I’ve always admired folks who can create cool things like this. The extent of my own building abilities ends with LEGO. (via Boing Boing)
Read MoreSuper Mario
Did I miss something, is it some special anniversary for Super Mario? Just today I noticed Super Mario crop up in my daily browsing. Who over the age of 20 doesn’t have a soft-spot for this guy. I remember fondly those days when I used to go to the house of a friend who happened to have the first SNES of anyone I knew…watching the game of...
Read MoreType Games
This has gone around a bit. Kern Type and Shape Type are two sites built entirely in HTML5 allowing the designer and non-designer types alike a peek into the world of Typography. I scored 91 on Kerning and only 75 on Shape. Which was still encouraging because I don’t consider myself that proficient with Type. If you’ve never worked with...
Read More16 pixel text size!?
I stumbled across an article today claiming that 16 pixels should be the minimum font size across the web. It’s got some good points worth considering. All this time I’ve been more comfortable using 13 or 14 points as my standard minimum body text. Not quite because of any specific reason beyond “it just feels more comfortable to...
Read MoreWeb Accessibility for Designers
A good list of things to think about when creating a new website. Over the years I’ve done my share of mistakes creating sites that were not as accessible as they should be (e.g., removing underlines from links anyone?). But I see a comeback of these rules now with more control of CSS. (via WebAIM)
Read MoreCinema-graph
A nice little photography shooting challenge posted on Gizmodo this morning got me interested in looking into Cinema-graph (Cinemagraph?) work. Any old school ’90s web developer remember those animated GIFs right? Basically the same type of work but just done with photoshop masking as well. I personally think this effect works best when people are...
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.