Light shirts
Not exactly new (this video was put up 3 years ago now), but then again, I haven’t really seen much of this being put into actual commercial use lately have you? It still worth a look though — designers who may be into animation, or interface design might look into textiles like this as a new media niche. I don’t know if I’d ever find use of one of these shirts myself one day except to maybe broadcast “Help me…call 911” every time I’m at the 3 mile mark on my weekly jogs.
read moreBest CSS Resources
For all the CSS geeks out there, I stumbled across this great list of resources. Follow the list and you’ll end up with even more great lists…that take you on, and on, on. Have at it. SOMEbody must get a reward for putting all this together. If you’re anything like me, you may have already bookmarked some of your favorite places for CSS references. I always end up at A List Apart, or Web Designer Wall. For all you out there with no idea what CSS is…I’m not going to try explaining. I started thinking of some weird...
read moreI don’t think you’re ready for this jelly…
A few shots of Kingston over this past weekend. 6 months old can you believe it? He’s thickened up…he’s got jelly rolls that are almost irresistably pinchable. He can’t quite sit up on his own yet. But I’m counting the days. I intend to take him down to the beach to eat his first sand to sit on the sand as soon as he can do so.
read moreNew shwag
Well well well…my new cards came in today. I was so nervous about these cards…they cost me almost a dollar each and if they came out bad, I think I’d dig a hole in the ground and shove my head in. All week long I don’t couldn’t think of much else (so sad huh?) You know what? I don’t think they’re too bad. If you can’t tell…they’re plastic cards and they’re slightly transparent with a satin coating. When I was thinking of doing new cards, I had the idea that I wanted something...
read moreNot really something I’d want to apply on my face
I sat in front of an Origins store yesterday as I was waiting on a meeting nearby. Origins sells those skin care products that smell funny. My wife once wanted their ginger smelling cream. I couldn’t help but notice their logo… Is it just me or does anyone else see a white skull peeking out between the trees? I can only assume this is unintentional. Or maybe it IS intentional to tie into the “origins” like it’s some life and death thing? OR the logo designer thought it to be some sick inside joke like the way...
read moreEggs Benedict
Tomorrow I’m going into the doctor’s office to get my cholesterol checked. Yippee. I hate going to the doctor, much less going to the doctor to volunteer getting my skin punctured by a sharp needle. I’m doing it because I bought life insurance recently…as always, they come and take blood samples (you know, they give you life insurance if you’re healthy and I assume you’re screwed if you’re not; great health system eh?) Anyway, the result came back that I’m doing very well with my health but they...
read moreCrazy Photography
You know I’ve really caught the photography bug. It makes me wonder if I had picked up a camera in high school, would my career have taken a whole different path today? Hmm…maybe not. I don’t think I found photography quite as fun back during the days before digital photography. I got a few fun additions to my camera recently. Picked up an extra lens, a nice camera bag, and even a flash. Now I’m just saving up for a 70-200mm which will put me under another $2k. Crazy isn’t it? It’s a terrible addiction but...
read morePillow fight?
I was having a late start this morning, you know, the days where you just don’t feel like doing much except mull around the web sipping freshly brewed home coffee? I figured a little inspiration wouldn’t hurt so I dug around my old bookmarks and stumbled across this list of 17 Unusual and creative pillows. You’d really have to be a graphic design geek to find any interest in the pillows above. (I wouldn’t mind the blue Photoshop one actually) You’d have to be a super-geek to even comment that if these were...
read moreKapiolani Community College
I guess I officially finished my project for a brochure for Kapiolani Community College today. I figured I might as well show it off a little. I don’t get to show off much work lately….not because I don’t have any – it seems I have a few projects in eternal limbo. For example, I have one project that has gotten to the point even the printer is ready to print, but my client hasn’t gotten approval to proceed from their committee yet. It’s been months…. ugh. That’s not the only client either. Do...
read moreAnniversary
It’s still hard to believe 2 years have already passed since I got married. For the most part, everyone else I know has been married way longer so I guess compared to them we’re still newbies….but it certainly feels like we’ve come a long way in learning to deal with each other all this time. So far so good. How would I sum up our 2 years without getting me knee deep in the sheep dip? Let’s see….when you get married: You suddenly become someone else’s full time chauffeur & bag carrier You figure...
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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