The header of Abakus shows the famous street Fairfax Avenue in Central LA. Fairfax represents more than just streetwear but a culture that started on it. Fairfax is home to stores such as Supreme, Bape, Pink Dolphin, etc. It does not seem like the flashiest street where high end clothes are being sold, but the street carries many garments most of us would not think to purchase.
I faded the abacus logo because the street has lots of history and it made it seem old and worn out. I found the source images on Flickr and Google Images. I made sure the images were made for noncommercial use. The First Layer was the image background I picked with many light colors because the original picture had many black lines. I then used a second layer from the logo and lowered the opacity. The single layered bitmap is similar in that your can edit a plain, but the difference is that each layer I use in Pixlr is totally seperate and can be edited seperately.
Header image made by using background photo “Fairfax, Los Angeles Thank You” by Man E (CC BY-NC 2.0) on Flikr. Abakus image courtesy of Google (public domain)
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