Now in the midst of chaos going on in my life right now, I’m ever more in need of inspiration…not just for work, but just the spark to want to get up each morning to deal with the new day’s challenges. I know, that sounds bleak right? Well, I do what I can to keep going I guess….I have to! Anyway, I revisited an old post I made a...
Read MoreThe plain truth about logo design contests
There’s a lot of buzz in recent months about “crowd-sourcing” design. Some companies are making big bucks on providing a service that allows what they call “communities” to submit logos in the hopes of getting a cash reward. This isn’t new of course, it’s basically the same thing as doing a design contest, or what...
Read MoreHospital Logo
What’s a guy to do at the hospital when he’s not trying to calm a scared child, soothe a protective mom, apologize to insulted doctors, dodge attending nurses, explain to anxious grandparents, and direct visiting guests? Why he’s admiring the hospital’s logo that’s all. I haven’t found out who designed this logo yet, but...
Read MorePoker Chip
Here’s a fun project I completed for a couple friends of mine who wanted to use poker chips to act as their unique business cards. Turned out rather good actually, the chips themselves have a good heft to them and feel very genuine. Here’s the look I was originally intending, but alas (I like using that word “alas” I don’t...
Read More70’s Logotype
Someone put up an out-of-print copy of old 70’s logotypes on Flikr. There’s some pretty beautiful stuff there. I know I’m personally highly influenced by art from this era because this was my dad’s day and I grew up watching him design stuff like this back then. (via Aqua Velvet)
Read More35 Inspiring Typographic Business Cards
Yet another collection of inspirational ideas I stumbled across today. This one being focused on typography on business cards. There’s a few I kinda like here…especially the letterpress ones I don’t see too many people using them here. I’ve been playing around a few times with UV coat print lately where you have gloss effects...
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.