I’m really tempted to get one of these DTWO longboards, if only for the fact that I think they’re gorgeous to look at. I seriously haven’t been on anything with skate wheels (do they even call them that anymore) in close to 3 decades but these really look good to me. Heck if I can’t skate them maybe they’ll look good on my...
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[youtube id=BRAM8MpqIeA] A photoshop artist, a bus stop, hidden cameras and a fake poster screen. Sounds like a bad joke doesn’t it? Well this funny little candid camera prank pulled off by Adobe was pretty fun to watch. I think the only thing I wish they could have pulled off was a way to capture the photo without sticking a giant DLSR out of the...
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Funny coincidence just after posting something about all the nostalgic TV cars I wanted, I stumble across this little graphic gem by artist, Scott Park, that illustrates all the cars I mentioned, PLUS a bunch of them I forgot about too! Let me add the Grease Lightning hotrod, and the Submarine Lotus to the mix. I actually had the Submarine Lotus toy car...
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[vimeo id=54923066] I don’t know which part of this video I like more…watching a photographer demonstrate how he got some of his cool shots (which I’m totally envious about), or the actual Mach5 racer itself (which I’m totally envious about). Let’s say I’ll add this car to my list of TV inspired cars I’ve always...
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Tax season has come and gone but unfortunately I’m not done yet. We have an extension out this year because we’re using a new tax agent who has to work out the kinks. Early indication is I have to pay a few grand of taxes this year with is bittersweet. I realize I only have to pay taxes if I have incoming money to begin with, but it still hurts...
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Interesting to find that this site, Gov.UK, is getting so much coverage by sites like Gizmodo and Wired lately. Why? Well, it was named “2013 Design of the Year” by the London Design Museum not because of any bells and whistles. In fact, it has very little in the way of graphics or flash. What it is does somewhat effectively is present a LOT...
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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.