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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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  • Wilson Miner

    Posted in I Like, Mac
    On Wed 19 November (Permalink, No Comments)

    This is the fantastic looking portfolio/blog of Wilson Miner - web developer, co-founder of EveryBlock… and impressively, one of the designers behind Apple.com

  • Web3.0 Design?

    Posted in My Work, Try This!, Web Design
    On Fri 12 September (Permalink, 1 Comment)

    Getting that web 2.0 feel was so easy… something doesn’t quite work right? Just add a cheeky reflection, a bevel or a drop-shadow… and you’re made. But after a while, every single site looks exactly the same - just a variation of the other, which is in-fact just a variation of Apple. So what to [...]

  • The New 10 Commandments

    Posted in I Like, Quotes
    On Mon 30 June (Permalink, No Comments)

    4. Thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections.
    One of 10 brillant ‘commandments’ written by the guru’s over at Business Week. This is probably equally important as the BBC’s 15 Web Principles! I’m guilty of more than one, that’s for sure! Read the 10 here.

  • Kwicks!

    Posted in Try This!, Web Development
    On Mon 30 June (Permalink, 1 Comment)

    Following a chat I just had, I thought I’d write a bit of a techie post about JavaScript animation. If we had to display a large body of information on a homepage a year or two ago, the design would have looked fairly messy – but since this whole JavaScript ‘movement’, we can use carousels [...]

  • Mobile Me

    Posted in I Like, Mac
    On Tue 10 June (Permalink, No Comments)

    It was only last week that I was discussing the merits of a .Mac account - and only this weekend when I was reminded by Apple that I could have a free 60 day trial. Still I refused. Not really worth the time and effort - all just a bit of a gimmick.
    But then, last [...]

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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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