About

My name is Anthony (AJ) Penalosa and I am a Web Designer living in the beautiful city of Las Vegas, NV. I have been designing, developing and maintaining websites for over 6 years. All websites are custom built with the user in mind to ensure that visitors have a positive and lasting experience. If you like what you've seen or have any comments, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where are you from?
   I was born and raised in the city of Los Angeles, California.
2. What is your education?
   I completed a three year program at Westwood College of Technology. I graduated in July of 2006 and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animation.
3. How did you get your start as a web designer?
   The Animation program at Westwood College covered all aspects of design. I was exposed not only to 3D modeling and animation, but also to web design and print media. This broad range of experience helped me obtain a job as an in-house web designer for a local camera store. I worked there for three years and quickly grew a passion for web design.
4. What brought you to Las Vegas?
   Having lived in Los Angeles my whole life, I decided I needed a change of pace. I wanted to experience life "away from home". I was fresh out of college with a Bachelors Degree, so I figured it was the perfect opportunity. Las Vegas was a booming city, so I saw it as the best place to start off. I did my job searching and now find myself working full-time as a web designer for one of the leading companies in automotive online marketing.
5. What is Pixel Motives?
   Pixel Motives is my online portfolio showcasing all of my design work. It is also the place where I offer my web design services to select clients. It is in no way related to the automotive online marketing company that I work full-time for.
6. What programs do you use?
   Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Flash and Dreamweaver.