Creative Peter Cross: 2013

Aloha! My name is Peter Cross.

Here are some samples of my work...

Here's a logo I just created for a project I just started called "Disabili T Shirts"TM. Being disabled myself, (MS, though I can walk and drive and work my okole off on my creative projects), I wanted to do something to enhance the self esteem, (and bank accounts), of disabled artists everywhere. Disabili T Shirts TM is a way for disabled artists to open their own on-line stores on zazzle.com, where they can sell their original designs on T Shirts and other products. This project is in it's infancy, and I'm still working out the kinks, so stay tuned for updates. I just started a blog to publicize the venture, located at: http://disabilitshirts.blogspot.com/

I live in Polynesia, and have great respect for the people of Oceania, so I doubt I'll ever use this graphic for anything other than to show my creativity. It's just too close to mocking the beliefs of a people that I love, so I would never release this for commercial purposes. Fortunately, I'm aware of, and sensitive to, my fellow humans, and believe this makes me better at what I do.

As you can see, I have surfing on my mind...

I love reworking vintage advertising...

Here's a variation of the familiar equality logo. It's a smile...

Here's another familiar logo which I reworked for Disabled Surfers...

Celebrity Hedgehog...

Here's are a couple of designs I did for Hollywood icon Irene Soderberg...

This isn't a photo. It's a carefully crafted vision of what I think Waikiki might have looked like in pre-contact days...

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I also own the trademark for Kailua College...

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I founded the Far Center movement about 15 years ago. You've heard of the Far Left and the Far Right? Well, we're the Far Center...

Speaking of politics, I created Dorothy addressing congress during one of my more cynical periods...

Here I reworked the famous WWII graphic to show my cousin Cal...

Of course Picasso was known to shred a barrel or two in his day...

Here are a series of logos I created for my University of Aloha TM brand...

American Gothic Shapers...

I'm a bit put off by media coverage of tragedy, and created this after the Newtown shootings...

This is my statement on government surveillance of U.S. citizens...

Tip: Don't turn your back on statues...

This shows my attention to detail. Note the license plate, the signs, the post, and the Aramaic pronunciation of Jesus Christ...

Sumo Kitty...

Hey! It's in the Bible...

I also do some wood carving. Here's a guitar I carved with musical notes, encrusted with an 8 carat emerald, a 3 carat ruby, and 6 carats of diamonds...

I couldn't resist...

People say I play like I have extra fingers...

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This is a logo I created for another of my projects, the "University of Spring Break."TM I am, of course, planning a line of T Shirts...

Another T Shirt design...

Few people know that the Gidget character was based on Whistler's Mother...

My entire life in a nutshell...

I recorded a couple of CD's...

I have a very rich fantasy celebrity life. I'm especially fond of the one with Michael Jackson dangling me off a hotel balcony...

Years ago I created a brick suit. The ultimate urban camouflage...

Here's a logo I created for myself. Negative space initials PC...

Another variation on my life...

Peter Cross, Peeto Crossing...

Promotional pic for my band...

Of course I had to Warholize myself...

And I always wondered what I'd look like as a car...

And I’m sure everyone remembers me Liverpool days, when I was the fifth member of the Beatles. I looved that time in me life…

"Jinkies! That's no monster! It's old man Harris from the saw mill!"

"And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddlesome kids!"

"Rat's right!"

Mona Peeto...

Blue Boy Peeto...

Cardinal Peeto...

The Creation of Peeto...

Fast hands...

Vishnu Peeto...

Let's look at some of my animated gifs for web sites...

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Here's the mascot for my University of Aloha TM project. It's a variation of the familiar "Lucky Cat" which you see in every Asian restaurant, except here he's throwing you a Shaka...

This is an antique Poi Pounder in action. It looks easy, but this was a lot harder to animate than you might think...

I used to do a bit of trial consulting where I created graphics for the courtroom. The trick here is to cut through the clutter and illustrate complex data in a simple and compelling way.

I invented a multi-screen laptop and created this animated gif to illustrate how it worked...

Under construction...

This little guy is hard to see shrunk down to a size where I could put him in this blog. He blinks when he stops in the center...

This was an interesting project. I tried to show what the Hook Cam does in as simple a graphic as possible. The Hook Cam is a wireless video system for construction cranes where the camera is attached to the actual hook, which then wirelessly sends the signal to a monitor in the operator's cabin, giving a clear view into what is often a blind spot, saving lives, time, and property and increasing productivity and the bottom line.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013