How to Design Eyeglasses

Express your style with custom eyeglasses.

Eyeglasses serve as both fashion accessories and a means for vision improvement. If you're interested in designing your own eyeglasses, there are several companies that might be able to help bring your ideas to life by producing the eyeglasses for you. Focus on developing your design aesthetic and create eyeglasses that speak to your style. Remember that lightweight, durable materials work best for eyewear as they make the eyeglasses comfortable and resistant to daily wear and tear.

Things You'll Need

• Pencil
• Paper
• Measuring tape
• Eyeglass manufacturer

Instructions

1. Sketch an eyeglass frame shape that complements the your face shape best. The general rule of thumb is to choose a frame that is opposite the shape of your face, as this will give your face a more balanced look. For example, round face shapes look best with frames that are angular, like rectangular frames, while square face shapes look best with soft, rounded frames.

2. Choose the colors and prints that will fill the frames. Experiment with funky design choices or keep the frames simple and clean if you want to use them in a corporate setting. Cooler skin tones tend to have blue or pink undertones in their skin color and look best in cool-colored frames like blue or violet. Warmer skin tones have more peach or yellow in them and look best in warm-colored frames like red or yellow. The same rules apply for matching frame and hair colors. Warm hair colors, like auburn brown or golden blonde, work best with warm frames. Cool hair colors, like platinum blonde and grey, look best with cool frame colors.

3. Measure the dimensions of your face. Measure the distance between your pupils, temples to ears and chin to hairline. Submit your measurements and design requirements to your eyeglass manufacturer. Submit your lens prescription information as well. Your manufacturer will provide you with a time frame for when you can expect your new pair of glasses. Companies like Indivijual and Tom Davies can make your dream pair of eyeglasses. Indivijual offers customers different options for custom eyeglasses, including their more budget-friendly "Classic" frames and their extravagant "Ultimate Bespoke" frames.

References

• Choosing Eyeglass Frames by Face Shape; Bella Jackson; 2011

Resources

• Indivijual: Original Eyewear for Original People; 2011
• Tom Davies: Bespoke; 2011