I’m really tempted to get some of this comic book wall-art. This company in the UK, called Surface View, sells wall murals or prints of classic or vintage Marvel comic artwork like the one above. This might be perfect for my “wall of inspiration” above my desk where I’ve begun collecting prints that I like to look at. I used to love...
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Here’s another font-related issue for your type purists out there. This was brought to my attention by a friend (and occasional reader) of mine who signed a petition on the issue that IKEA changed the design of their marketing material to use the Verdana font as opposed to some of their offshoot Futura fonts they’ve been using these many years....
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Stumbled across another photography site that focuses on Light Art Performance Photography. It would be fun to do this. One problem is I don’t know anybody to come out and try this with me. Second problem is I don’t want to get mugged walking around some of the more sketchy areas around town in the middle of the night. I can imagine the story...
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I’ve been visiting some Toastmasters meetings recently. It’s part of my commitment to spend at least a little time each year for personal development. I figure, being able to do better public speaking will always be helpful to me no matter what happens to Lowe Studio in the coming years. While I’m not a great orator (is that the right...
Read More2 new websites
A couple of quick mentions of recent websites I’ve finished this week. I don’t think I’ve ever finished 2 websites on the same day before, but I guess the schedules just worked out this way. Both websites fell under similar budget constraints, but they each had very unique challenges. Above, the East Asian Marketing Strategy site was the...
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.