I’ll have to spend my entire Friday writing about 4 proposals all day long. Not that I’m complaining, no sirree. Proposals means there’s still business to find out there whether I land them or not, so I’ll gladly sit here all day and pour over the numbers. When it comes to pricing a project, have you ever wondered how a designer...
Read MoreAm I back?
Hmmm? I’m up? If you’re seeing this post, I guess I successfully upgraded my WordPress and everything is working fine so far. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical and shocked that it worked right off the bat. Big kudos to WordPress developers.
Read MoreTime to upgrade
I’ll be upgrading my WordPress blog to the latest version sometime this week folks. I’ve let it lag behind a few versions. I’ve seen the latest version installed for some of my clients, and frankly…I’m jealous. Time to get my ass in gear and do it. So….if you see my site go down sometime this week. Let’s knock on...
Read MoreBackOffice Business Cards
My clients were happy with their cards today. Which is always a good thing…happy clients with good business cards are like tiny little advertisements for me! Yippee. I had fun with this one. We printed them with this nice high-quality silk cardstock and I’m not sure you can tell from this shabby photo, but there’s a gloss ink treatment on...
Read MorePublic Speaking
I’ve been visiting some Toastmasters meetings recently. It’s part of my commitment to spend at least a little time each year for personal development. I figure, being able to do better public speaking will always be helpful to me no matter what happens to Lowe Studio in the coming years. While I’m not a great orator (is that the right...
Read More2 new websites
A couple of quick mentions of recent websites I’ve finished this week. I don’t think I’ve ever finished 2 websites on the same day before, but I guess the schedules just worked out this way. Both websites fell under similar budget constraints, but they each had very unique challenges. Above, the East Asian Marketing Strategy site was the...
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.