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.

The Archives

July 2008

  • Google Maps Re-Design!

    Posted in I Like, Web Design
    On Wed 30 July (Permalink, 2 Comments)

    Is it a new logo? A new nav, perhaps? Maybe some more Javascript goodness? Nope… it’s a drop shadow! Go on maps.google.com and you’ll see it, sitting there quite neatly under the main bar.
    I personally love it… well, I’m impartial to the drop shadow itself, but the attention to detail. I’m a big fan of [...]

  • Project Bubble

    Posted in I Like, My Work, Web Bling
    On Wed 30 July (Permalink, No Comments)

    Project Bubble is a super-simple free webapp that lets creatives manage, track and share their freelance and personal projects. Supporting time sheets, file uploads, deadlines and more - it’s the only tool a freelancer will ever need!
    It’s still in beta, but if you want to know more about it give me a shout. Will keep [...]

  • Tiling Backgrounds

    Posted in Try This!, Web Design
    On Tue 29 July (Permalink, No Comments)

    Recently I’ve started saving interesting tiling backgrounds I come across on the net - especially since this image (Duchy) took so long to tile seamlessly! So below is a little showcase of a few tileable images.
    Click on each image to see a tiling demo:

    I’ve got no record of where these are from (sloppy, sorry!) [...]

  • Obama ‘08

    Posted in I Like
    On Mon 28 July (Permalink, No Comments)

    I’m in total awe of these brilliant posters for Barack Obama by Scott Hansen and Shepard Fairey - so I thought I’d share. Plus, if you haven’t already been there, check out the brilliant Obama website.
    I know I sound like a fanatic - and technically being British, I shouldn’t give a damn… but this is [...]

  • Intensify.org

    Posted in I Like, Web Design, Web Development
    On Mon 28 July (Permalink, 1 Comment)

    I was trying to remember the address of this site the other day, and now I found it again! A brilliant example of CSS and graphic-minimal (sort of) design. Visit Intensify.org

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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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