They Draw & Cook: A Fantastic Way to Browse Recipes & View Great Digital Artwork
Recipe sites and services abound on the net, but it’s always interesting to find ones that, er, bring something new to the table, like combine recipes with art. Recipes and artwork? How can those two even be related? Related or not, there is a website that has linked just these two things in a beautiful way. The resulting effect is probably going to make you feel incredibly inspired to either cook, start practicing sketching/design work or both!
5 Of The Best Google Doodles Videos
The Google logo is recognized the world over. It's a logo that many people see on a daily basis as they make the Google homepage their first port of call in exploring the wider web. It's simple and yet iconic at the same time. But no one wants to see the same old logo staring back at them every time they search for something online, do they? Google doesn't think so.
5 Online Sources For Digital Art Tutorials
Every so often, I believe that everyone has some sort of creative urge. Whether it turns into a beautiful painting on canvas or simple bathroom graffiti, it's all driven by the same fire. Fortunately, with all the technology that surrounds us, we have an easy outlet to carry forth our desires to create, and that comes in the form of digital art. What is digital art? It could be a painting, a model, a graphic design, or even a photo composition.
Artweaver: Weaving Art for Free on the PC [Windows]
Give me a blank canvas and some pencils, charcoal, or paint, and I'll rustle something up without a problem. It won't be worthy of hanging in a gallery but my mum would hang it in her living room. But give me some digital art software and you'll get a blank look in return. Digital art is most certainly not my forte. Thankfully it doesn't actually matter when there are programs as good and as free to use as Artweaver available.
5 Of The Best Comic Artists On The Web
Comics are an acquired taste, and they vary quite wildly in style and talent - especially on the Internet. Sure, there's plenty of funny comics out there with a simple drawing style (XKCD and the like), but this list isn't for them. Sometimes it can be difficult to find new comic artists who create art which is as beautiful as it is interesting.
Create Beautiful Organic 3D Models For Free With Sculptris [Windows & Mac]
Sculptris is a 3D design tool by Pixologic, makers of the $699 professional 3D tool ZBrush. It comes from a good home, but unlike its sister app, Sculptris is entirely free. We’ve covered Sculptris in the MakeUseOf directory in 2012, but today I’d like to take you a bit deeper into the app and show you how it works.
6 Fantastic Ways To Discover Cool Music You've Never Heard Before
If you’re a music lover, you’re familiar with the constant need to discover new music. You already know lots of good music you like, but the thirst for more is unstoppable. There’s lots of good music out there most of us never even heard of - Indie artists and small bands that haven’t yet made their way to the big websites or labels. But this doesn’t mean they’re not worth listening to.
Create Impressive Text Art With ASCII Generator 2 [Windows]
When I was just a kid - about 9 years old - my brother and I would purchase those new computer magazines that had all kinds of neat programs and other "computer tricks" in them. Back then, computer programs consisted of BASIC software that you could type into the terminal a line at a time, save it on the floppy disk and then run it to watch some fun ASCII-based graphics or game flash across the screen.
Music Lovers: Why Aren't You Using SoundCloud?
Discovering a new artist, album or record label that corresponds with your tastes and expectations can be a rewarding experience. These golden discoveries can be few and far between and that’s where I turn to using a few extra tools to help hone in on the music I love. We first featured SoundCloud on MakeUseOf initially back in 2008, and while the core service largely remains the same; much has changed.
Design Your Own Perfect Home With Autodesk Homestyler
There’s a designer in all of us. When it comes to designing for ourselves, it doesn’t get any more personal than designing your own home. Of course, you can hire a professional to do the job, but if you have a good eye and want to give your home your own touch, try your hand on Autodesk Homestyler.
7 Websites for the Music Lover to Find, Discover & Learn About Music
Music is an essential ingredient of human culture. Whether we enjoy passive listening, humming along, singing, playing an instrument, or dancing, music is always there. Even when there is no music, we sometimes seem to recognize a rhythm or musical sounds because the human brain is trained to recognize patterns, no matter how remote they are.
7 Great Uses For QR Codes & How To Generate Your Own For Free
Quick response codes, or QR codes for short, have been used for a few years now to provide rapid access to URLs, messages or contact information. Marketing and advertising departments love QR codes, as with a simple scan, even more advertising related to their product can be delivered straight to your thumbs.
10 Animation Blogs That Inform, Teach, & Inspire
This post has been inspired by a child sitting in front of the television and refusing to budge while her favorite animation show plays on. Some years back that was me and perhaps you. The enduring magic of animation has caught our imagination and made childhood a fantasy world. Let’s see what happens behind the scenes with the help of these top animation blogs.
Find, Listen To, Or Promote New Music With Amazing Tunes
Here's a little something for those of you who love to make or listen to new music. The Internet has given us yet another awesome way to discover and promote music: Amazing Tunes. The idea behind Amazing Tunes is so incredibly simple that you'll probably jump on board instantly.
7 Websites For Pixel Art Tutorials And Creative Inspiration
If you stare at a computer screen, then you know what pixels are all about. On the computer screen or even on mobile ones, you would have come across pixel art. The popularity of pixel art is also well illustrated by the range of online pixel art creators that help you create some cool pixel art drawings.
10 Cool & Interesting Web Applications On Fonts & Typography
I have always been intrigued by how thick and thin lines, angles and shapes can come together and form beautiful fonts. Just a shift of pressure on a stroke and you can get something entirely new. That’s the magic of typography. Typography is art in its truest sense, and the web has certainly made it more mainstream. Choosing the right fonts and a theme to go with it are joined at the hip when it comes to web design. The right combination gives us a web design that spells ‘wow’.