The evolution of the iPhone is something that I have witnessed first hand. I got the original iPhone when it first came out. Since then, someone in my family has had every version that ever existed. Many of these phones died tragic deaths, from the washing machine to large falls to giant ocean waves. Losing an iPhone isn’t just losing your ability to make phone calls, it is so much more than that. I use  it for everything. Whether it is listening to music, taking photos, surfing the web, or checking my email. If I can’t do it on my phone, chances are I’m not going to do it.

It is always exciting to wait for the next software update to see what new things they are going to come up with next. Phones have come to do more than we originally ever thought possible. iPhones have not only changed themselves, but also changed the way that we use and think about phones. Phones aren’t just for making phones calls anymore. They are miniature hand-held computers with which we can do such a vast range of things. They are now customizable for each individual. They are a part of who we are and how we communicate in the world. They are not only a part of our electronic evolution, but also our social evolution as humans.

In order to make this image I first found individual images of each type of phone. I saved all of those images to my desktop and opened GIMP. I set the background size to approximately 600×2000. I then opened each image as a layer. Next I used the move tool to put them in the correct order. It took while for me to figure out how to get them the same size. When using multiple images you have to make sure to resize each layer individually or you will end up resizing the entire project. Finally I used a  the tool that looks like a magic wand to select the background area of the image I wanted to delete. Once you select the area by clicking on it you just press the delete button on you keyboard and it goes away. Since that tool is often not perfect, I used the eraser afterwards to remove the lingering background particles and clean up the image. This was the most challenging part. I took a great attention to detail and awhile to get the hang of, but in the end it worked rather well. Once the image was put together correctly I saved it as a jpg so that it could easily be uploaded to this blog.