Christopher Jobson

Founder, Editor-in-ChiefFascinated by visual culture across a wide-range of disciplines and committed to making art engaging for everyone, Christopher launched Colossal as a personal blog in the fall of 2010. Somewhat blindsided by the publication's success, he soon left his day job to run the site full-time and began contributing to publications such as Wired Magazine, Beautiful/Decay, Mental Floss, Slate, Designboom and Quartz. He studied design, art, and writing at Columbia College and lives in Chicago. You can follow him on Instagram and learn more about him here.

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“My Wife Hates it When I Work From Home” — Banksy Shares Rats Run Amok in his Bathroom from Quarantine

April 15, 2020“My Wife Hates it When I Work From Home” — Banksy Shares Rats Run Amok in his Bathroom from Quarantine
Interview: A Conversation with Photographer Brooke DiDonato Explores the Process and Inspiration Behind Her Surreal Imagery

February 4, 2020Interview: A Conversation with Photographer Brooke DiDonato Explores the Process and Inspiration Behind Her Surreal Imagery
Interview: Rob Woodcox Discusses His Boldly Energetic Conceptual Photography of the Human Form

January 13, 2020Interview: Rob Woodcox Discusses His Boldly Energetic Conceptual Photography of the Human Form
Fundraiser: Buy This Artwork and Support the Bushfire Crisis in Australia

January 9, 2020Fundraiser: Buy This Artwork and Support the Bushfire Crisis in Australia
Spiral Jigsaw Puzzles of Ammonite Fossils and Nautilus Shells from Nervous System

November 19, 2019Spiral Jigsaw Puzzles of Ammonite Fossils and Nautilus Shells from Nervous System
Islands of Wood Float Amidst Sea of Glass in New ‘Archipelago’ Furniture by Greg Klassen

November 13, 2019Islands of Wood Float Amidst Sea of Glass in New ‘Archipelago’ Furniture by Greg Klassen
Painting With Code: UI Engineer Diana Smith Creates Baroque-Inspired Portraits with CSS

November 9, 2019Painting With Code: UI Engineer Diana Smith Creates Baroque-Inspired Portraits with CSS
Colossal Needs You!—Introducing Membership

November 6, 2019Colossal Needs You!—Introducing Membership
A Father Transformed Data of his Son’s First Year of Sleep into a Knitted Blanket

July 17, 2019A Father Transformed Data of his Son’s First Year of Sleep into a Knitted Blanket
Origami Lava Pours from the Window of an Abandoned Building in Catalonia for LLUÈRNIA

November 12, 2018Origami Lava Pours from the Window of an Abandoned Building in Catalonia for LLUÈRNIA
Lovely Photo Manipulations Utilizing Stock Photography by Justin Peters

June 23, 2018Lovely Photo Manipulations Utilizing Stock Photography by Justin Peters
Imagined Insects Camouflaged as Star Wars Characters by Illustrator Richard Wilkinson

May 17, 2018Imagined Insects Camouflaged as Star Wars Characters by Illustrator Richard Wilkinson
The Surprising Result of Crushing Non-Newtonian Fluids and Crayons in a Hydraulic Press

April 29, 2018The Surprising Result of Crushing Non-Newtonian Fluids and Crayons in a Hydraulic Press
Banksy Releases New Miniature Walled Off Hotel Souvenir Series

April 17, 2018Banksy Releases New Miniature Walled Off Hotel Souvenir Series
Artist Okuda San Miguel Sets an 82-Foot Sculpture Aflame for the Falles Festival in Valencia

March 30, 2018Artist Okuda San Miguel Sets an 82-Foot Sculpture Aflame for the Falles Festival in Valencia
Poseable Miniature Birds Designed by Katie Doka

March 28, 2018Poseable Miniature Birds Designed by Katie Doka
Ai Weiwei’s Film ‘Human Flow’ Documents the Staggering Scale of the Global Refugee Crisis

March 23, 2018Ai Weiwei’s Film ‘Human Flow’ Documents the Staggering Scale of the Global Refugee Crisis
Vintage Postage Stamps Inspire Fanciful Storybook Scenes Painted by Illustrator Diana Sudyka

March 7, 2018Vintage Postage Stamps Inspire Fanciful Storybook Scenes Painted by Illustrator Diana Sudyka
Spike Jonze Directs Mind-Melting New Dance Video for Apple

March 7, 2018Spike Jonze Directs Mind-Melting New Dance Video for Apple
The Quirky Wooden Automata of Kazuaki Harada

February 28, 2018The Quirky Wooden Automata of Kazuaki Harada