Tuesday, 18 September 2012

New Twitter header design template!

A few people asked for additional information to be added to the Twitter header design template... so here it is. The design template now shows the location of your profile picture, name, Twitter username, bio and web address. This should help you design around these elements if you want to.
New Twitter header design template

How to update your Twitter header design

Updating your user profile to include a new header design is easy.

1. First of all download the template
Then use editing software (e.g. Photoshop) to create your design.

2. Once you have your 1252px x 626px image created go to your Twitter account settings.
On the left hand side panel click 'Design'
You can navigate to that page directly by clicking the following button
Click 'Change Header'

Then upload your file where it says 'Change header'

3. Visit your user page to ensure that your header appears as expected.


Twitter Header Design Template

Twitter Header Design Template

Restrictions...
Minimum dimensions of 1252×626
Maximum file size of 5MB

Welcome to Twitter Header Design

Today Twitter has introduced a big visual change to your user profile page. User pages have been updated to include larger Facebook-style header photos. You can see a couple of examples below.

Twitter Header Design Example 1 - Al Roker

Twitter Header Design Example 2 - Ryan Seacrest

This micro blog will showcase some of the best examples of this new area in Twitter design that allows you to make your user profile more personable or your business page more profitable!