PETE FREEMAN IS A BRAND DESIGNER, MUSICIAN, BUILDER, & FRIEND.




Pete was the first employee at CENTER, where he’s led a couple hundred branding and strategy projects with a fantastic team of pros and pals.

Over the years he’s been a Young Gun Finalist (2x), Cannes Lions Recipient, ADC Award Recipient, and Dieline Award winner etc.




CENTER ProjectUnited Sodas of America2020 - Present
United Sodas of America came to us with just a name. In the year 2018, this was the scariest name ever. We’ve been with this brand since its inception—crafting its identity, colors, packaging, tone of voice, and the personality of its flavors—around the core belief that variety unites. The brand’s colorful minimalism simplifies the soda can into an American icon with incredible shelf presence.

Cannes Lions Award Winner 
Art Directors Club Winner
Dieline Award Winner

Brand Design
Music Composition
Web Design

Team / Collaborators

Andrew Galloway
Ciaran Brandin
Ashleigh Bowring
Alex Center
Sam Bumbalo


CENTER ProjectApple2021 - Present
Mac does that.
We were enlisted to help build Apple’s latest global brand platform all about the way we work. Through a series of 15-second videos, digital assets, and a library of global translations, we express what it feels like to work on a Mac—fast, fluid, powerful, and (dare we say) fun.

Storyboard Design
Motion Design
Music Supervision

Team / Collaborators
Andrew Galloway
Ciaran Brandin
Forrest Huu Ta
Madeline Beard
Ashleigh Bowring
Justen Blaize
Rhianydd Hylton
Brooke Pathakis
Alex Center
Joe Wright
Hanna Pulis




CENTER ProjectCoinbase Campaign2023
Error detected: financial system needs an update, and crypto is that update. Coinbase needed a campaign to celebrate the antidote to the antiquated financial system.

We started with an in-depth analysis of a frustrating moment in modern technology: the Blue Screen of Death. And created a graphic language to communicate Coinbase’s commitment to Updating the System. This language found its way into TV spots, online adverts, and publicity stunts.


Campaign Design
Motion Design (Concepts)
Art Direction

Team / Collaborators

Andrew Galloway
Ciaran Brandin
Rob Oechsle
Forrest Huu Ta
Ashleigh Bowring
Hanna Pulis
Alex Center



CENTER ProjectCoinbase Campaign2024
Coinbase made a special splash this year with a takeover night with the Golden State Warriors. CENTER was tapped to create a world that represented the Golden State team, while also providing a exclusive and premium experience for Coinbase NFT buyers. 

Gold or nothing, we built a world inspired by the Golden Sunshine of the Northern California coast, as well as the iconic trophies the team was playing for. 

Our system took over the stadium that night, inviting the audience to be a part of the exclusive Coinbase takeover. 

Campaign Design
Motion Design (Concepts)
Art Direction

Team / Collaborators

Andrew Galloway
Ciaran Brandin
Hanna Pulis
Jordan Pories
Esteban Cardona Jiménez
Alex Center



CENTER ProjectBERO Brewing2024
Beer needed a hero.

We partnered with Tom to build an NA-beer brand—one just as at home in elite clubs as it is in British pubs, and on grocery store shelves everywhere—a brand that proves it’s just as real as the kings of the beverage, which led us to introduce BERO as the rightful heir of beer’s next chapter.

Each element of the brand tells a part of his story, from the humble trout (the symbol of his hometown of Kingston) to the flavor names inspired by his journey. 

Brand Design
Package Design
Art Direction

Team / Collaborators

Andrew Galloway
Ciaran Brandin
Rob Oechsle
Hanna Pulis
Pete Freeman
Rhianydd Hylton
Marisa Zupan
Kevin Batory
Dehlia Hennessy Brown
Grace Dawson
Alex Center



CENTER ProjectPavise2022
Founder and CEO Sophie Bai, one of the world’s preeminent bio-cosmetic scientists, approached CENTER to name and build a suncare brand that would challenge the status quo by bringing a touch of luxurious fashion into the laboratory.

Enter Pavise—an advanced biotech company on a mission to break conventions of the skincare industry and take sun protection for every skin type seriously through meticulously researched, breakthrough technology. Named for the 14th-century full-body shield, Pavise offers the ultimate invisible defense against UV-induced skin aging through proprietary technologies built around molecular nanodiamonds.

Inspired by the electrifying and intensely-saturated visuals produced under the microscope, the packaging system features a vivid 3D recreation of Pavise’s patented DiamondCore® Shield, balanced by a refined typographic system that instills trust and embodies a brand rooted in extensive scientific research.

Brand Design
Motion Design
Art Direction

Team / Collaborators

Andrew Galloway
Ciaran Brandin
Rob Oechsle
Forrest Huu Ta
Ashleigh Bowring
Justen Blaize
Rhianydd Hylton
Hanna Pulis
Alex Center



Freelance Project
Alamati Wine2022

Alamati is a wine brand based in Central California started by two of the best winemakers in the game: Niko Comati and Cooper Allebrand. Having done their time in some of the most prestigious wineries in the San Ynez Valley, they’ve set off to take their vino to the road. 

They both take their wine and process very seriously, so they needed a label and a brand that could be trusted and reveered. Luckily, they don’t take themselves seriously. So we built a brand that finds the balance. 

Brand Design
Package Design
Art Direction

Team / Collaborators

Tate Larrick: Video / Photo
Sean Collier: Photo

CENTER Projectbutter2021
Everything is better with butter.

Butter is a new cannabis company rooted in Michigan that makes high quality products with the aim of spreading knowledge, community, and love. Together we are on a mission to change the perception of weed being an underground solo activity to something that can be connective and widely enjoyed.

We worked with butter to create a brand centered around the authentic use of cannabis and the joy it brings to those who consume it together. If we can improve people’s individual lives with cannabis, we can make the world a better collective place.

Our vision is to build the first mainstream, mass market cannabis brand, spreading a butter way of life to all (over 21).

Brand Design
Motion Design
Art Direction

2 Clio Awards

Team / Collaborators

Andrew Galloway
Forrest Huu Ta
Ashleigh Bowring
Alex Center


Freelance Project
Buoy Water Club2023

Buoy Water Club builds experiences from the shared love of water. They’ve developed custom self-service paddle share lockers to use our paddleboards, kayaks, and surfboards on a daily basis with ease.

The mark was inspired by timeless surf brands of the past and present with the omni-present blue inspired by lifeguard shack all around the coast. 

The lockers themselves were custom fabricated and assembled on-site, with locations in Santa Barbara and Austin so far. 

Brand Design
Art Direction
Merch

Team / Collaborators

Carmen Kelly: Illustration
Bryson Valencia: Video
Tosh Clements: Sign Painting
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