About
My name is Nicholas Petersen. I'm a designer & developer, building brand identities, websites and communication strategies. I love working with teams who are passionate about their products, like I am.
I live in Omaha with my beautiful wife, Janell and our dog, Pepper. You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Dribbble and Rdio.
Notes
2014
There’s not always time to post or write case studies for the many projects that go on throughout the year. Here’s a look back at some work I did in 2014.
Making A Songbook, or Designing in the Browser: Part I
In December, I had the idea to record a few Christmas Songs for my family and send to them as an EP called the “Petersen Family Christmas Songbook.” I wanted the songs to feel like a special little package with… Read More
Why I Love Secret Penguin
Years ago, I bought a teeshirt from Dave Nelson (@secretpenguin) – partly because I liked the shirt – mostly because I wanted to have an excuse to say ‘hi’. In my early days of learning design, Dave was someone I… Read More
Pecha Kucha
I recently spoke at Pecha Kucha, an event where each speaker gets 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. The speaker has no control over the slide changes and is given a total of 6:40 to speak. I shared about the… Read More
I Used to Play Music
I used to play music. That is to say, I used to write songs, play in coffee shops, rehearse and sometimes perform with various bands and regularly lead worship for church services and summer camps. Although the time I spent… Read More