This collection of “Useful Legal Documents for Designers” is awesome. Read it, bookmark it, use it. What has taken me years to figure out on my own through trial, error, reading and research is all done for you right here in this short-form list of docs. There are some good gems of verbiage in some of these docs I might actually update my own...
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I’ve been a long time fan of The Oatmeal. I’ve even posted funny articles from this site before (here and here). Well, apparently artist Matthew Inman ran into some copyright infringement issues where another site was stealing his work. Turns into this big legal fight with some lawyer and ends up with Matt generating over $220k in charity...
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The way websites are designed is changing rapidly. It’s a natural hazard for this type of work unfortunately. I thought to myself recently “I can’t keep up with all of these changes”. But really….has it ever been different? Likely not. I’ve done webdesign since the days of the dial-up modems where even having a...
Read MoreI continue being more fascinated reading or looking at an artist’s process then seeing the actual result. Give me a finished Michelangelo painting I’d be amazed sure…but show me his rough sketches in his notebook I’m even more impressed. So this article about the thought process behind the new “Windows 8” logo design...
Read MoreMan, Photoshop CS6 will work miracles to photos. What used to mean complicated rubber stamping, layering, and a good amount of luck will possibly end up just taking seconds.
Read MoreI’m not sure how certain this will come to fruition, but it may be the case that Adobe’s tightening up their policy on upgrades to their Creative Suite products. Apparently, if you don’t have their latest, CS5 or CS5.5 versions of CS, you may be stuck paying the full price for the next version when it comes out. From Scott Kelby’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.