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  • Just be able to…

    Posted in Quotes, Web Design, Web Development
    On Mon 17 November (Permalink, No Comments)

    I was reading this article by ‘SuperAwesome’, who share my opinion that web designers should know how to code, and came across one of their comment responses - which sums it all up for me.

    The point is not to do it all yourself, but just to be able to. Then you can provide an excellent service, and achieve excellent results.

  • Assume Everything

    Posted in Quotes
    On Thu 30 October (Permalink, No Comments)

    Assume that unless they’ve notified you otherwise, all prospects are willing to get spam, press releases, phone calls, newsletters, ads from you. - Seth Godin

    Absolutely! Because customers love that. They do… don’t they?

  • Enjoy Life

    Posted in Quotes
    On Mon 27 October (Permalink, No Comments)

    Throw the Blackberry away and enjoy life.

    Part of the leaving letter of Andrew Lahde, a multi-millionnaire hedge-funder who retired last week at the age of 37. Source

  • Thoughts About Branding

    Posted in Quotes
    On Thu 16 October (Permalink, No Comments)

    Branding is not (just) a logo. Nor is branding matching your carpet with visiting card. Branding aims at invoking a recall, recognition and emotional process inside brain.

    So stop telling me to use your brand’s delicious tone of orange for body copy. Because I won’t.

  • What is Graphic Design?

    Posted in Quotes, Video
    On Tue 23 September (Permalink, No Comments)

    I guess this sheds a little more light on my previous post about graphic designers. I especially like the response below to “What is graphic design?”…

    Graphic design is wank! It spills into middle Australia… I think it’s a load of bullshit!

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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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