Very creative way to get yourself noticed in art these days. Another one of those, “that person is so much more patient than I am” demonstrations of artwork. (Artist Hong Yi; via Gizmodo)
Read MoreVisual Drum Solo
I’ve never really liked drum solos. I mean, they’re cool and all. Until you realize they’ve taken up about 5 – 10 mins of precious concert time I’ve rather have listened to the whole band. Is it musician envy? Perhaps…they don’t usually give dedicated time to bass soloists, but still, all drummers do is hit things!...
Read MoreColoring Black and White Photos
I’m pretty impressed at digital artist, Sanna Dullaway’s, photo restoration and color work on these historical photos. While I have a good grasp of the process of doing this type of work in Photoshop, knowing how to do it, yet doing it GOOD like this is another story. *bow down* (via Gizmodo)
Read MoreMysterious Paper Sculptures
Like something out of a fairy tale book like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, this little interesting article was an interesting tale about how 10 mysterious paper sculptures started turning up around Edinburgh from an anonymous artist as a tribute to “libraries, books, words and ideas” Too cool!
Read MoreSugar Plum Fairy
To get you all in the spirit of the season…
Read MoreType Games
This has gone around a bit. Kern Type and Shape Type are two sites built entirely in HTML5 allowing the designer and non-designer types alike a peek into the world of Typography. I scored 91 on Kerning and only 75 on Shape. Which was still encouraging because I don’t consider myself that proficient with Type. If you’ve never worked with...
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.