1. I made pixel portraits of a bunch of famous bloggers.  Do you recognize your favorite internet personality?

    I made pixel portraits of a bunch of famous bloggers.  Do you recognize your favorite internet personality?

    posted 2 hours ago on Feb 23, 2012 | Permalink | 3 notes

  2. idrawnintendo: Mega Man transformation. I’ve been playing with some pixel art recently.

    idrawnintendo:

    Mega Man transformation. I’ve been playing with some pixel art recently.

    posted 8 hours ago on Feb 23, 2012 | Permalink | 1,558 notes

  3. Watching the automagic gallery of Pixel Pix portraits come to life as people tweet is maybe my favorite part of this whole experience. Thanks to everyone who has tweeted or posted about the app! I really appreciate your support. During beta testing, a lot of people told me, “this thing is going to blow up!” But the reality of the internet and the app store market is that things only blow up if people like you tell your friends to download the app. So if you’d like to help me out and make sure Pixel Pix really does blow up, please share it with your Twitter and Facebook friends! To send people to the promotional site, the link is: http://makepixelart.com/pixelpixapp To send people directly to the app store, the link is: http://app2.it/pixelpix THANKS INTERNET!

    Watching the automagic gallery of Pixel Pix portraits come to life as people tweet is maybe my favorite part of this whole experience.

    Thanks to everyone who has tweeted or posted about the app! I really appreciate your support. During beta testing, a lot of people told me, “this thing is going to blow up!” But the reality of the internet and the app store market is that things only blow up if people like you tell your friends to download the app.

    So if you’d like to help me out and make sure Pixel Pix really does blow up, please share it with your Twitter and Facebook friends!

    To send people to the promotional site, the link is: http://makepixelart.com/pixelpixapp

    To send people directly to the app store, the link is: http://app2.it/pixelpix

    THANKS INTERNET!

    posted 1 day ago on Feb 22, 2012 | Permalink | 1 note

  4. Click on: Pixel Pix is out!!!

    GOOD NEWS EVERYONE,

    Pixel Pix, the coolest pixel art iPhone photography app EVAR has finally hit the app store!  And it’s TOTALLY FREE for a limited time.  WHAT? FREE? YES! FREE!

    Get it now, and be sure to share your photos with us!

    posted 2 days ago on Feb 21, 2012 | Permalink | 17 notes

  5. Poo! I was in such a mood this morning that I forgot to post this self portrait I did using the boxdot base. You can make one too!  Just search for “boxdot” in the MPA pixel shop.

    Poo! I was in such a mood this morning that I forgot to post this self portrait I did using the boxdot base. You can make one too!  Just search for “boxdot” in the MPA pixel shop.

    posted 6 days ago on Feb 17, 2012 | Permalink | 2 notes

  6. Dear internet,

    As a special prize for those of you out there who actually read my site, here are a few codes for free copies of Make Pixel Art for iPad:

    MAK9JREAFFPE

    4LKLPHXKWWHL

    YHMY34XEHRA9

    The first person to type each code into iTunes will get a completely free copy of the latest version of Make Pixel Art, complete with its new isometric box drawing tools, image exports, and access to our huge library of reusable sprites!

    posted 6 days ago on Feb 17, 2012 | Permalink | 4 notes

  7. I did some work this afternoon to get ready for a new set of pixels in Make Pixel Art, and to give our older sets some more shelf space.  What do you think? Also, CAN YOU WAIT FOR THE DINOPAK? The guys from Pixel Jam Games gave us a dozen awesome velociraptors from their game Dino Run for you to use in your drawings.  I can’t wait to see how people use them in their own drawings.

    I did some work this afternoon to get ready for a new set of pixels in Make Pixel Art, and to give our older sets some more shelf space.  What do you think?

    Also, CAN YOU WAIT FOR THE DINOPAK? The guys from Pixel Jam Games gave us a dozen awesome velociraptors from their game Dino Run for you to use in your drawings.  I can’t wait to see how people use them in their own drawings.

    posted 1 week ago on Feb 16, 2012 | Permalink | 7 notes

  8. I just added this adorable “Box Dot” base to Make Pixel Art’s pixel shop.  Use it to create your own characters in this popular style.  Just search for “Boxdot” in the in-app pixel shop.

    I just added this adorable “Box Dot” base to Make Pixel Art’s pixel shop.  Use it to create your own characters in this popular style.  Just search for “Boxdot” in the in-app pixel shop.

    posted 1 week ago on Feb 15, 2012 | Permalink | 7 notes

  9. Steve Jobs vs 1989

    Steve Jobs vs 1989

    posted 1 week ago on Feb 15, 2012 | Permalink | 5 notes

  10. I just submitted these to be turned into limited edition prints. Personally, I’d buy 2 copies of each.

    posted 1 week ago on Feb 15, 2012 | Permalink | 14 notes

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I run XOXCO, a boutique product development firm. We mostly make websites for Finland.

Right now, I am working on a pixel drawing app for the iPad called Make Pixel Art, hence I am posting tons of pixel drawings! I also contribute to Bitnauts. Prepare yourself for the low rez revolution.

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