explodingdog is the name of a website run by Sam Brown, pseudonym of Adam Culbert.
The drawings are usually rendered digitally and are known for their simplistic style, and their poignant and sometimes unexpected take on the phrases on which they are based.
He also sells merchandise with explodingdog illustrations and prints of the daily drawings to help offset costs.
Like many artists, Sam Brown uses many recurring themes and visual motifs in his explodingdog work.
These sites usually utilize the same "submitted by random people, and selected for inspiration" concept that explodingdog pioneered.