I thought this post “For free or not for free” to be a good summary of the challenges a young designer might face getting into the marketplace. It’s really tough. I was lucky enough to have had the chance to make my mistakes stepping into design while employed…so I took my lumps at someone else’s expense. It was an opportunity...
Read MoreCoolest Business Card
I don’t typically enter design contests, even though I know I should. But since his “Coolest Business Card” contest put on by the Hawaii Business Magazine didn’t really obligate me to much beyond just sending them my card, I figured why not. Turns out I ended up winning after all! How about that? Free $100 Italian dinner...
Read MoreHappy Holidays
Could it hurt Kingston to smile? Hehe. Nah, trust me, getting a 2 year old to stay still long enough to sit still for a picture was tough work. It might not show in this photo, but mom & dad just spent the last few seconds before the shot coaxing the little guy to “look at the light look at the light smile smile kingston get back here, sit up,...
Read MoreMe Time
Today I have all to myself. It’s a little strange not having any client meetings, no huge deadline, no class to teach, no child or wife at home. I’m a little giddy actually…I can’t remember when I last had a day like this. So I’m just sitting here casually grading projects as I run a movie or two on the boob tube. It’s...
Read MoreWhat does it mean to work hard?
I stumbled across an interesting article, “What does it mean to work hard” this evening. Pretty interesting read and especially poignant to my own situation. I’m running my own business, spending some of my week playing Mr Mom, teaching classes twice a week, etc. It makes me feel very burnt out all the time even though there are times...
Read More25 Chrome Extensions for Web Developers
These are 25 more reasons to phase out Firefox as a browser-of-choice on my own system. Firefox has gotten to be a clunky slow browser over the years…which is a shame. It was once simple, fast, and light…just like Chrome is today. I guess that’s the lifecycle of a typical browser. They come out in the field looking oh so fresh and so...
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.