How many of you actually know how to use Microsoft Excel? Unless you need to make spreadsheets on a regular basis, Excel acts as the forgotten stepsister of Word and PowerPoint. Even those who claim to be able use Excel, don’t actually know how to use it. So you can imagine our surprise when we found out that with a lot of creativity and even more time, you can make amazing works of art using the most boring of all the Microsoft Office programs.
The following video shows each painstakingly detailed step to creating Gundam using Microsoft Excel (in super high speed).
▼ The finished product.
***Bonus***
Someone went through the trouble of making the iTunes screen in Excel.
▲ Look at all those Beatles songs!
Oh Excel, who knew you were so cool. We’re sorry for ever doubting you.
Source: Nemu Soku
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