The Archives
July 2008
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Blog Design
Posted in Web Design
On Fri 25 July (Permalink, No Comments)In the past year I’ve noticed a significant increase in clients wanting blogs - and it’s not hard to see why. Blogs are now such an integral part of our net experience, any company/individual with a story to tell has got one.
I’ve recently finished designing blogs for the likes of Duchy Originals, Silver Cross (left), myself and [...] -
Outsourcing? Think again!
Posted in I Don't Like, Web Development
On Wed 23 July (Permalink, No Comments)I think that the more technical outsourcing an agency does, the more their service fails. And eventually they’ll end up losing out for it.
A quote from developer, David Walsh. This is something I’m seeing more and more recently - and it’s causing some real big issues. If outsourcing development work (usually back-end) to India is [...] -
New Facebook
Posted in Web Bling, Web Design
On Mon 21 July (Permalink, No Comments)Facebook are soon to launch their new-look site, including changes to pretty much all pages. I’m sceptical of re-designing something of such social ‘importance’ - is it such a good idea changing a site that was already good?
A good example of this kind of thing is the new design of Last.fm. Although only launched at [...] -
Your Own Custom ‘Pin’
Posted in Try This!, Web Bling
On Thu 17 July (Permalink, No Comments)I found this site when I was designing the Google map part of YO! Sushi a while back - but then lost it. It’s a site that will generate a Google Map pin shadow - and even give you the API code to impliment it!
It’s quick, free and easy - and faster than trying to [...] -
Cows vs. Milk Maids
Posted in Quotes, Rant
On Wed 16 July (Permalink, No Comments)In most agencies, account executives outnumber the designers two to one. If you were a dairy farmer, would you employ twice as many milkers as you had cows? - David Ogilvy
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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!
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