One of my best friends noticed I was a bit remiss in posting anything lately – he wondered if everything was ok. Yeah, for the most part I am doing ok. Yes, occasionally life kicks my butt. There was some nights in the last week were I stayed up till the early hours of the morning either trying to finish project deadlines or feeding little...
Read MoreDon’t feed the bears
OK I needed a bit of good humor today and I stumbled across this sleeping bag. I dunno, I find it pretty funny. On one hand I kinda want one simply for the sight gag. I see my little boy wrapped up in all his warm body suits lately, I wouldn’t mind an adult sized body suit to keep warm these days. On the other hand I can only see bad outcomes from...
Read MoreKingston Diet
I’ve been losing weight lately. No in fact, I haven’t been running or lifting weights since before my ear surgery back in November. No, I’m still eating crappy McDonald’s lunches on my way between meetings and classes. I’m now lighter then I’ve been in yeeeears. What’s the secret? I call it the Kingston diet. ...
Read MoreCrayon Portraits
You know when I was a kid I distinctly remember being fascinated by new crayons. I mean they just looked so perfect and cool when they were sitting in a new box next to each other…everything so matched with the next color. I hated using them because then it just somehow spoiled the effect. Disturbed huh? Look, I daydreamed a lot as a kid. Anyway,...
Read MoreKapiolani Community College
There was a stealth release of one of my website projects. I completed this project for Kapiolani Community College more towards Summer of last year but it took a while for them to go through the process of getting it approved and online. It’s nice to see it finally show face. I kept it pretty simple, relying mostly on the mood of the student...
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.