Here I am a few days away from turning 40…Kingston is napping and I’m hungry. There’s nothing in our refrigerator. I realize I’ve come full circle. In my college days I’d be too lazy to cook with nothing in my fridge. So I’d have a cup noodle. Now, I’m married, have a kid…too lazy to cook. Nothing in my fridge. So...
Read MorePhotoshop Apps
Apparently the Photoshop Apps I’ve been hearing about via NAPP are now available on iTunes. I’m on the fence whether I’ll get them all but I think I’ll try them if only for the fun of it. One of the apps let’s you pick your Photoshop tools from the iPad, another helps you mix colors just like you would on a paint easel, and I...
Read MoreHow Loading Time affects your Bottom Line
Another infographic demonstrating how your site’s loading time can affect your bottom line. It’s definitely food for thought. I mean, reducing a site’s load time has been something web designers have been doing since forever, but I did personally notice that around 2003 – 2006 that agenda seemed to have been temporarily brushed...
Read MoreAnother semester over…
So the Spring semester of teaching finished last week. It was an encouraging semester…I’m aware of at least a handful of students I’ve taught this semester have been accepted into the program to go on as future animators or interface designers. Attendance this semester was a little better. I actually got most of them to show up for perfect...
Read MorePlay day
So I brought Kingston to a playgroup today. Easter Seals offered us as a weekly opportunity for him to get some social interaction before he starts preschool. It turned out pretty cool. I got to see how my kid handles himself around others his age…will he be a pushover, a loner, a bully? Turns out he wasn’t so bad. He initially didn’t know how...
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.