Camera bliss
FINALLY, I’ve nailed the head on this coffin once and for all. I finally clicked the “order” button today to pick up a new Canon camera. I’ve been looking and drooling over all this new camera goodness for 3 years now. I figured, heck, Uncle Sam was generous to me this year, I deserve something for myself for a change. “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough…. and damnit, I’m going to get this camera” Despite really being attracted to the Nikon camp because I think they’ve had...
read moreSick boy
I got my first child-born illness today. Seeing how often my other friends get sick from their children, I suspect this is just the first of many. I think Kingston picked it up from his nanny’s place. Another toddler there was coughing and had the runny nose, so a couple nights ago we noticed Kingston picked up some kind of bug as well. No fever, but he’s got a little cough and some minor runny nose. His first sickness….awwww. So now here I discover I picked up some kind of scratchy throat as well. This is definitely...
read moreHellish
I have had friends and family tell me, “I haven’t seen any Kingston pictures lately”. I started uploading some of them to my old gallery just so they’re in one place. Yeah sorry, these past weeks have been quite nuts. This week I’ve started my long career as family chauffeur now…I drop-off and pick up both my wife and son to and from work and the nanny’s. It didn’t hit me until the other day when I thought to myself, “Shit, every weekday for the next 15 or so odd years I’ll have...
read moreTypography Table
People in my field of design can get really into Typography. And that’s not a bad thing necessarily. But we’re talking REALLY into it – as in, if you use this font you’re “boring” and “amateur”, another font you’re too trendy, too conservative, too ugly…”yadda yadda….I mentioned the bisque” Sorry, another obscure Seinfeld reference creeping in. Me? I enjoy it studying it a bit as an area of interest…I’m amazed at the thought that goes into a font as...
read moreLess is best
I’m still here. Surviving my week babysitting my 8-week old. He’s still got all his toes and fingers so I didn’t do half bad. I did have an awkward leaking poopy diaper incident once but let’s not get into the details of that shall we? I found the site above recently while surfing around looking at artist portfolios. Apparently this Cargo platform is a beta project allowing certain artists to display their work. I like it. Looks like they’re pretty selective right now who they’re putting into their...
read moreHome Alone
Well, I’m home alone with an 8 week old Kingston this week. Mom returns to work. I’m not going to say this doesn’t fill me with a little bit of fear & trepidation. I mean, as good as the little guy is…he’s still a little toddler with a one-sound vocabulary of “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” Interpretting what that sound is for is the big puzzle… a bit like trying to disarm a bomb but none of the wires are color coded so it’s a wild guess trying to pull each one until it shuts off. Sometimes I...
read moreHDR tutorial
Remember I discussed wanting to do high-dynamic range photography once? Well, I still haven’t found the chance to try yet, but Gizmodo recently had a pretty good tutorial about how to do it. I still haven’t gotten a new camera yet. I think at this point I’m going for the record “Longest talk about getting a camera without ever actually getting one”. I don’t know…my wife hinted maybe we could use some of our tax return to get a camera. I’m like “ok where’s the recorder when I need...
read moreYou gotta see the baby!
I suppose every parent goes through this phase where they think their little kid is the most beautiful child in the world. I’m just punch-drunk over this little guy. I’m very aware that I could be just very bias. Remember that old Sienfeld episode with the Hamptons? “You gotta see the baby!” And then the baby turns out to be super ugly? Yeah, it could be the picture above is the most hiddeous thing you guys have ever seen. But look at those little toes!!!
read moreState of my Union.
Everyone around the world is so pessimistic these days. I’m kinda sick of the talk on the news. Sick of the depressing “advice” I get from family emails. I’d rather surround myself with people who just refuse to accept there’s anything wrong and just go on with life. Yeah, the economy is affecting a lot of people…if I were one of those who just got laid off I might be singing another tune. But WTF, I’ve been without a formal “job” for 4 years now. If I can survive on my own power, I...
read morePop-Ups
I thought this was a beautiful pop-up design demonstrated by a designer named Chanzhi Lee. Apparently it was just thrown together using left-over paper from his other school projects. I’m impressed. I’ve never done a pop-up before. I once visited the office of a fellow graphic design colleage in Downtown and I watched one of their designers work on a pop-up idea for a client. She was struggling with it but I knew in the end it would probably look pretty neat. Maybe I should try one someday, she was referencing a “how...
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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