Tag: paper
An Origami Tea Bag – Appreciate The Simple Things In Life
I don't know what it is with hot tea and me lately, but I feel like a little kid who is discovering something new. Yesterday I bought a beautiful hand-carved wooden box lined with navy blue velvet that is filled with different flavors of tea from all around the world. I'm having the best time expe ...
The City Made Of 100,000 Staples
Bored at work? You could always do what Peter Root did with some common office supplies... Most of the time when I write about creative artists on Bit Rebels, I think, "Wow, how did they think of that?" But this time it's different. Since I've been playing with staples my whole life, I can totally ...
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 ...
A Rainbow Colored Miracle of Nature to Inspire Your Day
There is nothing like a miracle of nature to put life in perspective. Certain kinds of trees are perfect examples. They patiently grow bigger and stronger over many decades while surviving all types of weather. They never give up or consider a life that doesn't reach for the sun.
The Redwood t ...
He Folded 10 Origami Flowers Each Day For 3 Years!
James Roper loves to fold origami flowers. He loves it so much that he folded ten each day for three years straight. Ok you math wizards, how many origami flowers did he end up with? That's right! 10,000! He named this project "Devotion." James has a reputation as an artist for being devoted to ...
Paper Airplane: Building A World Out Of Paper
How many of you created paper figurines when you were in kindergarten? Or how many of you sat down with a paper and a pair of scissors just cutting stuff out and then gluing it together to form something that you could proudly give to your parents? I guess we all did, and it was about the most cre ...
Colorful Origami Shoes – For The Woman Who Has Everything
A couple days ago Richard wrote an interesting article showcasing some ridiculously cute, totally bizarre origami dresses. If you missed that article, you can check it out here. As fun as they were, one thing I noticed in all those pictures is that the girls are missing shoes. I mean, if you are ...
Uniquely Strange Wedding Gowns – Would You Wear Them?
A wedding is something that every woman looks forward to since it happens only once in her life. She will definitely make sure that everything is in order and perfect. The cake, the menu, the reception venue, the church, the rings, the invitations are all given a lot of attention. However, I thin ...
Helvetica – Now You Can Have Your Font And Eat It Too
Everyone loves Helvetica. Even though I'm not a designer, I have seen many of my designer friends fall completely in love with that font. I asked @Minervity what the appeal of Helvetica is, and he said, "It is a robust, iconic font that looks good in almost all designs." I never knew a font could ...
Disk-it: The Most Creative Post-It Notes Ever
Everyone is familiar with post-it notes. If you're not, then you must seriously be from another planet or even another galaxy. To date, there have probably been billions and billions of post-it notes sold, and they have even become an on screen application that a lot of people continuously use in ...
The Rock, Paper, Scissors Secret Weapon for Winning!
My son and I play rock, paper, scissors almost everyday. I'm not sure how it happened, but somehow, the winner of Rock, Paper, Scissors always gets to make the big decisions in my house. I even studied the psychology surrounding that game and wrote an article about the secrets to winning - 6 Secre ...
Paper Eyelashes: These Papercraft Marvels Are The New Trend
I come to think about those mascara commercials that continuously and annoyingly run in the middle of your favorite movies. There seems to be no end to the length a pair of eyelashes could gain and I say that in the most indifferent way possible. Sure, a girl with a pair of fashionable and flamboy ...
Mouth Watering Science Fiction Paper Art – Including DIY Link
You all are the only ones I can say this to because you are geeks like me and you will understand, but when I found out about this information today, I got so excited that my heart started beating faster.
Shunichi Makino, a profoundly talented papercraft artist from Japan, has been creating sci-f ...
Designer Must Have | Spaces For Ideas – Sketchbook
As a designer, I know that having a piece of paper around you to draw on is as important as having a brain to think with when you're thinking up new, clever and fresh designs. Usually it's an A4 sized paper that I use to sketch down everything that pops into my mind. I will, after a couple of hour ...
All Women are Heroes | Beautiful Art in Paris
Recently, something very special happened in Paris. French artist JR, along with many volunteers, covered buildings, trains, rooftops and walls with huge photos of women, a total of 70 of them, who he wanted to pay tribute too. He wanted everyone to remember these women as heroes. All of the phot ...