Another infographic demonstrating how your site’s loading time can affect your bottom line. It’s definitely food for thought. I mean, reducing a site’s load time has been something web designers have been doing since forever, but I did personally notice that around 2003 – 2006 that agenda seemed to have been temporarily brushed...
Read MoreInteractive Business Cards
Another list of cool business cards for inspiration. Some of these on the list I’ve seen before on other compilations but a few new ones are listed. I particularly liked this dentist card and the one with the knot for the message therapist. Simple…but it gets the point across. (via LukeTechTips)
Read MoreCoolest Business Card
I don’t typically enter design contests, even though I know I should. But since his “Coolest Business Card” contest put on by the Hawaii Business Magazine didn’t really obligate me to much beyond just sending them my card, I figured why not. Turns out I ended up winning after all! How about that? Free $100 Italian dinner...
Read MoreMost powerful colors on the web
Again yet another very fascinating infographic demonstrating some of the most used colors for web brands and icons. What’s interesting to see is how certain industries fell into similar color categories despite the fact that in many cases the colors were picked without much research on the part of the creators (e.g., Facebook) Hmmm…from the...
Read MoreFestival Trailer
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 MoreModel business card
OK, in the world of cool business card ideas, here’s one that’s definitely jumped a few notches up my list. Apparently Tamiya, the company that does those cool modeling sets, has a business card that you can actually pull apart and build with it. Racecar, airplane, boats, etc. Only problem is that once people pull apart your card, I think your...
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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.