This is how you paint the Mona Lisa in 80 milliseconds. All you need are 2 TV geeks, a mile of tubing, 1100 barrels and 1100 paintballs. Pfffffffft, easy. Mythbusters create Mona Lisa using Paintballs The last 5 seconds of slo-mo video is the best part. I’m getting warm-fuzzy flashbacks of Doom’s BFG gun watching this...
Read MoreLogos & Lamps oh my
Toxel.com has a listing of their 20 most famous logos. Or should I say “IN-famous” logos? What does that mean, in-famous?….In-famous is when you’re MORE then famous – Three Amigos I’m not sure I agree with this list. Some of these are downright ugly in my opinion but they’re well known simply by popularity. ...
Read MoreMonster illustrations
I’m getting to really love the Monster-Munch blog. There’s a lot of random design tidbits there. Anyway, I caught eye of this Illustrator, Merdanchik from there. Great stuff! I’ve made caricatures before in my time but I’m just not this creative. Try scanning through, there’s some amazing stuff. I once had a close friend...
Read MoreCreativity
So I taught my first class today. Meh…wasn’t too bad. I had a few rough spots here and there getting the momentum going. I saw more then a few I-dont-know-WTF-you’re-talking-about stares where I had to back up and retread. But overall I think I got through unscathed. We assigned homework today. I know….what an ass giving homework...
Read MoreConstruction logo
This little clever logo was discovered on Logolog…one of my favorite sites where they spot…err…clever logos. The best part about these posts is watching the thinking process of the designer and how they arrived at the concept. I’m not sure if I like the final concept as much as the one of the drafts with the little door...
Read MoreOlympic Design
I’m getting really burnt out on the Olympics. At some point in time, I thought it was a good idea to pick up a new TiVo to record the games…so now it records 2 channels at a time recording just about every Olympic event that’s broadcast on TV. My wife is loving it…she’s watching everything from beach volleyball to trampoline...
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.