Here, while I’m checking out to see if all my WordPress settings and features are ok, here’s a quick design find to wet your appetite. Another installation similar to the one that was up in Montreal only this one is done using a digital projection. This is cool too. Only problem being that this method probably limits the installation to the...
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This cool, albeit really incredibly geeky, shirt was mentioned on Gizmodo the other week. You’d have to be somewhat of a combination Photoshop geek + Comic book nerd to see the humor in it. Sheez, that’s a deadly combination isn’t it? You can get this shirt yourself at the Chop Shop. I’m tempted to get it. But I’m not sure...
Read MoreCamellie
Check out this Romanian illustrator, Camelia Dobrin, over on her website. Really cool stuff and a pretty nice & simple website to boot. It’s a coincidence I’ve been seeing this type of retro Sgt. Peppery illustrative style a lot lately. I’ve been banging away at Beatles:Rockband lately and the style of the artwork in there is pretty...
Read MoreMarvel Wall Art
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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I stumbled across this little bookcover concept today (via Book Design Review). My first reaction was positive – you know, it caught my eye & it got me thinking a little bit. It also brings me back to find memories of the old King’s Quest 1 game oh so many years ago. (geeky I know) I digress… What I enjoyed reading was the critique...
Read MoreStraight out of Minority Report…
La Vitrine – Montreal from steven bulhoes on Vimeo. To be filed under the “Cool stuff we never see here in Hawaii” category. These LEDs will react to movement from Passerbys. Looks like we’re getting to the point where those billboards from Blade Runner and Minority Report are entirely possible. You know because of Hawaii’s...
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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.