The PixelPete Project is my massive idea for an ArtPrize entry. I will be creating a giant mosaic (10′3″ x 22′5″) of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. using 4,242 Rubik’s Cubes. Once the event is finished on Oct. 10th 2010 I will be donating Rubik’s Cubes to Grand Rapids Public Schools. Here’s the artwork layout…

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Trevar is a very talented up-and-coming photographer working out of Chicago. I particularly enjoy the context of his photos as well as his production techniques. Trevar needed a minimal design that would compliment and highlight his work. He also needed ultimate usability so I worked the design into a WordPress theme that implements high functionality with no effort. I’m very please with the outcome.

Caitlin is a free spirit indeed. She also happens to be my girlfriend. For our three-year anniversary I built her her own blog and taught her how to use it.

“Pete created Fizzy Lifting Blog for me as a gift. It was completely unexpected because I was not a blogger. It opened a new outlet for me to show people who I am. The whole blog is based around my style and my interests. Strangers that visit my blog get a sense of who I am right away. He more than shaped a place where I can express myself, he did it in a user friendly way. As I was a beginner blogger, this blog is very well designed and I have had no problems with functionality. Thank you so much for the beautiful gift!” – Caitlin Nienhaus

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Jen Badalamenti is a wedding photographer. She has a unique approach to photography which translates into elegant and entertaining wedding photos. She needed a clean and professional logo designed for her blog and portfolio site. We looked at a lot of script fonts but I ended up making the initials by hand. While it might not be very ornate, the end result is fresh, elegant and very well suited for her business.

I started a disc golf league in early 2008. The idea was to help raise money to maintain a local park. I wanted to make an identity and website so that members could get information at any time. It was also a place to send potential sponsors and offer them advertisement spots online.

We needed a super versatile logo that could go a number of places. It needed to “out shine” the other local disc golf league. They wanted to look more disc golf oriented and put together than our competition.

Mr. Greene is a master craftsman. He makes custom fishing rods for any type of fishing. His largest audience is in fly fishing, specifically because of his bamboo rods. When he’s not making rods he also ties flies and makes hand crafted lures. He recently relocated back to Maine and wanted to beef up his small business with a new identity and website.

Mr. Greene’s new logo is based off of timeless tradition. His rods and lures often become heirlooms and fishing itself is pretty timeless. Using a signature helped to add professionalism and make his business more sincere. In the future he can use it for signage, business cards, and labels for all of his products.

Like most of my clients, Robert needed somthing quick and simple. He let me have full creative control which was smart because we are both very happy with the site. I used a graphic similar to the one used in his logo for the site and then chose some slightly muted colors.

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