Zucye is a fictional name. I used it originally in a series of poems that I wrote some time ago and which became very popular, perhaps because they portrait the feeling of many of us. The poems are about a Latin woman, sentimental and passionate by nature, with dreams, happiness, problems and weaknesses. The name itself was born by a grammatical accident and I decided to adopt it as my own, because with time it grew to be a combination of personal meanings seasoned with little pieces of my memories as a daughter, as a friend, as professional, as a wife, as a mother, but specially as a woman.

My real name is… well ... not really important, since I like Zucye much better, after all I created it, is unique and the concept describes me quite well. Despite my peculiar curiosity which takes me from one project to another like a mad creature, I am a very Simple Woman who loves many things and is completely obsessed with Beauty, which is an enriching passion, but also a cruel defect and a consuming weakness. I am also fascinated by speed; I love fast "machines", ocean waves, skiing, simply feeling the wind in my face and anything in which I can find freedom.

And freedom was precisely what sparked my curiosity in MySpace, which can be extremely easy or particularly challenging, depending of what you want to achieve. But regardless of all its pros and cons, what I really enjoy about MySpace is the unique nature of free expression that members use to design their profiles. Personally, I have tried all sort of thing to make MySpace embrace my concept of Beauty. Today I fell quite satisfied with it. Never the less taming the beast was a process that filled me with many frustrations at times but I have to admit that I have also learned quite a lot and have found very interesting Tricks, of course many of them are completely useless outside Tom's world, but learning is always a rewarding and pleasurable experience.

Since you are still reading, I can only assume that you are after the goodies. Very well; I am preparing a few tutorials and a couple of sample layouts to illustrate some of the Tricks I have learned, after all what is the purpose of learning if we are not going to share it, right? … Now, if you look under “Codes and Tips” you will find a link to an article in my website “zucye.net”, where I will attempt to explain how I achieved this and my other sample layouts. Also check the “PAGE SOURCE” and search for: “ZUCYE STYLE START” and "ZUCYE STYLE ENDS” that is where the goodies are. That is all for now, have fun designing! See ya around, Zucye ;)