This watch just trips me out. It’s both amazingly beautiful and yet garishly ugly at the same time. But the engineering behind it just amazes me. Apparently at the turn of each hour, the seemingly random placards arranges itself to reveal the number. The sucka looks to be about 5 inches thick from this image hm? (via Candified)
Read MoreToy Photography
Perfect combinations of 2 casual hobbies I love…toys & photography. My brother sent me a link of “70 Creative Examples of Toy Photography”. (via PhotoTuts+)
Read MoreNeed a hug
I have to stop watching the news. Why? Don’t you think it’s just a shitstorm of tragedy everywhere these days? I’m inclined to think that we human beings can only have so much empathy for others in the world…these days, it’s just coming at us too much, too fast. I miss the days when news only came in 30 minute chunks each night on...
Read MorePaper Miniatures
Here are some paper miniatures I stumbled on today that I found really impressive. Again, proving that there are people out there way more talented and patient than I am. The color, detail, and compositions are really inspirational. (Here I am talking like an instructor again) (via DesignBoom) Good old Elvis here looks awesome. I’m not sure if those...
Read MoreScrew Art
“Screw Art”?! Pun intended. This piece of 3D looking art was created by a gentleman named Andrew Myers who apparently takes thousands of screws and…err…screws them into plywood, and then paints over the heads to get this effect. I’ve seen similar demonstrations of patience before using everything from pencil tips, to crayons....
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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.