# Laravel, Kilopixel, and Building for Human Connection. The Artisan of the Day Is Ben Holmen.

DevFeed: [Laravel, Kilopixel, and Building for Human Connection. The Artisan of the Day Is Ben Holmen.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/laravel-kilopixel-and-building-for-human-connection-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-ben-holmen-3777.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/laravel-kilopixel-and-building-for-human-connection-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-ben-holmen>)

Author: Ana Tavares

Published: 2025-09-19T15:19:17Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [Laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/laravel.md>), [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [Vue.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vue.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [vue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vue.md>), [web-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-app.md>)

## AI overview

Ben Holmen describes his two-decade web development career, his adoption of Laravel, and Kilopixel, a web-controlled display made from 1,000 wooden pixels. The project combines Laravel, Inertia, Vue, Reverb, scheduled FFmpeg jobs, a Raspberry Pi, Python, and a Laravel API to coordinate artwork submissions and the machine's operation.

## Source excerpt

Ben Holmen, Zillow engineering manager, shares his Laravel journey, Kilopixel project, and insights on building tech and community with empathy.