What shows dedication more than running a 100-mile race through California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains—in the sweltering summer heat? How about the photography of Larry Gassan, who has captured almost every runner upon crossing the finish line? Since 2004, Gassan has been snapping portraits of ultra-endurance finishers during their cringe-inducing completions. These black-and-white shots hide nothing: You can definitely see ecstasy on these faces, but you can also feel the pain. Maybe that’s because Gassan’s uniquely qualified—he’s completed nine of these 100-mile races himself.
http://larrygassan.com/07wser100/07WSER100_portal.htm

Remember the sheer exhilaration of opening one of those pads of multicolored construction paper when you were a kid? Multiply that by about 1000, and you’ll get the kind of excitement that Jen Stark’s work with colored paper provides. Once you get past the remarkable paper animation on the home page, prepare to be astounded and amazed as paper gets sliced, diced, chopped, crumbled, flipped and folded in ways your elementary teacher never imagined. Laser-perfect shapes and 3D sculptural forms combine to create a kaleidoscopic array of images of you never expected from plain ole paper.
http://www.jenstark.com

Maybe you’ve been to a movie lately and noticed a bizarre animated promo that shows a pack of creatures preying on a herd of “Sheeple.” Or perhaps you opened your favorite magazine and noticed a three-page spread where one of these Sheeple lurches towards you in agony. Don’t worry, it’s all part of a smart little viral campaign for the Scion xD from the brains at ATTIK. The url leads you to a game where you find out those creatures are actually the Little Deviants—mischievous superheroes who rid an imaginary world of conformity. A perfect campaign for the customizable Scion, it all works together so … deviantly.
http://www.littledeviant.com