Category Archives: Design

Facebook Timeline + Moo.com: perfect business cards!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Stefano

I love my Moo.com Minicards: everytime I give someone my business/personal cards it’s a surprise – for the one receiving it and to me too, it’s so simple to get a smile with a nice picture! I made my first … Continue reading →

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A $25 computer? Meet the Rasperry Pi: that little device that could be the one!

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Stefano

It’s tiny, slow and cost $25 – yet it still runs Linux. No, it’s not you grandfather ’486 you’re so eager to revive with some fancy distro of Linux. It’s the Raspberry Pi: the first – ever – attempt to … Continue reading →

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Design + animation ? Motion design: a new dimension and a graphic approach

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Stefano

I love animation, I love graphic design but… where is the boundary between animated films and motion graphic design? This video (9:30″) helps you see the different kinds of animated graphics and motion design approaches that can be used in … Continue reading →

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Autodesk 123D: design in 3D, print, cut, create (yes, it’s that easy!)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Stefano

I’ve been writing a tutorial about Autodesk Photofly, until now the best way to convert 2D photos into 3D models (and show off on your iPad!). Now it’s time to get real 3D… in the real world! Autodesk has just … Continue reading →

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Web content is king? Social media rules? Online testing rocks!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Stefano

Kissmetrics has released on their blog an interesting infographic that summarize the golden rules of testing, optimizing, testing again and… getting results! It’s that simple, check these five steps: test your landing pages – how many Adwords advertisers don’t? test … Continue reading →

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20 Popular (and cheap) WordPress plugins

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Stefano

Chill Download has compiled quite an impressive list of 20 great WordPress plugins, ranging from SEO to e-commerce integration, social media enhancements, a shortcode utility (at last), two events-related plugins and photo gallery generator as well as several slider plugins. … Continue reading →

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A Summer book? Business Model Generation

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Stefano

I came across and bought this book from Amazon, began reading, got so involved by its contents and I’m (still) amazed by its clear and thorough explanation logic: Business Model Generation. What is it about? Business Model Generation is a … Continue reading →

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Desigual fashion brand empowers a naked social strategy in Berlin, Prague

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Stefano

Kudos to spanish weirdo-looking and successful brand Desigual for bringing naked girls across the world streets! The spanish fashion brand started an innovative marketing campaign in Berlin, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic (more stores upcoming) offering huge discounts to shoppers … Continue reading →

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How to remove images (or selected HTML tags) from a WordPress page (and live happy)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Stefano

I love working with WordPress, there’s always a new tiny pretty trick around the corner that makes this great blogging tool behave just like something more versatile. I’ve been working on a web site and the client asked for something … Continue reading →

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New Facebook data center: energy efficiency, open design standards, room to grow

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Stefano

Facebook unveiled the design of its new Prineville data center outlining features the company says improve efficiency and optimize the facility for social networking. And Facebook said it will share what it’s learned about data center design in hopes of … Continue reading →

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