Stumbled across this pop-culture illustrator Dan Hipp. Fun stuff…I know one of my best buddies will get a kick out of his superhero work. His work will also serve as good examples of color usage for my art students as well.
Read MoreShould I work for free
I like info-graphics. Especially one that makes a whole lot of sense. Should I work for free? Good advice from designer Jessica Hische. Great type work! Check her out!
Read MoreHello Kitty
A friend linked me to this Hello Kitty post with all these new twists based off of manga or comic book heroes. Kinda cool I guess, but I’m not sure who they’re trying to target now? Is there a growing market for comic-reading girls now? Or are they hoping to catch a new audience of male vinyl collectors? The Hit Girl and Doraemon version is...
Read MoreType quick tips
This is a great collection of tips of web typography tips. Some of these I actually wasn’t aware of. Hard to keep track of the growing flexibility of web type these days. While my interest in typography has been steadily increasing for both online work and in print, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with it for web work. Good typography is like...
Read MoreStyrofoam
Shit I toss away styrofoam packing material all the time. Wish I had the imagination to shine some bright lights behind it to turn it into wall-art. (InfectedEye via Gizmodo)
Read MoreStar Wars in Type
I don’t know why I have a fixation with artwork done in type? Perhaps because I don’t have the patience to do something like this. (via I Believe in Advertising)
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.