HeyBuzz

Hey! I'm Pete, and I'm a designer... and this is my blog - about web design, for web designers. Here you'll find all kinds of tips, tricks, information and inspiration linking, in some way, to web design.

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June 2008

  • Jason Santa Maria

    Posted in I Like, Quotes, Web Design
    On Tue 24 June (Permalink, No Comments)

    Not only is this damn right… it’s from the portfolio of Jason Santa Maria.
    Jason has in his portfolio, amongst other things, the branding and web design of WordPress, A List Apart and AIGA (to name but a few). This guy is most certainly one of the all time greats! Worth a visit.

  • The Girl Effect

    Posted in I Like, Video
    On Tue 24 June (Permalink, No Comments)

    Wow! Check out GirlEffect.org for the full picture. Good storyboarding and Flash really do have a place on the net. Not entirely sure about the concept though, can this idea really work?

  • Resources I Use

    Posted in Quotes, Reference Tools, Try This!, Web Design
    On Mon 23 June (Permalink, No Comments)

    There are a few things on sites that don’t really require much design, like pagination, for example. Things that just work, without you having to re-invent the wheel. For those things - it’s always good to have a little bit of a guide. The same goes (to an extent) for comment designs and standardised icons.

  • Why Sony Failed

    Posted in I Don't Like, Web Development
    On Thu 19 June (Permalink, 2 Comments)

    I don’t usually think that critiquing others’ work is a good path to go down - but in this case I’ll make an exception. I recently visited this page on Sony Ericsson.com to do a bit of research - on my arrival I found this:

    There’s nothing much wrong with this aesthetically, in fact - it’s [...]

  • New Blog!

    Posted in My Work
    On Thu 19 June (Permalink, No Comments)

    I’m currently in the process of building my new blog - so if you can see loads of mistakes etc on this current design, bear with me. I hope to have it launched by the end of June 08. Wish me luck!

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HeyBuzz is a collection of musings, learning's, tips and inspiration... mostly about digital stuff, as observed by Buzz.

Buzz is a sailor, skier, extreme sports enthusiast and designer living in London. He enjoys loud music, trying new things and talking crap. He doesn't really like reading though!

You can visit Buzz's sexy new design portfolio at BuzzGraphics.co.uk

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