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Ulatan 2010 Graphic Design Portfolio Available for download

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:23:03 +0000

Hot off the presses! If you or your company is in need for a .pdf version of my Graphic Design Portfolio, I now have it available for download here. The Portfolio highlights my most publicized works from Mike “Joker” Guymon, MMA Junkie, Vertex USA, Gateway Marketing Concepts and so much more. The portfolio was done using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.

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Ulatan x Avatar experiment

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:33:39 +0000

Today, I saw another designer online create an Avatar in Photosop. I was so impressed, I decided to give it a shot myself. Low and behold, here’s what I came up with. This is only an experiment using relatively simple Photoshop techniques and tricks. Btw, I make for one ugly Avatar. Have a look anyway…

Happy New Year from Vertex USA

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:18:55 +0000

Created this graphic today for my family at Vertex USA. This was sent as a New Years gift to their parent company in Japan (Car Mark T&E). I used the MMA Junkie/Joker style for this one. Hope they like it! Happy New Year everyone!

MMAJunkie.com & John Morgan WIN Best of 2009!

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:03:59 +0000

What a way to end the year. First of all, let me preference everything I’m about to say with, I don’t normally like to talk about my personal life. However with this post, I’ll make an exception. 2009, started less than stellar for me. I (along with millions of other Americans) lost my house, job, the love of my life and was struggling to pick myself back up. Therefore, I started MMAMIXER.COM as a means to share the fashion & the interesting things about the sport I love. During this mix, a good friend of mine, Brian “Goze” Garcia opened doors for me with Tagg Radio (who eventually became MMA Junkie Radio).

As some of you know, I also design and develop the Radio and Sunday Story promos for MMA Junkie. It’s a job which I hold close to my heart. It’s one of the most creatively gratifying outlets for me. If you have seen what I do for Junkie, I’m proud to say it is some of my best work to date. Because of this, I am able to be recognized by the great folks of MMAJUNKIE.COM. Dann Stupp, John Morgan, George Garcia, Brian Garia, Jenny Mencia and Frank Trigg have all been gracious enough to trust me with the creative visual direction for stories and Radio shows. Therefore, this little rant is dedicated to them.

No words can express how proud I am of John Morgan. Although, I’ve only met John once in person during UFC 100, I got to see the machine in action. John has got to be one of the hardest working people I have ever met. There wasn’t a time when I saw him goof off, lose focus or stress out. While most of us Junkie faithful were out having a good time and enjoying the festivities of the historic weekend, John was always in the radio booth, on the phone and breaking news. This proved to me (without the shadow of the doubt) why he was voted MMA Journalist of the year last night. John, you are a true inspiration and the epitome of dedication and hard work. Keep it up brother, you deserve the props and I look forward to reading more from you in the future.

Furthermore, another win last night during the MMA World Awards was granted to MMA Junkie (for best Media Coverage). Although, I consider the role I played (in relation to the grand scheme of things) minuscule, I still felt a sense of accomplishment and admiration to the hard work of the entire MMA Junkie staff. When the term “well oiled machine” is thrown around, you have to think about the folks at MMA Junkie. The entire team from top to bottom is just as dedicated to their crafts as John Morgan. From the other reporters, to MMA Junkie Radio and their fearless leader Dann “Standup” Stupp, all moving parts of this well oiled machine function cohesively to entertain and deliver news to millions of people around the world.

To put it simply, what a great way to end this year. This gives me hope for 2010, awesome job MMA JUNKIE!!!

Happy New Year,
Pete Ulatan

Watch the 2009 World MMA Awards on the Versus Channel!
1/6/2010 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm WORLD MMA AWARDS
1/7/2010 12:00 am – 1:00 am WORLD MMA AWARDS
1/9/2010 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm WORLD MMA AWARDS

[Props to Christian "Copperheart" Stein for providing the screen shots of the event]

Merry Christmas from Ulatan Graphic Design!

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:09:49 +0000

Found these pics via [recyclart.org] and thought I would share it with you. Just in time for the Holidays, this piece of art comes all the way from Shanghai China’s Nanjing road mall and stacks over 1000 Heineken bottles to form a ginormous alcoholic Christmas tree! Happy Holidays everyone!

Congrats Manny Pacquiao !

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:14:01 +0000

To commemorate Manny Pacquiao’s win tonight. I decided to post up a piece of his awesomeness. Congrats Pacman!! You rock (both literally and figuratively) enjoy.

Joker Guymon’s UFC autograph promo cards

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:23:50 +0000

Mike “Joker” Guymon, King of the Cage Welterweight Champ and newly signed UFC fighter has commissioned me to create a series of print designs for autograph sign cards. After an original photograph selection by Joker, I was given the ball and ran with it. Thus delivering the 4 pieces below.

Graphic Design – Mike “Joker” Guymon UFC autograph promo cards

Client: Mike “Joker” Guymon

Flow: Inspired by my original MMA Junkie Radio promo of Joker Guymon, Joker asked to create something similar but different. Therefore after conceptualizing 3 initial (simple) renders, opened up a door of inspiration which resulted in the retro/galaxy style version presented below (which I am really proud of). Ultimately, Joker chose all 4 renders to be sent to print and will debut at his party on October 18th.

Special thanks to Brian “Goze” Garcia for his help. War Joker!!!

Connect: http://www.jokerswildfighting.com/

Gigi’s 2nd Birthday party!

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:06:25 +0000

My adorable niece Gigi had her 2nd birthday party a week ago at the Camp Pendleton beach and I managed to snap pics. I am really happy with the way I captured what took place this weekend. Special thanks to everyone who made it out, I’m sure you all hold a special place in Gigi’s heart. Enjoy!

Fleisher Products company photos

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:30:36 +0000

ULATAN was recently commissioned by Fleisher products in San Diego to shoot images for their up and coming website. Below is a series of photos of their core business products, initiatives and capabilities. I strongly believe I did a stellar job capturing the true nature of what Fleisher Products offers.

Photography - Fleisher Products company photos

Client: Fleisher Products

Flow: Principal photography was conducted on site at the Fleisher production facility. Initial setup and concepts where deliberated after consulting their wonderful Operations Manager. After discussing her needs, I was able to get a feel for what to photograph and thus present to you below.

Connect: Fleisher Products

Genki Sudo’s World Order

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:26:31 +0000

Genki Sudo is one of my favorite fighters. His ring entrances are the best and his persona peers tremendously outside of the fight arena. Here’s his latest video, not something you would expect from one of the legends of the sport, but very entertaining nonetheless. War Genki!!