Hey, has anyone busted out a new banner for Twitter? Any tips or tricks before I jump in?

Feel free to share your URL here so we can check them out!

@margiemintz Hi Margie. I LOVE your clean layout, choice of photos) and color palette — very appealing and professional. It is a good pointer to your design expertise. If you don’t mind sharing, did you use a “template” (yours or third-party’s)?

Rachel

I am eagerly waiting for the new design from my graphic design team. Will hopefully get it tomorrow and will post it then.

Talk later,Denise

@rich-brooks @margiemintz @rachelagheyisi

Thanks so much, Rachel. Very nice of you to say!

Hiya Folks.

Of the 10 mentioned at mashable I thought this one was fun:

https://twitter.com/alexmiz

Have you found any that inspired you?

I too have a new Twitter header as well. You can find it at http://www.twitter.com/ccateringc I built it from scratch using Gimp. If you need any help building one let me know and I’d be more than willing to help.
Chef Ricky

Hi Warren @warrenveach  

I’ve always made my own backgrounds – the background should be 1920×1080 to fill most screens and not have it end in the middle or on the right side somewhere viewable. I make twitter backgounds but really, anyone can do this.

Just keep the information on the left side to under 200 pixels wide if you want to put information there.  For larger screens you’ll see that the left side leaves quite a bit of blank space (when you are under 200 px).  However, if you expand that past 200 pixels then anyone with a screen smaller than 13″ will miss most of it, at least half and your information will be cut off and look really bad with twitters overlay.

I have several laptops here with various size screens and of course some smaller screens to test with and believe me you don’t want to go past the 200 px on the left side information! 

I also worked on my header again – see what you think:

http://twitter.com/SuperEB — Comic book stuff, sort of. Heh.

Eileen

Hi Again Warren @warrenveach 
It occurs to me that that I left the height off the left side background with my last comment to you, so here is all of that info:

Twitter Background

overall size – 1920×1080

left size width under 200px

left size height under 700px

Twitter Header
is 1200 x 600 (in case anyone still needs this). But of course twitter gives you this info. if you look at how to upload before making the image.

Eileen

@supereb

Thanks for the info! I like the changes to your header also.

Must be nice to have been gifted with such a creative mind!

Hi Dawn @dawnchitwoodrivers – Looks great – I’ve seen several where the face fits within the header image and like those – pixel by pixel eh?   
Hi Warren @warrenveach — Funny I just read your comment after hanging up with a lady from whom I will be restoring a document from WWII –  (see example – be sure to scroll down >>> http://www.buddywebgraphics.com/12-document-restoration-duplication/) - I do love doing the graphics work. The lady I spoke with also has a telegram from the same time period. Oops! Sorry, getting off topic here. Yikes!

Eileen

@rachelagheyisi Thank you! Make sure to show yours off after the weekend!
@supereb Thanks to you as well…it was a tedious process of inch layers, repeat…again and again. 

Hi Chef Ricky @ccateringc

Thanks so much – I’ll go get those for my gazillion font file!  Heh.

Eileen

Sorry for the much-delayed response, but thank you for you very nice words, @supereb , E N Brown!

the web was made for pictures, I’ve always thought, and it’s one reason that twitter had had less appeal to me.

Margie

@rich-brooks Just updated mine over the weekend and it seems that they darken the image. Not super happy with my images so may swap out later. I went for consistency with https://twitter.com/kc_kreative as it’s the same image as my background. And for my private news feed account https://twitter.com/hufprnt I selected something that wasn’t too distracting. My work one is a tad better using an image from our website https://twitter.com/AHAA

@supereb Aww…thanks E! The KC one was taken by a professional (commercial) photographer

Hi everyone.

I know I’m supposed to be reviewing/updating my Twitter page, but I got carried away with research and such. But as if by telepathy, today, one of my Twitter pals posted an article about customized Twitter headers on her FB page and sent out the link. What are the odds??? Anyway, I clicked on it and found a bunch of interesting designs. I liked how they are categorized by “type” of inspiration.

Go here to check them out: http://www.wchingya.com/2012/09/twitter-headers.html.

However, I must say that the designs shared here on this forum, so far, trump many of those, IMHO

here’s my first, quick attempt @rich-brooks https://twitter.com/deairby

Some great header images posted here. 

Tips:

If you want the text to be easier to read choose a darker background or place a dark transparent box in where the text will be (I did that on mine)

If you’re looking to do pixel precise images where you incorporate the profile image in part of your header ( like @dawnchitwoodrivers ) the actual finished size of the header is 520×260 px

Now I need to figure out what I want to place in the boxes I created on mine https://twitter.com/ScottProck
Thanks for posting the question @rich-brooks – love the creative spark that has been started … Scott

@deniserubright Hey Denise. I like your design. The only suggestion I’d make is to see if they can use a different font/color for your company name so it pops(more) against the header background.

BTW, I’m still circling my own design. As of this morning, here’s where I am: https://twitter.com/rachel_rcw . I wanted to go with “my favorite things” idea, by using icons I can change as I wish in subsequent iterations — at least that is the plan.

Pending issues: I tested the design display on my HP notebook and it looks OK. However, it does not display as well on my desktop; the right hand side appears squashed. Also, I’m yet to upload photos/images for the “gallery” portion. 

@supereb what do you recommend for uploading images? Is there an efficient way of doing it? Please share. THANKS!

Rachel

Hi Dea  @deairby

This is funny – I was just looking at your twitter header when you updated it!  From a charcoal black to what looks like bean soup (?)  or taco casserole (?) ready for the pot or oven.  You’ll have to clue us in on what the food item actually is.  Heh.

Eileen  

@charlene-kingston   @deairby

OK – I think I know what has happened with both your accounts.  For the web your graphic can be of a poorer quality than for print.  It appears that both your header images are very large in weighted size so they are not coming up immediately when your account opens – I viewed both this morning on an older laptop and at first the header image was a charcoal gray and then it updated to the image you have uploaded.  I’d scale those images down to a maximum of 300 dpi and lower if you have software that will do that.  You can have a really nice image that shows on the web at a much lower dpi so it will upload faster.

Eileen

 Hi Eileen @supereb. Thanks so much for the link with instructions on how to upload gallery shots. I just tried it and it works as intended! Fantastic.

I had a bunch of photos (mainly of my teapot collection) uploaded via Twitpic a while ago, and I thought I could, somehow, use them in my Twitter gallery. So far, no luck. But your instructions do  the trick — easily!

I will revisit this & have fun with it later in the day.

Thanks again!

Rachel 

I love your header Dawn @dawnchitwoodrivers How were you able to incorporate both images into one? I’ve tried to keep up with the thread. If you already explained this, please forgive me.

Thank you for your kind words @kc_kreative

Eileen, I agree with you. And, no, I don’t have any idea who that guy is! LOL @supereb

Great! I will check it out. The information is appreciated. @dawnchitwoodrivers

thanks for the heads up about my header, I’ll try to fix that…check the cookbook for One Eyed Jack salsa…that’s what is featured. @supereb