Sadly this comic strip describes the hazards of being a designer so well I had to post it. Just recently I had a small project I was doing for a friend put to a halt for similar issues. That issue got resolved in a friendly manner but it honestly does make you fantasize about changing careers to “give sponge bathes to the elderly” (via The...
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I stumbled across these beautiful playing cards designed by Michelle Lam. Apparently it’s intended to inspire other designers with the use of typography and iconology. I think it’s quite nice, it’s inspired me thank you Michelle! I’ve had a couple of people approach me to design playing decks for them before. Unfortunately in both...
Read MoreHawaii Teacher Standards Board
Yay, the design I did for HTSB close to 2 years ago if finally up. Why take so long? Well, I’m not going to get into the details but I was working with their chosen developer at the time and he went sour with my client sometime back. All this legal stuff ensued and it got messy. Suffice to say I never got my full pay on this job, but it got to the...
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A really interesting article about the original designer of the Major League Baseball logo. I never knew that it was 40 years old! I think it’s a great logo actually…one that still looks good using today’s design trends. Well, maybe today designers would add the Apple-esk shiny reflections on it.
Read MoreFunny Cakes
You know I’m kinda a big fan of the show for that Charm City Cakes on the Food Network. Not just because of the cool art that they do with cakes, but because they run their business in this fun atmosphere I’d like to do one day if I ever end up hiring extra designers. Anyway I stumbled across this other blog today called “Cake...
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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.