Hallo there! Welcome to my personal space. I'm a designer in love with clean, pure coding techniques and minimalistic functional layout. Wordpress is my playground, and I love writing about.
A quick review of few basic CSS3 properties, with examples and tips about how could we use them in elegant ways. Inspired by articles and trublematics about CSS3, I decided to sum up and I’ve been pleased to discover I can add few tips on the topic. Even if we should be aware that still the majority of the users [...more]
A step by step guide to the post thumbnail for WordPress. More appropriately the Featured Image. Just recently, I published few resources and articles about how to enhance the Post Thumbnail feature, via the functions.php file. Still a consistent part of visitors seem to look for a more simple, straightforward approach. Let’s see how to activate and use the Featured [...more]
I’ve recently used a set of QR Codes in a campaign (a client running for election). The idea of linking a promotional card (a paper object), to the web, has something able to intrigue me. On the other hand, we’re seeing QR Codes more and more frequently. Vastly used in Japan, QR Codes are taking space in the Western World. [...more]
How to retrieve the post’s thumbnail, no matter what. If a Featured Image has been set, that will be used. If not, the first picture inserted in the body of the post will be used instead. If still any picture isn’t available, we have two options: show a default picture, or entirely skip the code for the post’s thumbnail. With [...more]
What is the difference between a 301 and a 302 redirection? In this article I explain how to implement such a thing in the Dashboard. With few SEO tips. Never let your visitors clueless when they’re looking for a resource that has been moved. I’m going to show few ways to implement the function wp_redirect provided by WordPress, supported by [...more]
How to rescue your lost visitors when a page has been moved to a different location? And how to not loose any SEO value? We’re seeing two simple methods to achieve such a goal, via the .htaccess file, and with a template page plus a minimal PHP coding. But first what’s a 301 redirection? Note, you would like to give [...more]
It happened again. The client asked for an admin access and now hours of fine tuning are gone. Even worse, the website is not that good looking as you planned it to be and you don’t really feel like to have it in your precious portfolio. Too bad. Providing an administrator access to the client is a honest practice. Just [...more]
My morning reading brought me quite a hint today. More and more Twitter is overtaking the RSS news. Indeed, a wise use of the birdy media provides you a sensible feedback about trends and opportunities. For example, when I am looking for job opportunities focused on WordPress as a freelancer, I may use the search page on Twitter, and instruct [...more]
Few days ago I published a function to scramble an email address whois purpose was simplicity. You can read more in Protect the email address from spam bots a reusable approach for WordPress. Then I relized that I wanted more options and more elasticity. Taking a step forward, I rewrote it with few enhancements. Still the goal is to make [...more]
How often did you try to explain the same concepts to a client not exactly up to date? I enjoy talking about Web Design, specially ‘cos there is always something new to learn, from everyone (indeed, not just about Design). Our clients know very well their business, no doubt about that. We just need to find a common territory regarding [...more]
Carlo Rizzante is a graphic designer in love with minimalistic layouts, bright colors in wide white space, and clean elegant coding techniques. He's also active in magazine, brand and logo designs. At the moment, he lives and designs from Copenhagen, so badly he loves smiling people and snowy Winters. His policy is to deliver to his customers the highest quality he's able to achieve. No matter what.
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