I stumbled across another well-done Photoshop tip/tutorial site the past week. Nice and clean tutorials and I see some effects here I haven’t tried before. I know people blank out if they’ve never seen a Photoshop interface before. It IS intimidating at first. It’s the same blank look I would have if I pulled up a 3D program like...
Read MoreSocial Networking for your Business.
You know I’ve started and stopped this post many times over the past year. I’m often amazed that some of my friends and clients have never used social networking applications, yet I hold back because I’m not sure I’m the best qualified person to advocate these things either. I’m just dabbling in it myself…. However, I DO...
Read MoreBest CSS Resources
For all the CSS geeks out there, I stumbled across this great list of resources. Follow the list and you’ll end up with even more great lists…that take you on, and on, on. Have at it. SOMEbody must get a reward for putting all this together. If you’re anything like me, you may have already bookmarked some of your favorite places for CSS...
Read MorePop-Ups
I thought this was a beautiful pop-up design demonstrated by a designer named Chanzhi Lee. Apparently it was just thrown together using left-over paper from his other school projects. I’m impressed. I’ve never done a pop-up before. I once visited the office of a fellow graphic design colleage in Downtown and I watched one of their designers...
Read MoreDesign Process
Here’s another example of a digital illustrator’s workflow from sketch to the final work. What’s particularly good timing for this article is that we’re doing the exact same exercise in the Art 112 class I’m teaching. Class! Pay attention!!!! Mmmkay? (via: WebDesignerWall)
Read MorePicking Colors
My best friend asked me the other day, “How do you pick good colors?”. Beyond the shock I got trying to grasp the idea that my buddy was trying to design something (he always says he can’t design), I got to thinking to myself, “hmm, how DO I pick good colors for my projects?” I didn’t have a good answer for him. I had...
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.