Hi. I’m Christopher Jobson and I’m the creator and editor of Colossal. I live in Chicago with my wife Megan, son Caleb, and our dog Mojo, but have also spent much of my life in central Texas and Prague. By day I work as a web designer and by night I do what you see here. I also write for Wired Magazine and contributed to designboom.
I spend a lot of time thinking about what gets published on Colossal, but have thought little about the overall direction of the blog itself. Flannery O’Conner wrote, “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say,” which perfectly sums up how I feel about discovering art, and looking back at the growing body of work shared here, I’ve made some interesting discoveries about what I didn’t know I was doing until I saw it.
I often describe Colossal as a blog that explores the intersection of art, design, and physical craft. I enjoy artwork that is tactile, physical and non-digital in nature, especially sculptural work and installations that use impossible numbers of components, or sequences in a process. During the course of a week you’ll find roughly 15-20 posts on photography, design, animation, painting, installation art, architecture, drawing and street art. I share things that I feel are accessible to everyone, requiring little explanation or theory, so in that sense, I hope people not involved directly in the arts can also find it interesting.
For submissions, inquiries and advertising please go to the contact page.
Press, Interviews, Kind Words
One of the ‘Top 100 Blogs on the Internet’ —Technorati
“Loving the blog Colossal. Artistic, smart, and inspiring.” —Neil Patrick Harris, April 24, 2012
Guest Curator: Christopher Jobson, Creator Of Colossal, Selects His Favorites —Saatchi Online, April 9, 2012
Becoming Colossal with Blogger Christopher Jobson —Art21/PBS, March 8, 2012
The ‘Cliffs Notes Web’ Has Won —The Atlantic, February 22, 2012
Magical Long-Exposure Firefly Photos Go Viral —Raw File, Wired.com, February 21, 2012
Dots Obliterate the Internet —Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, February 10, 2012
Dresden Dolls Drop In —Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, January 5, 2012
An Interview with the Creator of Colossal —Hyperallergic, November 25, 2011
Top 10 Sites to Find New and Exciting Artists —My Life Scoop, October 31, 2011
Site of the Day —Nylon Magazine, August 29, 2011
Content Curator: Christopher Jobson at Colossal —My Modern Met, July 11, 2011
Colossal —kottke.org, June 29, 2011
Credits
This site relies on Typekit for Quatro Slab by psType. The current header photograph was taken by Paul McGee. To see past photos, head over to the header archive.
Colossal is hosted by Media Temple.
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