I’m going to be teaching an upper level New Media class on interface design this next semester. It’s supposed to be “easy” to teach, but as is the case with any class that I’m teaching for the first time, there’s a lot of prep time involved. I figured it’s a good idea to spend the summer collecting any resources I...
Read MoreHow Loading Time affects your Bottom Line
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 MoreJourney across New Zealand
I’ve been casually following this design couple Nicky and Cookie for a few years now (via Monster-Munch). I think they’re a fun couple & it’s easy to recognize their talent. Well, apparently I haven’t seen a post from them in a while….because they’re doing a hiking trip ACROSS New Zealand. It’s like a real-life...
Read MoreBest site of 2010?
Here’s a revisit to one of the sites I really loved last year, The Wilderness Downtown. It was apparently considered the best site of 2010. No shock to me. Just a brilliant collaboration of talent. I only wish I could have been involved with a project like this! The making of the Wilderness Downtown. from B-Reel & B-Reel Films on Vimeo....
Read More25 Chrome Extensions for Web Developers
These are 25 more reasons to phase out Firefox as a browser-of-choice on my own system. Firefox has gotten to be a clunky slow browser over the years…which is a shame. It was once simple, fast, and light…just like Chrome is today. I guess that’s the lifecycle of a typical browser. They come out in the field looking oh so fresh and so...
Read MoreOmniTrak Group
A soft launch for one of my latest web projects for OmniTrak Group Inc. I’m pretty proud of this site…I mean, while it’s not the flashiest of sites out there, it’s using CSS and HTML techniques that I’ve kinda always been hesitant to do because I never felt it was safe enough to do them. You know, “safe” as in...
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.