Fantastik redesign

The slideshow solution uses NextGen Gallery running on WordPress, but it’s not inside a post or page as it was designed to work. It’s inserted into the template. I found the first clue that this was possible on code.google and adapted from there. The code line that I’ve ended up using is echo nggShowSlideshow(id,width,height); inside php brackets, obviously.

This solution is great because — unlike other slideshow plugins — the publisher isn’t stuck with the first slideshow’s width and height parameters and can use the same plugin all over the site with different sizes.

Other aspect of this redesign that I’m particularly fond of is the positioning of the article/post title. It doesn’t use any clever solution, I just like it. Hope you do too.

You can check out the first version of Fantastik here on my portfolio.

Way radical changes, ahn dude? ;)

I´ve made some fine tuning on the Aguarrás template. It now shows an edition-specific cover on top, both in list and article views.

It´s a mixed solution, using CSS, the excelent Category Icons plugin, cottage cheese, a goat, duct tape and pepper. ;)

October 2009 version of vignamaru.com.br, my personal site in portuguese.

This site had so many different versions that I’ve just stopped counting. I think this is its 40-something^th layout, but I´m not sure.

You can check printscreens of older versions on my portfolio or, if you’re really curious, browse the internet archive.

WordPress theme for Estúdio Next*, leading soundtrack and jingle studio in São Paulo.

^{*Not related to Next Brasil magazine + logotype not mine.}

I’ve always thought that this practice of publishing one’s portfolio in one’s portfolio site was very strange and awkward. However, I’ve decided to register the different designs it will most certainly have (I treat my personal sites as a kind of design playground).

September, 2008:

January, 2009:

March, 2009:

This last (march, 2009) version was designed as to have a visual identity with my other sites.

Wordpress theme and logotype for the main science fiction and fantasy site in Brazil, Fantastik.com.br

For this site I’ve used a few hacks:

Some categories only show post titles first, others show the full post. I’ve used only WordPress codex for that.

For each category there is a different illustration. This one is even simpler: a secondary css was applied to each category template (category-#.php and so on).

Left menu has a hover effect, made with pure css, no javascript nor flash. It uses layer positioning and z-index and nothing else.

Other unusual (for me) choice was the fixed layout (fluid rules!). The adsense and links disappear when seen on resolutions lower than 1024 wide.

No flash, no javascript, pure css.

Left menu:

The alphanumeric list that shows in some categories uses wp-snap (awesome plugin, by the way!).

Well, I guess it’s the third version…

I’ve played around with it so much I’m not sure which version is this.

My personal site in portuguese, Vigna-Marú, is online since december 27^th, 2001 (CMS only from 2002 on).

It had so many different designs that I’ve just stoped counting, to be honest.

Psicose & Arte

Wordpress theme

client: Márcia Thereza S. Silva, MD

Cinabre was the name of the publishing house I owned until 2007. All graphic stuff, including this logotype, was developed by me.

Just about now (march, 2009), I’ve decided to start a new personal project and Cinabre will be resuscitated.

Logotype for classical pianist Marcelo de Alvarenga.

I’ve also made all of his site’s versions until now.

The first one, june 1999 (below), was made in html, using tables and no css:

v. 1

The second was still without a CMS but already used css:

v. 2

The third used Mambo, tableless (php+css):

v 3

The fourth is under construction and will be on WordPress, tableless, fluid layout.

Para esta versão, usei algumas soluções combinadas para o tocador de mp3 e para o glossário.

A versão 3 do site ganhou também uma identidade visual nova, substituindo a antiga (também minha).

Gosto imensamente de trabalhar com músicos.

Aguarrás was born as a personal project. Today it is an online scientific art magazine (ISSN 1980-7767) with important writers and collaborators.

I’ve designed all of writer Eric Novello’s site versions until now and his logotype.

Version 3 is under construction and uses WordPress.

Version 2 used Mambo:

The first version didn’t use a CMS:

Logotype: