San Francisco’s People. Canon 5DmkII 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. I was chatting with a good friend yesterday about how much fun I’ve had with my camera over the past year when we started discussing how all these DSLRs are now coming packed with video shooting capabilities. Quite a few people had dismissed this as a gimmick, but I’ve...
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I don’t know if I could have done a better job, or kept a straight face for that matter, if I were commissioned to design an instructional sign for Swedish “pee-power” toilets like the one above. Makes you think if you had to design a sign to show a person pooping and peeing in a simple way, how would you do it without being too...
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I stumbled across this photographer’s website this morning while checking around for daily inspiration. His name is Jason Lee Parry. (via Tobacco and Leather) Caveat emptor on the video and website, there’s some nudity so it’s definitely NSFW. As always, I’ve had an interest of getting more into photography in recent years, albeit...
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Stumbled across this beautiful wooden textile designer by the name of Elisa Strozyk today. That may look like a soft blanket but it’s actually pieces of wood. Neat!
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I like this guy’s site. Damjan Stankovic is a designer in Serbia who apparently thinks up new concepts for everyday objects. I like a couple of his ideas like the tea infuser or the traffic light concept above. He’s got some good photoshop/illustrator prototypes up on his site as well. Having done some prototyping for a couple clients in the...
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I found this Chopspoon…err…Spoonstick…whatever online during my daily rounds this morning. I like the creativity of it all. On the other hand, speaking from an experienced Asian eater…I don’t think this would work. How am I going to eat my won ton noodles without using my spoon AND my chopstick at the same time? And then I can...
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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.