Evan Eckard

A look at Eugene Andolsek’s patterns

Evan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:30:59 +0000

I did a quick write-up of artist Eugene Andolsek over at DinPattern.com. His work is extremely impressive, hugely vibrant and pattern-like in nature. He’s been creating art since the early 1950′s, yet none of his art was ever showcased until just recently. He never thought much of his work, and after creating many pieces, he would file them away in a closet or trunk. The tools he used were pen and ink, straightedges and a compas and would mix his colors in eyedroppers. Head on over and read the article.

Patterned iPad Wallpapers available

Evan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:53:24 +0000

I just released a set of iPad-ready wallpapers over at DinPattern. There’s 16 in this first set with more to come. I picked a nice variety to start with and each wallpaper is designed to look good in portrait view or landscape view. Enjoy!

“Pomegranate” pattern available

Evan — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:23:40 +0000

A Japanese inspired, berry colored pattern. Download from DinPattern.

Clyde’s tie from this morning

Evan — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:35:02 +0000

My good friend Clyde was speaking today, and the pattern on his tie was a bit of an inspiration.
Download from DinPattern.

New pattern “Ruby” at DinPattern

Evan — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:39:36 +0000

An easy little pattern called “Ruby” now available at DinPattern.

“Bones Leather” up at DinPattern

Evan — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:49:28 +0000

A new pattern variation of “Bones” is up for download at DinPattern. Go check it out!

Notepad Chaos Version 2.0

Evan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:37:58 +0000

Version 2.0 is finally here. I went ahead and redesigned into a wider, 3-column layout to allow more room for widgets and such. I had to ditch the old route of using pages, so they’ve been added into a new column to scale easier. Gravatars and widgets have all been enabled, and now you should have plenty of room to build in ad space if you’d like. I considered building that in, but still haven’t figured out how to hook into the WordPress dashboard for easier manipulation. I guess that will be version 2.5…

Anyhow, enjoy the theme. New files are located below to download:

Please leave the footer links and logos intact if used. Enjoy!

“Notepad Chaos” Version 1.5 WordPress theme now available

Evan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:04:06 +0000

An interim update of the popular “Notepad Chaos” WordPress theme is available. I’m still planning a major 2.0 release, but have been slammed by other work as of late to get to it. Sincere apologies for taking this long just to get this update done.

The theme has been cleaned up and updated to the latest version of wordpress. I’ve added in Gravatar support, custom category page and dynamic sidebars to include all the widget you want (can’t guarantee they’ll all look good though).

The next release will have threaded comments, an updated design, and whatever else I can squeeze in.

You can download the theme here. Enjoy!

Notepad Chaos theme version 2 coming soon

Evan — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:06:58 +0000

So after a huge amount of demand; I’ll be doing a massive update to the Notepad Chaos theme. I’ll be adding new templates, dynamic sidebars, room for advertising space, and any extras and odds and ends I can think of.

You’ll be able to grab it hear, and once finished, I’ll be forwarding the new files to Smashing Magazine as well.

I won’t be updating the blogger version however, since my knowledge of that platform is nil.

Keep checking here for updates!

A short note on my “Notepad Chaos” theme

Evan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:51:10 +0000

I get a lot of inbound emails from users asking for CSS/HTML help on my “Notepad Chaos” theme. When I created this theme, it was for WordPress users only. Since then a handful of wonderful designers and developers have ported it over to other platforms, such as blogger.

Unfortunately, I know very, very little about these other platforms. My only CMS experience has been with WordPress, Expression Engine and some custom platforms. If you have any issues with the way the theme is rendering or working on any of these platforms, feel free to email me and ask. If it’s on a platform outside of these – I apologize, but I’m really no help at all.

This also pertains to all of the themes that I’ve created.