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Heather Quick
A graphic header for your website is an important element to develop
trust, portray a certain look and in certain cases increase sales. It
can also be used for branding if you have a network of related sites
or want to develop a brand by incorporating logos.
The problem, though, is that creating a free web site header has
traditionally been a fairly laborious and complicated task, depending
on your level of skill and familiarity with what I can only describe
as powerful software for something that should be a relatively simple
task.
The pre-requisite when designing your own header would be familiarity
with a piece of software such as Photoshop. First you would select the
image size. Popular sizes for headers are : 600x125, 650x135, 700x145,
750x150 and 800x165. Be aware when choosing larger sizes that your
site may display differently on other monitors and browsers.
Once you have decided on the size of header you want, you initially
have a blank header template. When designing your free web site
header, you will need to decide on what images to use and how they are
going to be displayed in the header itself. With something such as
Photoshop you would build up the header using layers, first selecting
a background colour or image and progressing from there. You would
usually include title text in the header itself as well and possibly
the URL of your website.
If all this seems a long winded process to create a free web site
header, there is of course the option of paying for a design company
or individual to make you one for your site. As a one-off cost for one
or two sites this may be a good option, but if you have multiple sites
this can become a rather costly affair.
Learn Photoshop Elements On Your Own...: https://groups.google.com/group/lpsnow/
trust, portray a certain look and in certain cases increase sales. It
can also be used for branding if you have a network of related sites
or want to develop a brand by incorporating logos.
The problem, though, is that creating a free web site header has
traditionally been a fairly laborious and complicated task, depending
on your level of skill and familiarity with what I can only describe
as powerful software for something that should be a relatively simple
task.
The pre-requisite when designing your own header would be familiarity
with a piece of software such as Photoshop. First you would select the
image size. Popular sizes for headers are : 600x125, 650x135, 700x145,
750x150 and 800x165. Be aware when choosing larger sizes that your
site may display differently on other monitors and browsers.
Once you have decided on the size of header you want, you initially
have a blank header template. When designing your free web site
header, you will need to decide on what images to use and how they are
going to be displayed in the header itself. With something such as
Photoshop you would build up the header using layers, first selecting
a background colour or image and progressing from there. You would
usually include title text in the header itself as well and possibly
the URL of your website.
If all this seems a long winded process to create a free web site
header, there is of course the option of paying for a design company
or individual to make you one for your site. As a one-off cost for one
or two sites this may be a good option, but if you have multiple sites
this can become a rather costly affair.
Learn Photoshop Elements On Your Own...: https://groups.google.com/group/lpsnow/