I don’t know why I have a fixation with artwork done in type? Perhaps because I don’t have the patience to do something like this. (via I Believe in Advertising)
Read MoreSophie Henson
Stumbled across some beautiful typography and illustration work by a London artist, Sophie Henson. The above infographic/chart is sort of fun. It hits home a bit for me given I met my wife online. Our experience wasn’t quite this convoluted though…. I think our chart would be like DATING SITE > EMAIL > SKYPE > EXPENSIVE PLANE TICKETS....
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 MoreTen Laws to Design By
Here’s a collection of some great design rules that should be considered when doing web-design. But a few of these are good rules for any artwork in general. A few of these we’re even going to cover in class… (via 3.7 Designs)
Read MoreNeed a Typeface?
So here’s another fun typeface infographic that I stumbled across this morning. Remember the Periodic Table one a few months back? These are done with a bit of fun and facetiousness of course, but I like infographics like these because not only might they demonstrate fonts you haven’t consider using before, they also suggest fonts you kinda...
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.