs and paper sculptures. Some designers even use paper to create one of a kind paper dresses. I believe @Minervity have written se ...
How To: Turn Your Old Jeans Into Earth Friendly Sandals
I have so many pairs of jeans in different shades of blue. I also have some ripped black ones. I love wearing them. Not only are they comfortable, but they can be a girl's best friend when it comes to style. You can practically wear anything with a good pair of jeans. Luckily for us at work, we ...
24ct Gold Stones – Adding Luxury to Nature’s Priceless Gift
Summertime is almost here and for us, that means spending the weekends in the mountains. The creeks in the north Georgia mountains are great for skimming stones. This picture is from our last adventure skimming stones this past winter.
In case you are unfamiliar with stone skimming, it's a hobb ...
The Abstinence Project – An Edgy Teen Pregnancy Campaign
We are all aware of the teen pregnancy problem. Here in the States, it is around 30%, which to me, is alarmingly high. A creative firm in California, Gridnik, recently created a controversial yet effective campaign called "The Abstinence Project" to encourage young college students to use alternat ...
This Little Design Is The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
I love these, and I gotta have them! If you try to stay away from carbs as much as I do, what's the next best thing? You guessed it! Sliced bread shaped cork coasters. I've always had a love/hate relationship with bread, and I think these brilliant little coasters will make me happy when I think ...
Celebrate Being A Woman – Every Day of Every Month
I think most men would agree that women are complicated creatures. We are sometimes unpredictable, and when I put myself on the outside and look in, I understand why so many men have a hard time figuring us out. I own an IT business in Atlanta, which is a male dominated field. I work with mostly ...
How To: Open A Beer With A Napkin
Beer is famous everywhere. People enjoy it cold, and it is served in clubs and at parties. I am not a beer drinker, I prefer tequila or vodka, but most of my friends drink beer. Beer is so popular that October is considered beer month not just in Germany, but also in my country. During the whole ...
Typography Everywhere! Inspiration Is All Around Us!
Someday when you have time, consciously check out the area all around you and look for the different typography inspiration. I love doing it, it keeps me inspired. I love typography. Just imagine the number of designers that have conceptualized, designed and executed the different signs and word ...
How To Brand Yourself Properly In Social Media
People are drawn to social media and why not? We get the chance to connect and network with different people from all over the world 24/7. The world gets smaller. Imagine having the chance to get views and opinions from leaders of different industries. Think about geting the freshest news from t ...