Riccardo Bano
First I design it.
Then I build it.
I’m Riccardo Bano, one of the two people behind Ortica. I look after design and frontend: interfaces and prototypes in Figma, sites on WordPress and Next.js, Shopify stores. I work from Padua.

What I doWhat you see.
What you see.
And how it works.
- 01
UI and UX in Figma.
Flows, wireframes and prototypes you can try before any code is written. We explain it on the page about UI and UX design.
- 02
Frontend.
Fast, animated interfaces, on Next.js or on hand-written WordPress themes. How we work is on the page about custom websites.
- 03
WordPress and Shopify.
Custom themes, WooCommerce and Shopify, and the support that keeps them up to date. You’ll find the details under WordPress development.
My notesWhat I write about.
What I write about.
Prices, choices, method.
Riccardo Bano
5 min readHow much an ecommerce site costs: Shopify, WooCommerce or customIn Italy a small or mid-sized online shop usually costs €2,500–6,000 with a freelancer and €6,000–15,000 with an agency. Then there are the monthly costs: subscription or hosting, apps, fees and maintenance.
Riccardo Bano
4 min readWordPress support: what it covers, what it costs, when you need itA WordPress support plan covers updates tested first, backups, security and small fixes. In Italy it usually costs €200–1,000 a year with a freelancer and €600–3,600 with an agency.
Riccardo Bano
6 min readHow much does a website cost: freelancer and agency pricesThe price ranges you find in Italy today, split between freelancers and agencies: brochure site, company site, online shop, web app and maintenance. And what makes them change.
The next projectWant to talk it through with me?
Want to talk it through with me?
Write to us.
Tell us about the project: I’ll reply myself, with a written quote if it makes sense.