Sadly this comic strip describes the hazards of being a designer so well I had to post it. Just recently I had a small project I was doing for a friend put to a halt for similar issues. That issue got resolved in a friendly manner but it honestly does make you fantasize about changing careers to “give sponge bathes to the elderly” (via The...
Read MoreFlash vrs HTML5
One of the common complaints that had been going around with iPhone and iPads (that name still brings me a little chuckle) is the lack of Flash support. During the last big reveal of the iPad, Steve Jobs was quoted to have said that they had no plans to adopt Flash for their devices because he thought Flash was buggy and that it would get replaced with...
Read MoreGet on the Good Foot
If I can sum up this year…I’d say it’s been a huge life change. 10 months after Kingston arrived in my life it’s been amazingly rewarding and yet amazingly frustrating at the same time. The amazing parts are obvious. If you don’t have a child in your life yet (wait don’t rush into it!), it’s hard to explain, but...
Read MoreFeeling bluuuuuue….
It’s been a slower month. It’s a little scary. Not because I haven’t had slow months before, but even after 4.5 years of business, I still panic when there’s a change in activity. I keep thinking, “Is this it? Is this the big ‘recession’ everyone keeps talking about?” That kind of thinking can be bad for a...
Read MoreDesign frustrations
I’m suffering from extreme designer’s block lately. I have a good few projects in my table that I have every intention to create something wonderful for, but I can’t get my head into the mood of design. Part of the problem is just accepting family life. While 9 month old Kingston can be inspirational at times when I stare at him,...
Read MoreSearch engine shenanigans
Here’s an update for those of you who may have read my post a couple months back about my bandwidth dilemma. Basically I’ve been getting hit with a healthy dose of traffic to my site, both good and bad. Enough so that I have to keep increasing my bandwidth costs to my host. Well, the good news is I think I’ve made some headway as to...
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.