Instructions: Choose the background you would like then right click and save locally to your computer. Firefox: “Save Image As” IE: “Save Picture As”. Then upload to your twitter account under the profile settings.

Sources:

• http://anakmoon-stockage.deviantart.com
• http://www.crestock.com/blog/
• http://www.pbase.com/larouquine
• http://community.webshots.com/user/jacrabit4/profile
• http://community.webshots.com/user/classicwaterscapes_by_flegals_follies/profile
• http://www.pbase.com/cosmo3667/profile

Website: http://customfbdesign.com
Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/customfbdesign

Instructions: Choose the background you would like then right click and save locally to your computer. Firefox: “Save Image As” IE: “Save Picture As”

Website: http://caniswingit.com
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/caniswingit

The New Twitter 2.0 layout is still in beta and rolling out to it’s 75 million+ users but for those who already have gotten to see it will have noticed that it is completely new and better. What isn’t so great is the amount of space now left to brand your organization’s profile.

Most twitter backgrounds are designed to look great at a 1280 x 800 resolution, the example below shows how much room was available to be creative, add links and any images to ones background. As you can see from this example there was a good amount of space to make a good first impression.

Now look at the same profile with the new Twitter layout at the same resolution. Right away you will notice that the main twitter feed area is a bit smaller but the sidebar is larger which creates a problem with the amount of space left outside the margins.

The most common screen resolution at the moment is 1024×768 though as screen gets cheaper and cheaper larger resolutions are becoming more popular. Below is a breakdown of the amount of space available out side the margins of the new layout for the more common screen resolutions.

1024x768px = 41px on each side
1280x800px = 104px on each side
1440x900px = 200px on each side
1920×1080px = 312px on each side

So What to Do?

Though the amount of space in the sides is significantly less it is still possible to adequately brand your organization. Here are a few tips to follow:

• Be consistent and use your organizations color scheme and logo in your background and profile picture.
• Use less text as it is more likely to get cut off.
• The new Twitter profile includes a larger area for your picture, bio and link so take advantage of these changes.
• The new sidebar is about at 75% opacity which makes it slightly transparent, this allows the ability to place images or information and be creative with your design.

Some examples of designing for the new Twitter layout can be seen here, here and our profile here.

Though we as artist have less space on our canvas we can still pull together a work of art that will effectively brand our Twitter image. Stay consistent and continue to build your online presence.

Does your organization have a twitter profile and custom background? What are your thoughts on redoing your background? Have you changed it already? We’d love to hear your thoughts on having to change and branding yourself on twitter.

After many months of planning and all kinds of setbacks we are proud to bring you TwitrBacks.com. At TwitrBacks we strive to provide high quality custom twitter backgrounds for both business and faith based organizations. We provide ourselves in doing things the right way the first time, paying close attention to our clients wants and needs.

We have been working in the Graphic and Web Design arena for over 20 years and have been creating custom twitter backgrounds for our web design clients for over a year.

Why TwitrBacks? Looking over hundreds and hundreds of small business and faith based organizations’ twitter profiles we realized that many needed help in achieving the right look that reflected well on their organization. At only $75 we offer top notch quality at an affordable price. The $75 also includes unlimited revisions and a 72 hour turn around time.

Notes on the Twitter 2.0 Overhaul

The new twitter design changes how twitter backgrounds will be used in the future. In the past you had a reasonable amount of space on the left hand side to include pictures, text, and other designs, the new design changes this.

Depending on the resolution of the visitor the right hand side is now less than half than it used to be. No worries though, we are currently working with these changes, including a semi transparent right sidebar that can be used creatively in your designs. We have created a couple of designs that suit both the new and old twitter layouts. See them here and here.

Instructions: Choose the background you would like then right click and save locally to your computer. Firefox: “Save Image As” IE: “Save Picture As”

Website: http://montedesantidad.org
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/montedesantidad

Instructions: Choose the background you would like then right click and save locally to your computer. Firefox: “Save Image As” IE: “Save Picture As”

Instructions: Choose the background you would like then right click and save locally to your computer. Firefox: “Save Image As” IE: “Save Picture As”