I’ve somehow managed to get a hold of the entire series of Uncanny Xmen in digital archive format so I’ve made it a mission to read it through right from the first issue. As it turns out, the early issues of the series was actually pretty difficult to read. The cheese factor and innocence of that era of comic book writing really shows through....
Read MoreStill here…still working
It’s been about 5 days since my wife took my little boy with her to Hong Kong to visit his maternal grandparents. I keep getting comments from my friends, “OH you must LOVE it! Some alone time for you!” Yeah no doubt it’s been pretty sweet. I’m not close to hosting a wild party at my place…let’s face it, my party...
Read MoreFreeeeedom?
So my wife is taking Kingston off to Hong Kong on her own in a few days. This’ll make the first time either one of them have really taken a trip without me. My feelings about this are a bit mixed. Part of me is really jealous that they’re going. I could really use a vacation, despite the fact I know that taking a 2 yr old on a trip isn’t...
Read MoreScrolling websites
I’ve been having this discussion with my brother recently about usability in web design. I know…a bit of a geeky conversation, but since my brother and I have overlapped in some areas of our careers, it was just another thing that we talked about. It all started out when he sent me a pretty cool collection of CSS scrolling websites. This type...
Read MoreOsaka water display
I won’t say it. NO! I won’t say how jealous I am that there are amazing giant futuristic mysterious water jet displays out there in the world, and I never get to see it because I’m stuck on an island. I’m going to get the inevitable, “Well why don’t you just move then” remark. “Bitch, get me some cash to go...
Read MoreAbout Me
LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.