New Client Gets Identity and Website

Blogger Parish Lantern approached Evans Design about creating a complete identity and blog. The idea was to appeal and be accessible to a younger audience that is politically and technologically savvy. The website is built using WordPress so the client can manage and maintain the site. It has AdSense hooks built in and is responsive so that it can [...]

Digital Photography and Photo Manipulation at the Georgia Aquarium

I learned a few lessons late this summer while taking my family to the Georgia Aquarium. The first and biggest one is it is very difficult to watch and manage a 4 year old while also trying to patiently take pictures. The second one, while less important is still good to know. Rechargeable lithium ion batteries last [...]

Free Oil Painting Desktop Wallpapers

I made these Okefenokee Scenic Wallpapers from some of the Paintography images I’ve been playing with. They are free to have for personal use.  Click on an image below and it will take you to the full size (1600 x 1200) images that you can right-click on and set as your desktop background. If you [...]

Paintography, HDR and Pixel Bender are my New Addictions

One of the things I’ve been focusing on lately is trying to find time for personal creativity and personal projects. As a web designer (well, graphic designer too) you can get in a rut by only being creative for clients. I actually have a fine art degree from Oglethorpe University and Photoshop has completely ruined me when [...]

Photo Shoot for Sweet Eddie’s Commercial Bakery

Yesterday I was the photographer for Sweet Eddie’s as we needed additional images for the website I am designing. I spent a few hours touring the bakery and snapping images. Photography is a nice additional service I can provide especially when the images are editorial in nature. The themes we hit on were quality, safety [...]

Talent: Be Bold and Diversify on Every Level

All creative talent these days know that you need to diversify your skill set. Writers are learning print design. Print designers are learning front-end web design. Front-end web designers are learning to write code. Coders are learning to … I’m not really sure what coders are learning to do. Inventing time machines? Splitting atoms? We’ll [...]

Welcome to the new EvansDesignStudio.com website

After a few weeks of trying to figure out exactly what I wanted to say and to show and figuring out where I wanted to work and connect with people, I have finally and officially placed the new website and blog live for the world-at-large. I encourage people to wander and loiter and really look [...]