written by evan at 5:37 pm on November 4, 2009
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!
written by evan at 4:04 pm on August 4, 2009
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!
written by evan at 4:06 pm on May 3, 2009
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!
written by evan at 1:51 pm on March 9, 2009
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.
written by evan at 2:57 pm on February 27, 2009
Over the past few weeks it’s really dawned on me how out dated my portfolio is, and I’ve been putting off updating it (or rather haven’t had the time to get to it).
I just moved my family again, and we’re trying to get settled as quick as we can. After we do, and I wrap up some unfinished work, I’ll be overhauling the portfolio and doing some major spring cleaning.
written by evan at 2:56 pm on November 5, 2008
Stumbled upon this photo via ffffound, via ?.
Would make a great customer support photo. Anyone know where this came from?
written by evan at 4:00 pm on October 23, 2008
My latest theme, “Cellar Heat” just went live over at Smashing Magazine. I’ve devoted a domain to it, and can be previewed and found there.
Check out the full write-up on the download page of the theme. This is probably going to be my last theme for a while… I’ve got a lot of catching up on other projects to do. So enjoy it, and let me know what you think of it.
written by evan at 8:59 pm on October 2, 2008
People have been asking me for over a year now to use the theme I created over at Hellbiscuit.com. Well, your wish has come true; It’s been cleaned up, streamlined and rebuilt for free use. Enjoy and have fun with it!
View the write-up here, and demo it here.
written by evan at 10:13 am on October 1, 2008
So my latest theme, “Simply Ornate” isn’t going over very well. I personally really like the theme, but it sounds like I’m the minority. So I pose a simple question… What are you looking for in a free wordpress theme?
Do you like…
- Simple and minimal themes or illustrated?
- Plugins or no plugins?
- Easy to set up and get running or more advanced with extra bells and whistles?
- Horizontal or vertical?
- One post, excerpts or limited posts on the home page or everything?
- News and blog style layouts or something a little more unique?
Comment below and let me know you’re thoughts. I want to get going on another freebie and am challenging myself to try to get the best of all worlds into it.
written by evan at 10:56 am on September 16, 2008
My newest freebie wordpress theme is ready for download. This theme was designed with the main focus being on patterns and typography. It uses patterns from my pattern site; DinPattern.com and comes in 5 flavors.
I tried to make this theme as basic as possible. It uses one plugin (which you can find in the plugin folder within the zip file) to include a flickr feed. Just drop the “flickrrss.php” file in your plugins directory and activate within the dashboard. You can set how many photos appear in the feed, I’d suggest staying with multiples of 4 to keep the design balanced.
The theme also includes a prototype-based tab effect (via stereotabs) that allows users to browse latest posts, comments and tags. The front page is set up to show excerpts of your 4 latest posts, and also includes a mini-nav in the upper right side to allow for page navigating.
The theme also uses a ton of png transparency that does work cross-browser (even in IE 6). Click the thumbnails below for screen shots.
Demo Simply Ornate “Twirl II”
Download:
Please leave the footer intact as is, with links to both EvanEckard.com and DinPattern.com for usage. Feel free to modify any themes as well. If you do, send me a link so I can check it out – Enjoy!
