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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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  • Co-Op App

    Posted in My Work, Try This!
    On Tue 21 October (Permalink, No Comments)

    Co-Op App
    I’m always looking for new ways to streamline my (freelance) activity - but so far, I’ve been pretty unsatisfied by existing webapps. Nothing free exists that will do my ToDo’s, timesheets, invoices, tax etc etc all in one place (except Project Bubble… hold tight). (more…)

  • Dropbox

    Posted in I Like, Try This!
    On Fri 10 October (Permalink, No Comments)


    Need to transfer files across computers? Mobile Me not fast enough or too expensive? Well I’ve found a solution that is absolutely fantastic and is better in more ways than one! Dropbox is a fast, free, drag-drop solution to sharing files across multiple machines!
    (more…)

  • Sumo Paint

    Posted in Try This!
    On Fri 10 October (Permalink, No Comments)


    Of all the webapps I’ve seen - this one is by far the most technically insane advanced! It’s a free, Flash-based app that allows the user to pretty much replicate every basic function of Photoshop! (more…)

  • 960 Grid System

    Posted in My Work, Try This!, Web Design
    On Tue 7 October (Permalink, No Comments)


    I’ve never really used any pre-existing structures before (or blueprints, CSS or otherwise for that matter) until recently, when I worked with Johan on a quickfire project. The project required such a fast turnaround that development had to start pretty much the same time as design - so we chose to experiment with the 960 grid system. (more…)

  • Aaargh Maties!!

    Posted in I Like, Try This!
    On Mon 22 September (Permalink, 1 Comment)


    I’ve been down in Cornwall for the past 3 days, so this seems all the more relevant… FaceBook now has a language option (at the bottom of the screen) called ‘English (Pirate)’ - translates the site into swashbuckling scallywag language! Nice to see the leaders of the field not taking themselves too seriously sometimes!

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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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