Exhibit 5a | Creative Disobedience

Just in time for Easter.

I have to admit, that even a well made Jack Spade bag cannot stand up to the abuses of the modern city environment. At least not when I’m carrying one. I’ve had my lovely bag for just over a year and a half now, but I’m sorry to say that the stiching on the straps [...]

I’m a little bummed to hear that iStockphoto has been bought by Getty, a more traditional commercial stock photography site. iStockphoto used to be my main source for inexpensive images for both this site and a number of low budget freelance projects. Recently iStockphoto raised it’s pricing and tightened the restrictions on usage for it’s [...]

We are constantly hearing all kinds of hyperbole from the Republicans about how, by opposing the war and embracing Democratic values, we’re anti-American. We usually hear this sort of garbage from the the guys who support the president and the war, and yet cut benefits for military families, fail to provide adequate body armor for [...]

I understand the occassional need to use Windows products. Actually, the only Windows project that I feel is completely necessary for me is IE, mainly so that I can test otherwise compliant sites with the decidedly non-compliant browser. But there are people who have no other choice that to use Windows-native products. But where in [...]

Here’s another great gallery of a decaying asylum by David Maisel for my collection of Urban Decay links. The photos in his Asylum collection are beautifully shot and really touch a nerve with me. Additionally, check out his gallery of abandoned cremation cannisters found at the Oregon State Insane Asylum (via) called the Library of [...]

This week is going to be a bit rough as far as work goes – I’m up to my ears in two magazine projects that have to go out by Friday, so posting is going to continue to be light this week. But I do want to point out (as usual, a few years late) [...]