taking a creative break right now

Seattle-based photographic artist Chris Jordan makes beautiful photographs he hopes will disgust you.

Chris Jordan’s large-scale color photographs portray the detritus of American consumption. Gaining access to some of the country’s largest industrial waste facilities, Jordan photographs the refuse of consumer culture (e.g., diodes, cell phone chargers, cigarette butts, circuit boards) on an immense scale. Spanning up to 10 feet wide, Jordan’s prints are at once abstract and detailed.

Julia fullerton-Batten is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the leading young photographers in the country. She has won a large number of awards and her images have been hung in the national potrait gallery, London and at Paris-photo. For her enchanting new exhibition, Teenage Stories, Julia features teenage grirls placed amid miniature worlds, peeling gum off of shoes the size of cars and waking up beneath highway underpasses. While the physical awkwardness is meant to exaggerate the emotional instabillity at that age, the capsized scale at the same time reveals that the girls who have a handle on their

surroundings are, actually, only dreaming.

Simon Owens is a blogger who finally got so pissed off at how crappy MySpace is put together + spam = he put together an appeal for January 30th to be International Delete Your Myspace Account Day.

How to delete your Myspace profile:
1. Goto myspace.com and login.
2. Click the Home link.
3. Click Account Settings link.
4. Under Change Account Settings, click the -Cancel Account- link.
5. Click the Cancel My Account button to confirm removal.

Jen Stark’s paper kaleidescope sculptures have undoubtedly made the rounds, but I don’t think they could ever get “old.”

Theme is a lifestyle magazine with a strong focus on contemporary Asian culture. Its founders, Jiae Kim and John Lee, blended their combined experience in design, advertising, art direction and fashion to curate a publication with a singular “theme” for each issue. Their unique perspective attracts a creative, intelligent audience with an appreciation for well-written content and well-designed editorial with a global perspective.

Super Mario cupcakes. Sweet!

Born in Alaska, Sam grew up in Deep River Ontario, Canada. After attending the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, he moved to New York to pursue illustration and attend graduate school at The School of Visual Arts. In addition to drawing, Sam enjoys going to the Met, watching David Lynch movies, and spending time with fellow illustrator and wife, Jillian.

Watch the quirky animations for Office:Mac 2008.

Typography, channeling the essence of the beast.

Twenty-Six Types of Animals by Jeremy Pettis.

Get the respect you deserve … Guess I should take my contacts out and start wearing my glasses again.