How to Design a Basic Twitter Background
You don’t have to go to design school in order to lay out a fun and interesting Twitter background. Neither do you have to master Photoshop. Thanks to technology, you have several tools to help you “snap together” an eye-pleasing background. Before I dive into the tutorial, I want to introduce several more tools that [...]
What is the Best Size for Your Twitter Background?
When I first started designing Twitter backgrounds, I looked for tutorials that would help me come up with the “standard” sizing that would allow everyone to see my background. My research produced a variety of options for setting up the size of my design, but no standard. The real problem, I found, involved the resolution [...]
How to Choose the Best Font for Your Twitter Page
Never underestimate the power of typography in your design. The right font will deliver a powerful message for your Twitter page and to your customers. The wrong font will do the exact opposite. How do you determine which font will help you achieve your message? Study the websites and Twitter pages in your niche. Approach [...]
Best Places to Buy Images for Your Twitter Background
Here is my list of resources to buy images for your Twitter backgrounds. Again, if you have a resource that I haven’t listed, I’d love to hear about it! 1. iStockphoto.com: one of my favorite resources because of the variety and the specials they have. The quality of the images is always great, but expect [...]
Best Places to Get Free Images
I’ve compiled a rather short list of the places where I’ve found good quality free images. If you have a resource that isn’t here, please feel free to add it in the comments section. 1. Flickr.com/creativecommons: This site is great, as it explains the different types of licensing involved for using the photos by its [...]
Designing Your Twitter Background: Free Versus Paid Images
When I first started designing, I became familiar with the pros and cons of using free photos, images and fonts. You’ll find an abundance of them online for your Twitter backgrounds. The biggest problem I encountered was quality. If I liked the photo well enough to download it, I had to adjust the contrast and/or [...]