I love looking at other artist’s doodles. You get to see how they accomplished their designs…you either feel redeemed because they do things exactly the same way you do it, or you feel like you’re just totally unworthy. In most cases it’s usually the former. Thank God. For me, it usually begins with sketches just like the ones...
Read MoreEveryday things
Few days ago I pointed out how I loved design of objects where you just don’t normally think they needed re-designing? Here’s a couple more ideas I thought were interesting. The Muji Chrononotebook above is a neat concept. I saw this posted across quite a few blogs this past Summer, now I’m seeing it crop up in magazines too. I guess...
Read MoreHappy New Year
Here’s the illustration I worked up for this year’s card I’m starting to send to everyone. It reads: We missed our chance to say Merry Christmas & Even a Happy New Year, But it’s probably never ever too late to Spread a Little Cheer! No it’s not as clever as the Holiday cards from Roy Doty I pointed out a few weeks back,...
Read MoreBest and Worse branding
I haven’t been back to “Brand New” for a while, but I’m glad I did. Looks like they have a new list the “Best & Worst Branding of 2008”. (via: BrandNew) I generally agree with some of the picks. The Pepsi one above I didn’t really notice until they commented about it here. The other week I was having lunch...
Read MoreDesign is everywhere
To further my case that design matters…I’m often impressed when I see inventors take every-day objects we take for granted and put a modern improvement on it. Earlier this year my wife and I invested in the small little ball vacuum cleaner from Dyson. You know the hype, “no messy filters”, “no loss of suction” blah...
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.