Yet another collection of inspirational ideas I stumbled across today. This one being focused on typography on business cards. There’s a few I kinda like here…especially the letterpress ones I don’t see too many people using them here. I’ve been playing around a few times with UV coat print lately where you have gloss effects...
Read MoreWord-of-mouth
I’ve never been good about bragging about myself. It might be my asian upbringing, or even the fact I grew up here in Hawaii where generally most business people aren’t as aggressive. I remember in my past employer, my manager had to always encourage me to speak out, “you should tell them that you did XXXX and YYYY, you’re...
Read More4.5 tips to being a good web designer
Today I had to do a 10 minute presentation to my business networking chapter. Since a fellow member had suggested I talk about website design today I tried to think of a subject for them that wouldn’t bore them to tears. I could easily talk about HTML code and scripting all day long but I think I’d lose their attention in about 20 seconds. So...
Read More8 websites you need to stop building
So a few months back I posted a funny Oatmeal strip about webdesign. Seems like he’s at it again with a pretty funny list of “8 websites you need to stop building”. This is such funny geek humor I feel kinda embarrassed I can relate to all of this. On a side note, I recently replaced a multifunction printer just because the print head...
Read MoreToothaches
I spent the good part of yesterday carting my wife from one dentist to the next because she has a horrible toothache. Enough so it keeps her awake all night. You know, I want her to get better simply because I’ve had toothaches before and I know they’re NOT fun at all. They make you want to yank all your teeth out so you can feel some relief....
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.