My header image of choice is a frame of sunglasses, and inside of the sunglasses are another pair of sunglasses, giving a lens effect. Sunglasses are on for some of life’s most exciting, joyous and blissful moments, and the second pair of sunglasses on the inside exemplify the pure life that we see through the lenses. My viewers will be able to grasp the topic from the start without even taking a glance at any words. People can see that my blog has to do with sunglasses trends and it is quite literally repeated in the header. My blog is geared toward fashion lovers and people who have an interest in trends. Sunglasses trends change based off of time period, age, demographic, and of course preference. My header explicitly states what my blog is about and it should draw people to the rest of the entirety of the blog.

My source images were found from google and flickr. I am most definitely able to reuse the image I chose from google for the heaer because under our settings I was able to manipulate the search to offer non commercial reuse with modification.In terms of flickr, I chose an image that was Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).

In his article “Inside Photoshop”, Manovich hones in on editing and techniques. We are able to choose the width and height of a frame and programs cater to the needs of our layouts. When I created my header, I truly utilized the program’s functions to be able to create a convenient space for me. I needed to create a layer affect with the glasses, and this feature allowed me to do so. When it finally came together, I was pleased with the ability to make two separate pictures come together.

Davidson’s single layered bitmaps were not the same as the two images offered in the header I created. It was not done in one layer rather than two.The header created with the sunglasses allows for two layers to play a part in the whole picture. My photos are combined at a certain point but are still transparent, so the viewer can see they are separate. Technically, the header itself is one layer, but in my own work two are very clear due to translucence.

Image 1: Background

“Sunglasses” by: PNG Images https://pngimg.com/uploads/sunglasses/sunglasses_PNG95.png“Sunglasses” by: PNG Images https://pngimg.com/uploads/sunglasses/sunglasses_PNG95.png License Free for commercial use no attribution required Creative Commons 4.0 BY-NC.

Image 2: Background

:”Sunglasses” by by Flickr user Jelle, Drawing made with my Staedtler Pigmentliners (0.05, 0.2 and 0.6 mm nib size) License: Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/jelles

Get ready for glasses galore! Sunnies with Soph hones in on the modern culture of sunglasses and trends in eyewear. As a young woman who actively keeps up on fashion trends and follows different fashion platforms on social media, the evolution of eyewear in fashion is so apparent, and it is so fun to delve into why things have changed to become the way they are today. There is an abundance of visual examples as to how the trends of eyewear have changed. In haute couture to street wear, it is amazing to analyze how fashion is different among different types of audiences or environments in terms of eyewear. How each company has a signature aesthetic to their glasses, how celebrities partner up to design their own lines, and everything in between. Frames, styles, colors, prints, and all the different combinations that glasses could be “in”are celebrated and further explained. For my fashion savvy readers, the logistics regarding the business of the glasses lines, how they are promoted, and why partners choose the companies they do. Media has also influenced the distribution of glasses and on sites such as Instagram, algorithms and advertisements flood the feed with trendy names and tag lines. In The State of Copyright Activism by Siva Vaidhyanathan, “Shrinking the information and cultural commons starves the public sphere of elements of discourse, the raw material for decision–making, creativity, and humor” and this is why we blog. Blogging is a celebration of fashion, and any elements of censorship disturbs our celebration and discussion of human art .Sunglasses now have endless options and functions, like polarization and even through glasses that help with sight, there is fashion incorporated into the lines. Not only are women’s trends more different than ever, men’s sunglasses have changed over time dramatically as well and how unisex has made its way around lines. Geographically, styles vary which aligns with changing aesthetics, and I want to specify the cultural reasoning behind that! Overall, my intended audience is people who share an interest in the ever changing fashion world as well as inform people who have a newfound interest in this specific realm of fashion. Fashion is art that we live in!