Dear Santa, The following is a list of just some of the items I want for Christmas this year. I know in the past I’ve written these letters in the hopes of getting items that will make my life ever so complete, but I usually don’t get any of these things. What’s up with that? I know…perhaps you’re too busy reading silly...
Read MoreIt’s like twitter, except we charge people to use it.
A friend of mine sent me a funny link to this site posting an email exchange between a graphic designer and a client. It gave me a good laugh. I can certainly relate. While I have yet to give as cynical response like this to one of my own clients, I’ve been in situations like this where people have approached me to design them something for free in...
Read MoreA little of this…a little of that.
I can’t believe it’s December already. It’s just going way too fast. Each day is a blur because with a toddler around everything is just focused on him and before you know it, it’s 9pm before you feel like you have any “downtime”. I give single-parents credit…parenting is an insanely trying task. I can’t...
Read MoreUnder the Dome Bookcover
I don’t have as much time to read as I used to. Which MAY possibly be just another contributing factor to my design blocks in recent weeks. I’m thinking about this new book from Stephen King called “Under the Dome” which sounds like a good read. Interesting that Amazon had this little tidbit about the design of the bookcover:...
Read MoreGet on the Good Foot
If I can sum up this year…I’d say it’s been a huge life change. 10 months after Kingston arrived in my life it’s been amazingly rewarding and yet amazingly frustrating at the same time. The amazing parts are obvious. If you don’t have a child in your life yet (wait don’t rush into it!), it’s hard to explain, but...
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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.