Speaking of which, check mines out @nukirk. Let me know what you think! :)
dastagirda
· 6 months ago
hey, i learned about this just a minute ago ...i love this post... i too design my twitter background ...its cool man...
James F.
· 4 months ago
We used alot of these tips when we first began making our free backgrounds at TwitterBackground.com. We have done so many now, that we have it down to a science. We'll post a blog with the specific details and problems when making them. Maybe Ben can post a referal to us?
Thanks, James F.
Alison Kerr
· 6 months ago
I love all the customized backgrounds I'm seeing as I explore Twitter. There's only one problem, most times I can't see the full width of the the left hand column on people's customized pages. Is this a common problem, or is it something about the way I have my screen size set? I checked and the left column I'm seeing is 122 characters wide. I'd like to see what people are communicating. Do you have a suggestion?
Ben Parr
· 6 months ago
Your screen size is too small. A lot of 800px or so screen sizes cannot support Twitter columns. Move to a screen resolution with more pixels, as much as you can go. Not only will you see it, but you'll have more room for multitasking.
Steve Gonzalez
· 6 months ago
Great choices
Alysia Van Camp
· 6 months ago
I'm sure if it will help, but if you hold down the Ctrl key while you use the + or - key, your screen will adjust larger or smaller. I'm new to all of this, but that works for me most of the time with out needing to adjust your settings.
k8
· 6 months ago
I never thought there's a lot of cool twitter's background there.. thanks for showing these to us.. i'm checking one by one the coolest twitter's background.. so far, i love all of them..
artclubcaucasus
· 6 months ago
I love the Twitter backgrounds and think many users could work on an improvement. I need to work to resize to around 1600px
How in the world is there a new list on helpful twitter background resources without TwitterBackgrounds.com? You list 5 or 6 sites that do a "poor mans version" of what they do. Why leave out the largest authority in this niche?
Jenna
· 3 months ago
I don't know about all of them but the background I got from there is too small. It looks great on my netbook but tiles on my desktop's wider screen. I love it but I'm changing it as soon as I find another one I like.
burdr
· 6 months ago
I'm a huge fan of keeping it simple. Sometimes the backgrounds take away from the content, which in my opinion is the most important thing on the page!
I did design my own background for twitter, but i keep getting errors on upload:
"There was a problem with your picture. Was it an animated gif? We don't support those!"
My background is not animated gif. In fact, i tried both gif and jpg and both brought on the same error message.
Ozh
· 6 months ago
* Check your Twitter Background under multiple screen resolutions: http://twtbg.me/ * Pixel Perfect Photoshop Template for Twitter backgrounds: http://ozh.in/k8
NitroCooler
· 6 months ago
Too many backgrounds I have seen try to be too over the top. Your more likely to notice something simple rather than with too many things on the page. @fareng
Adam
· 6 months ago
Hey great article.. Many great tips and well worth the read..
The examples above show much of space to the left than what I see. Why are they in control of their left space and I am not? From my view, I usually see my profile page all fitting on the left hand side, meanwhile all others are covered by the center twitter area.... why is that? what should my graphic settings be?
Joseph Ting
· 6 months ago
This background doesn't work on various screen resolution. But nowadays, most of the user who are using LCD + wide screen resolution (16:9) will be able to view it properly. For 4:3 user like me, it's hard to view it properly. Unless I decided to look at it by viewing the background image which this function is available in Mozilla Firefox.
Mine has fun with the frequent complaints of "It's too wide and gets blocked" and "I can't click on those links!" Have a look and laugh, LOTS: http://twitter.com/torley
Thank-you for compiling these resources.
vincenzo palladino
· 6 months ago
Used TwitterBacks for the templates and just a little photoshop to create mine and quite happy but seems that it won't resize with varying screens sizes. Maybe it's just me.
Please enjoy my industrial minimalist theme http://twitter.com/jwcorbett I'm more than happy to create a theme for you too.
jude
· 6 months ago
Great article! Thanks a bunch for the info! :)
Dean Higginbotham
· 6 months ago
Thanks for these resources! My Twitter background is really plain so this is perfect for me right now.
Josh Carty
· 6 months ago
Recently updated my Twitter Background with a desk theme. Check it out at: http://twitter.com/joshcarty and please follow!
Robert
· 6 months ago
This is wonder info. I'm sure many can utilize this. Will pass this on to my members.
Twitter Backgrounds
· 6 months ago
Great info on how to create a twitter background. It's important to stylize your background because it shows who you are aside from the 140 character updates you make. And if you are too lazy to make your own well there are a lot of sources to just grab one for free.
Eric Laffoon
· 6 months ago
I had to try this. Very cool, however some linked examples were clipped in my browser from being too wide on the left side. I just took a screenshot of my browser window and used it as a background reference layer. I also used gradients to feather the image past 1700x1000 with a 1900x1400 image. This means it will not tile on a 24 inch screen but fills most browsers with a photo realistic image and slides in under 800K at about 775K.
Steve Gonzalez
· 6 months ago
Showing South Carolina some love...@Nullvariable awesome background. @KrisColvin is also one of my favorite tweeps.
Thanks allot for the nice tiny tutorial. I dont like complicated backgrounds, even dont use one on my desktop, but its nice to know the trick and maybe share it with some of my friends.
Daniel Pereira
· 6 months ago
Hi! I just have to disagree with the fact of inserting info on the left of the screen, in a kind of a bar. It sure looks cute, but seems that everything is optimized for a 1280px width, and a static content placement. The backgrounds on Twitter are not static, not everyone uses the same screen resolution and with the cloud computing boom, because of the exploding use of netbooks, we need to have in mind that there are A LOT of pages being seen in a 1024px with, resulting in a crappy background for your twitter. Shouldn't we think of making a background that works PERFECT independently of the used resolution, browser or Operative System?
pix
· 2 months ago
I agree, I don't understand why everyone is designing twitter background to work for 1280px width and above. That's excluding at least 40% of computer users.
Twitter is like a breath of fresh air on the Social Media scene. I have been on it for just a few weeks now and I have met several interesting people. It is a platform to network with people you would like to meet in real life.
Thanks for the feedback on my screen display problem. I'll just have to deal until I can get a bigger screen: [ctrl] [-] only changed the text size to smaller and the background stayed the same; I don't think I can use a different screen resolution without making the text too small either - over age 40 you really do start to care about text size and definition!
A new, bigger, monitor goes on my wishlist. Now, I just need to make a fortune on my blog and I can have my dream :-)
marketolog
· 6 months ago
thank, I was looking for bg for my twitter account. Now I know how to do it. cheers
Blogistory
· 6 months ago
this is what i'm looking for. lots of thx for sharing this :)
Eric Matas
· 6 months ago
I made my own in Powerpoint. As Ben describes, I had to play around with the page set-up to get the right size file. Do a 'Save as' and save the slide as a .png and upload it to Twitter:
Hi Ben, The problem that I am encountering at this moment is accessing or signing in to my twitter account.Whenever I try "File Downloar-securityWarning" apears.Is there a way of approaching how to resolve this problem? Sincerely, Dawit
Tony
· 6 months ago
Thanks for this great article, Ive designed my background but unfortuanally it wont show up on my twitter profile :(
Thanks,
Tony
Singapore Part Time Jobs
· 6 months ago
Customising your background is about image and branding you want to portray. I think it is necessary to have a background that suit your personality or brand.
Doctor Twitter
· 6 months ago
Can't believe you guys left us out..were number one for FREE twitter backgrounds in traffic and one click install gets you a new backgrounds...:(
Wesley Donehue
· 6 months ago
Hey everyone - we just launched a twitter background service at www.3steptwitterbackground.com. We'd love to create your Twitter background for you!
- Wesley
David - Drugzoo.com
· 6 months ago
I tried to change my twitter background for my site www.drugzoo.com but not quite happy with the results. Thanks for these tips. I can definitely make mine better now.
Ebizel Diary
· 6 months ago
Tweet Tweet, Thnx for the resources :)
twitrounds
· 6 months ago
This is a good comprehensive post on twitter backgrounds and I agree with you that twitter background sizes are really important so that you get your desired effect!
connecting peopleThank you for providing such helpful information…please keep it up! This is excellent “keep moving” inspiration & support! Incredibly valuable info for people like me who has the idea.
Dilip
· 5 months ago
connecting peopleThank you for providing such helpful information…please keep it up! This is excellent “keep moving” inspiration & support! Incredibly valuable info for people like me who has the idea.
quanyi
· 5 months ago
人气好旺旺啊.......
Web Audio Marketing
· 5 months ago
I created my background to look like my office and also show off my web audio marketing players a bit. Tweet me if you like it! I may be making backgrounds for others (for a small fee) starting in August. :)
This is a good tutorial. I think having a good looking background on your Twitter profile helps to increase your follows!
Erin Blaskie
· 5 months ago
Great post featuring awesome backgrounds and helpful advice! :) I'm at @erinblaskie if you want to check my background out and lemme know what you think!
E.
Wolfbernz
· 5 months ago
I have to agree a Twitter background is like a business card, It brands your page so to speak . It is a lot of fun to see all the different Twitter backgrounds and the creativity that some people have. I have added a free Twitter Background maker to BlogDumps, so if you are not creative you can make a cool background in minutes. I thought it would be a fun thing to have on my site for the members and general public to use.
All the best Wolfbernz
Paul Barnes
· 5 months ago
I have to agree a Twitter background is like a business card, It brands your page so to speak . It is a lot of fun to see all the different Twitter backgrounds and the creativity that some people have. I have added a free Twitter Background maker to BlogDumps, so if you are not creative you can make a cool background in minutes. I thought it would be a fun thing to have on my site for the members and general public to use.
All the best Wolfbernz
greenfee
· 5 months ago
Great post thanks. I had a go at creating my own background that I was pleased with initially on my laptop but then when I saw it on other monitors I wasn't as impressed. I have tweaked it now with your 1600 x 1200 recommendations. I also created a more personal bio page. http://twitter.com/greenfee
Great post! I was trying to come up with an easy way to do this. Thanks a lot! I'm linking back from my forum at http://TwitterTycoons.com
Marketing Meerkat
· 5 months ago
hey - thanks for that article i prefer them simple too
webdesigner nyc
· 5 months ago
Thank u r information
Hostels Barcelona
· 5 months ago
its amazing the amount of useful information, not only in this post, in all of them, i have been reading this guide and its absolutely amazing, believe me!!
Peggy Duncan
· 5 months ago
I customized my Twitter background using PowerPoint. I've written a blog post and recorded 4 short videos showing how I did it http://www.YouTube.com/DigitalBreakthroughs. The technique can also be used to create a custom YouTube channel skin. PowerPoint gave me total flexibility in designing and it's super easy to tweak as needed. I resized the slide, designed the layout, saved as jpg.
I love making background images for twitter, but two things bug me about what I see other "authorities" doing. - About 3 months ago twitter changed their layout. I still see broken backgrounds that have not adjusted themselves to the changes - specifically the first example (Doug Cone @nullvariable) has some text that should display in the empty space between the top twitter menu and the main content block - twitter shortened the top menu area and the blank area is now about 10 pixels above where it used to be, effectively hiding the text which should have been there behind the now slightly higher main content block.) - It is unprofessional to put the onus of display on the user. With netbooks and smaller internet appliances screen sizes are stabalizing and returning to smaller sizes. Try looking at twitter on a netbook. Design for whatever size you want, but if you actually want people to see your background without clipping half your name, 1024 is the width to plan on. this gives you about 122px to work with. For an example of how this plays out, see my twitter background which graphically illustrates these sizes. @5h4wn. Just wanted to see these issues addressed.
Hey everybody, If you want tons of free backgrounds, you might want to check out my site TwitterBackground.com. I add more everyday. We also offer custom designed from our graphic artists for $75 until July 15. Then $95 from there on..
- James F.
jenny
· 4 months ago
i wanted to know if there's a way to have the left column of my twitter page to be one image and the right side to be another image...i would want to use images i have from my photobucket account..please help :)...pleez & thnk u
Carisse Garcia
· 4 months ago
Hello All,
Personally, I hate templates and don't like using others designs, ideas. I customize my twitter background to whatever I want at times and I like the fact that I can personally change it when I want.
Isn't it better to use your own ideas, pictures, personal backgrounds that truly represent you?
Check this out and start branding who you want to be.
Personally, I hate templates and don't like using others designs, ideas. I customize my twitter background to whatever I want at times and I like the fact that I can personally change it when I want.
Isn't it better to use your own ideas, pictures, personal backgrounds that truly represent you?
Check this out and start branding who you want to be.
Personally, I hate templates and don't like using others designs, ideas. I customize my twitter background to whatever I want at times and I like the fact that I can personally change it when I want.
Isn't it better to use your own ideas, pictures, personal backgrounds that truly represent you?
Check this out and start branding who you want to be.
Thanks All, but NO ONE in any of these links on creating your own Twitter backgrounds discusses the clickable components & links on the sides of the background. Like buttons to link to FaceBook, LinkedIn, a website, a blog, etc. If what is being uploaded is a static PowerPoint picture, then how do all these become clickable and linkable? Am I missing something here? Thanks anyone for clarification! Ytzik
I have added more free Twitter backgrounds on BlogDumps for everyone to use! Give it a try, it's free and generates a background for your Twitter page! You can add your photo and site logo also...
--Trina
Paulina Friedel
· 4 months ago
Thanks so much! Being pretty new to Twitter, I found your post an hour ago and I just updated my page look. I'm sure I should check other browsers and resolutions though... tomorrow ;) Have a creative weekend everyone!
livemercial
· 4 months ago
finally, a place that gave pixel dimensions for twitter backgrounds
david tra
· 4 months ago
Of course, take screen resolution into account, but also think about whether you are using a widescreen display and if you anticipate others to do the same. Another thing is to pay attention to detail when using a stretegically placed stripe (ex. @mashable @danschawbel), because it will appear differently depending on what browser you use. You can't even read @danschawbel's contact info when using Internet Explorer.
BTW, I use paint for creating a twitter background in minutes so if you want free one, design one in MS paint. It's cool and handy for everyone.
Thanks a lot!
Ronak.
Tracey Amino
· 3 months ago
Thanks so much for the info, Ben. I just followed the instructions and now have a really cool Twitter background. Awesome!
ssaadahmed
· 3 months ago
After about an hour of tinkering I could finally manage something.. lots of scope for improvement though! @ssaad
Morris
· 3 months ago
wow thanks for the great info. now im going to go make my own twitter background. Thanks.
Chad Renando
· 3 months ago
Be interesting to do a graph on commonality of metaphores (desk, face pic, design motif, character, contact details, etc). For someone else who has time, though. ;)
Major issue I find is not allowing for scale across all browser types. Try to hide some elements for wide-screen laptops and standard resolutions.
Have fund!
Chad Renando
· 3 months ago
Doh!
Chad Renando
· 3 months ago
Darn that double submission... ;)
Caroline
· 3 months ago
Thanks for the tips! I just used mytweetspace to create a new background in a few minutes - its not my final one, just a interim, but it was really easy to do. Feel free to check it out: http://twitter.com/carolinebosher
Rebekah Paul
· 3 months ago
The specs provided in the PSD was 1800 pixels wide, but this article suggests 1600. Either way, on my screen, my photo and the box is covered by the central content. Is it the case on other people's screens or just mine?
Loved this article. I don’t see the majority of the backgrounds on Twitter because I use 1024 X 768 resolution.
William McNeill
· 2 months ago
Just tried MyTweetSpace, but am not impressed. You can enter contact information, but it doesn't have intelligent line breaks so the text is staggered. The picture resizing is bad too, it squishes my bio photo. The selection of professional backgrounds is paltry, either you pick a blue bar or a black bar. Going to try one of the other options now....
All Comments
cheers!
@cheth
http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/t...
Speaking of which, check mines out @nukirk. Let me know what you think! :)
i learned about this just a minute ago ...i love this post...
i too design my twitter background ...its cool man...
Thanks,
James F.
thanks for showing these to us..
i'm checking one by one the coolest twitter's background..
so far, i love all of them..
Nice Article, Thanks.
Best regards, Hans
Just check out my background.
http://twitter.com/burdr
"There was a problem with your picture. Was it an animated gif? We don't support those!"
My background is not animated gif. In fact, i tried both gif and jpg and both brought on the same error message.
* Pixel Perfect Photoshop Template for Twitter backgrounds: http://ozh.in/k8
But nowadays, most of the user who are using LCD + wide screen resolution (16:9) will be able to view it properly.
For 4:3 user like me, it's hard to view it properly.
Unless I decided to look at it by viewing the background image which this function is available in Mozilla Firefox.
My Twitter is http://twitter.com/anthonyvanbeek (no profile pic yet)
Thank-you for compiling these resources.
http://twitter.com/cadburyathletic
I'm more than happy to create a theme for you too.
Check it out at: http://twitter.com/joshcarty and please follow!
Cheers,
Steve
Here's one you left off your list: http://TwitterCustomizer.com
PROFILErehab has good Twitter backgrounds that work in screen resolutions of 1024x768 to 1920x1200. http://profilerehab.com/twitter_home
http://twitter.com/MrMatos
http://.itcenter.vn
KZ
http://ePostMailer.com
A new, bigger, monitor goes on my wishlist. Now, I just need to make a fortune on my blog and I can have my dream :-)
http://twitter.com/tweric
The problem that I am encountering at this moment is accessing or signing in to my twitter account.Whenever I try "File Downloar-securityWarning" apears.Is there a way of approaching how to resolve this problem?
Sincerely,
Dawit
Ive designed my background but unfortuanally it wont show up on my twitter profile :(
Thanks,
Tony
I think it is necessary to have a background that suit your personality or brand.
- Wesley
http://www.twitter.com/iquanyin
http://twitter.com/TalkingSpeaker
E.
.
It is a lot of fun to see all the different Twitter backgrounds and the creativity that some people have.
I have added a free Twitter Background maker to BlogDumps, so if you are not creative you can make a cool background in minutes. I thought it would be a fun thing to have on my site for the members and general public to use.
All the best
Wolfbernz
.
It is a lot of fun to see all the different Twitter backgrounds and the creativity that some people have.
I have added a free Twitter Background maker to BlogDumps, so if you are not creative you can make a cool background in minutes. I thought it would be a fun thing to have on my site for the members and general public to use.
All the best
Wolfbernz
I had a go at creating my own background that I was pleased with initially on my laptop but then when I saw it on other monitors I wasn't as impressed.
I have tweaked it now with your 1600 x 1200 recommendations.
I also created a more personal bio page.
http://twitter.com/greenfee
http://twitter.com/greenfee
i prefer them simple too
- About 3 months ago twitter changed their layout. I still see broken backgrounds that have not adjusted themselves to the changes - specifically the first example (Doug Cone @nullvariable) has some text that should display in the empty space between the top twitter menu and the main content block - twitter shortened the top menu area and the blank area is now about 10 pixels above where it used to be, effectively hiding the text which should have been there behind the now slightly higher main content block.)
- It is unprofessional to put the onus of display on the user. With netbooks and smaller internet appliances screen sizes are stabalizing and returning to smaller sizes. Try looking at twitter on a netbook. Design for whatever size you want, but if you actually want people to see your background without clipping half your name, 1024 is the width to plan on. this gives you about 122px to work with.
For an example of how this plays out, see my twitter background which graphically illustrates these sizes. @5h4wn. Just wanted to see these issues addressed.
If you want tons of free backgrounds, you might want to check out my site TwitterBackground.com. I add more everyday. We also offer custom designed from our graphic artists for $75 until July 15. Then $95 from there on..
- James F.
Personally, I hate templates and don't like using others designs, ideas. I customize my twitter background to whatever I want at times and I like the fact that I can personally change it when I want.
Isn't it better to use your own ideas, pictures, personal backgrounds that truly represent you?
Check this out and start branding who you want to be.
http://bit.ly/AynI9
Personally, I hate templates and don't like using others designs, ideas. I customize my twitter background to whatever I want at times and I like the fact that I can personally change it when I want.
Isn't it better to use your own ideas, pictures, personal backgrounds that truly represent you?
Check this out and start branding who you want to be.
http://bit.ly/AynI9
Personally, I hate templates and don't like using others designs, ideas. I customize my twitter background to whatever I want at times and I like the fact that I can personally change it when I want.
Isn't it better to use your own ideas, pictures, personal backgrounds that truly represent you?
Check this out and start branding who you want to be.
http://bit.ly/AynI9
Thanks anyone for clarification!
Ytzik
Give it a try, it's free and generates a background for your Twitter page!
You can add your photo and site logo also...
--Trina
Have a creative weekend everyone!
Awesome Content Ben. You Rock!
BTW, I use paint for creating a twitter background in minutes so if you want free one, design one in MS paint. It's cool and handy for everyone.
Thanks a lot!
Ronak.
Here is mine, from a common desk motif: http://twitter.com/ChadRenando
Major issue I find is not allowing for scale across all browser types. Try to hide some elements for wide-screen laptops and standard resolutions.
Have fund!
http://twitter.com/MktgROIorDIE