Splinters
Stumbled across this beautiful wooden textile designer by the name of Elisa Strozyk today. That may look like a soft blanket but it’s actually pieces of wood. Neat!
read moreLast few days of the year!
Christmas was spent very well this year. I think as a new parent, my mission this year was to make sure that Kingston experienced some of the joys of the Holidays that I had growing up. Did he know what was going on? Not a bit. But I’d like to think that somewhere in that developing mind of his he’ll retain some of the happy feelings he had these past few days around the Christmas tree. As expected, Kingston reaped the biggest bounty this Christmas. Yes yes, Christmas is about more than just getting gifts….but for a kid,...
read moreConsumer Service Analysis
Finished a website officially in time for Christmas. I’ve gotten to know the owner of Consumer Service Analysis enough that I’d call her a friend. She seems to be really taking off with this mystery shopping business which is fantastic. I’ve been thankful that she’s been letting me guide her a little bit with some of her logo and web branding. This website was kind of a stretch for me. I’ve developed both a love/hate relationship with this one over the course of building it and I’ve admitted to her I think...
read moreHappy Holidays!
I like this guy’s site. Damjan Stankovic is a designer in Serbia who apparently thinks up new concepts for everyday objects. I like a couple of his ideas like the tea infuser or the traffic light concept above. He’s got some good photoshop/illustrator prototypes up on his site as well. Having done some prototyping for a couple clients in the past I know how hard it is to do some of that illustration work. Here’s a pano shot I took off of one of my friend’s rooftop balcony a couple weeks ago. That’s starting...
read moreJust a little bit of recollecting today.
Today I find a brief respite in my work. Enough to feel “ok” about just letting things calm down in my mind a bit and just recollect. A friend of mine recently posted “rest and stillness are endangered in our species”. It definitely gave me food for thought today. I did reasonably well this month in terms of work accomplished. Just like I said I would I pushed though and got most of my big agenda items done and I’ll hopefully recover from a painfully slow November month. I don’t know why…people just...
read moreSpoooooon
I found this Chopspoon…err…Spoonstick…whatever online during my daily rounds this morning. I like the creativity of it all. On the other hand, speaking from an experienced Asian eater…I don’t think this would work. How am I going to eat my won ton noodles without using my spoon AND my chopstick at the same time? And then I can just picture the spoon slipping off the chopsticks and then gliding down my bowl of soup so then I’d have to fish it out. And then there will be no napkins available to wipe down the...
read moreBreaktime…a little of this and that.
So here we are…middle of the month of December already and it’s just flying by like mad. It never fails to feel like a crush this time of year. In part because I always try to jam on projects before the 2 upcoming long weekends hits us, and then there’s all the Holiday shopping and craziness that comes along with it. Have I done my shopping this year? Bwahahaha. No way. I mean I got my boy and my parents covered. But I still have my wife and my brother to take care of. These two family members are often the toughest for...
read moreSilent Monks
Bear with me, no I’m not going to just keep posting videos on my site from now on, but it’s just that lately I’ve seen more creative work in video form. Here’s this “Silent Monk” video (isn’t there a Chili Pepper’s song called that?) that I thought was very creative and appropriate for the Season. Hallelujah!
read moreShadow Play
I’m kinda getting in the Xmas mood aren’t you? Yes yes, I know the Holiday Season isn’t for everyone. But I’ve always had fond memories of this time of year ever since I can remember. Mom & Dad always made an effort to make this a fun time of year for me. Unlike my wife from Hong Kong who doesn’t really associate Xmas with much more than some fancier decorations at the mall. Bitter? Nooo, it just means more of a challenge for me getting both my wife AND my child to get into the spirit of this time of year so...
read moreArt Clock
Here’s a neat LCD (?) clock that features a looping video of a man drawing the hands of the clock in each passing minute. Pointless? Yes, but nonetheless fun to watch. If it didn’t actually have a creepy man behind it, I wouldn’t mind having one…say…with a Italian supermodel on it? It’ll be like she’s perpetually reminding me to “keep waiting because it’ll never happen”
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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