Tax season has come and gone but unfortunately I’m not done yet. We have an extension out this year because we’re using a new tax agent who has to work out the kinks. Early indication is I have to pay a few grand of taxes this year with is bittersweet. I realize I only have to pay taxes if I have incoming money to begin with, but it still hurts...
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Interesting to find that this site, Gov.UK, is getting so much coverage by sites like Gizmodo and Wired lately. Why? Well, it was named “2013 Design of the Year” by the London Design Museum not because of any bells and whistles. In fact, it has very little in the way of graphics or flash. What it is does somewhat effectively is present a LOT...
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I think these examples would be great for my future graphic design students. As these tips and examples (by Martín De Pasquale) reveal, the secret to a good photochop is all about lighting. (image:...
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I find there are a LOT of “professionals” parading around claiming to be SEO experts. I know just enough about it to realize I’m NO pro at it. It takes a lot of work and diligent effort to improve search engine ranking for a website. For all those people who think that SEO work only involves paying for Google Ads (you know who you are),...
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This collection of “Useful Legal Documents for Designers” is awesome. Read it, bookmark it, use it. What has taken me years to figure out on my own through trial, error, reading and research is all done for you right here in this short-form list of docs. There are some good gems of verbiage in some of these docs I might actually update my own...
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I’ve been a long time fan of The Oatmeal. I’ve even posted funny articles from this site before (here and here). Well, apparently artist Matthew Inman ran into some copyright infringement issues where another site was stealing his work. Turns into this big legal fight with some lawyer and ends up with Matt generating over $220k in charity...
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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.