Web Designer: Fabio Sasso

Fabio Sasso is a Brazilian web designer based in San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the website Abduzeedo and is currently working for Google. Sasso has a degree in graphic design and has been working in web design since 1999. Abduzeedo is a website started in 2006 and has many features. The website includes tutorials for software such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks and many more. The page also has a variety of designs ranging from photography and logos to architecture. The purpose for the designs is that other people can use it as inspiration for their work.

                Fabio Sasso’s personal website is very simple. There is a picture of him and a title next to his picture. The page has two paragraphs of information that describe his work. There are no other pages that can be found within the website. There are only links that lead to his most recent twitter post and a link that leads to his other page Abduzeedo. It is really interesting that he kept his personal page very simple. The reason behind this could be that he wants to promote his blog. His blog is very successful and useful to many people. I think that it would be better if he had more information on his personal life and background so that people can relate more to him instead of knowing him just for the founder of a website.

                Abduzeedo is a website with a lot of features. It is easy to navigate and has a clear, organized layout. There are a lot of things to be viewed on the website and I liked that the website remains clear and organized when it is resized. The only things that I found distracting on the page were the advertisements on the bottom and side of the page. I think that Fabio Sasso was interested more in helping people than making himself famous because of the lack of information about himself. He was still able to gain fame through the creation of the Abduzeedo because he can also promote his own work within the website. Abduzeedo is also a helpful place for other artists because it is possible to submit your own work. While browsing through the page, I found artwork and interviews from other artists. Overall, I think that website is simple yet effective in displaying a lot of information. Sasso is able to help other artists by providing them with tutorials and an opportunity to submit work.

Works Cited: 

http://fabiosasso.com/

http://abduzeedo.com/tags/interview

http://line25.com/articles/an-interview-with-graphic-designer-fabio-sasso

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