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ATE PIEKOS graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Design from Rhode Island College in 1998. Since founding Blambot.com, he has created some of the industry's most popular fonts and has used them to letter comic books for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Oni Press and Dark Horse Comics as well as dozens of independent publishers. In 2001 he became type designer to Harvey Award Winner, Mike "Madman" Allred, and has had his designs licensed by such companies as Microsoft, Six Flags Amusement Parks, New Yorker Magazine, The Gap, and many more. Nate's work has not only been utilized in comics, but in video games, on television, and in feature films as well.
In 2010, Nate was awarded the annual Rhode Island College Alumni Honor Roll Award for success in the field of design, as nominated by the college Art Department.
When not designing, Nate does cardio and lifts weights six days a week, reads voraciously, writes and illustrates webcomics, and is a dedicated musician. He's married and lives in New England.
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