My home office…no my entire home for that matter which once served as my sanctuary, will be chaotic for the next few months as we’re doing a home renovation. Look how beautiful I once had my office. Now my once glorious desk has been moved down to be used in my office in KCC and our room will be once again converted into a master bedroom so...
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Besides one shirt, the only thing I picked up from HK was a set of these (Japanese) nano building sets…basically miniature Lego knockoffs. I grabbed a full set of instruments. I completed my first one during break today. I thought I needed tweezers to handle all the pieces. Some of the pieces were so tiny I was afraid I could barely hold them. As it...
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My adjustment back to local time is still taking a while. It’s been a week now and my appetite and digestive schedule is still a little wacky. I’m starving in the morning and at night I can barely choke down a bite or two. Funny how the body sometimes works in a different schedule from your mind. I gave my initial thoughts about my recent trip...
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If you’re trying to find out what type is being used on a website, tools like this WhatFont is super convenient. It can be installed both as a Bookmarklet or as a browser extension. Works like a charm saving you countless minutes trying to look it up in the source code. Great way to just collect ideas and thoughts about what to use in your own...
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[vimeo id=49556689] Beautiful hand-drawn typography in homage to Bob Dylan by Leandro Senna. From what I understand everything was done by hand and in one-take. /bow down
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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.