So it’s my wife’s birthday in a few days on the 22nd. I’m at a loss of what to get her. STILL?! Yup. Hey it wasn’t like I wasn’t watching out…for the past couple months I had been trying to pay attention to anything she’s been interested at to see if I can get a hint of what she wants. She’s kinda like my...
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This cool watercolor is actually quite good timing. I have one student who’s working on an illustration where there’s a gigantic chocolate monster chasing after some runaway fruit. I know, a little bizarre subject matter but it’s fun for the class. Anyway we were talking yesterday about how this creature could be made to look ginormous. ...
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A friend of mine pointed me towards this DC-area designer named Dave Werner. Told me to check out the site. I thought it was pretty cool. I especially love it when other designers show their process…they show you how they came up with their ideas, their sketches, their problems, their final results, etc. I think he did a good job of presenting that...
Read More4 weeks in…
So I’m into my 4th week of lecturing so far for this Art class. How am I doing? I’m not so sure, in some cases I can see my students responding well and it boosts my confidence, while for some students I’m having some difficulty breaking through and it just throws me off. I’m certainly learning some things so far though, like:...
Read MoreCreative Type
Stumbled across this designer’s work recently, David Foster. Here he used typography to communicate a different demographic. I admire guys who can just primarily use type alone and yet get the message across so creatively. I’m working on the skill myself all the time but I see stuff all the time where I’m telling myself, “Damn I...
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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.