Each user with his own Youtube channel strives to gain subscribers. You can complete the task using a well-made banner. The channel header is the first object that catches the eye of future subscribers. Therefore, it is so important to make her beautiful. Today's article explains how to make a banner for YouTube.
It should be noted that a channel looks better with a header than without it. When looking for interesting videos, you will see many pages with a gray background instead of an image. In most cases, users simply close the window and continue scrolling through the list with the search results. The fact is that such channels cannot rivet the attention of viewers and intrigue them. People are looking for something interesting and colorful.
The main goal of creating a Youtube channel is to want to communicate something to subscribers. But what if they are not interested in receiving this information? To increase the number of views, you need to upload a bright banner, a spectacular trailer and unique videos to the channel. The listed components are the main shell, as well as the main elements of the channel's advertising. Usually they influence the number of subscribers.
Creating a header for the top of the page
How to make a banner for YouTube? First you need to decide on the color. All elements of the channel must be in harmony with each other. Complex designs are not recommended. A simple channel header looks neat.
The banner should contain information about the user's activities. There is no need to indicate "direct" references. Associations should be used. At the same time, the general idea must be preserved. It is necessary to make the channel header as informative as possible.
A visitor who sees a banner should immediately guess what it is about. Do not overload the channel header with unnecessary information and a colorful background. These elements distract viewers and make it difficult to convey the main point to them.
Adding text
How to make a banner for YouTube with a message? To do this, you need to come up with a short text and insert it into the picture in Photoshop. When you do not forget about the size of the message. Large text in a picture can irritate subscribers. A small message is invisible to the viewer.
It is necessary to try to adhere to the golden mean in this matter. It will be very difficult at first. After a while, the user will learn how to determine the size of the text by eye. The message may contain a subtle call to action.
Font selection
How to make a YouTube banner with eye-catching text? To do this, the user needs to choose a beautiful font. The legibility of the text is just as important as the content and size of the message. If the user selects a font that blends with the background, then no one will be able to read it. Labels should be as legible as possible.
Adding animation
An ordinary pretty picture will not attract the attention of viewers. If you wish, you can make the YouTube channel banner animated. The picture should not look too intrusive or ruffle in the eyes. It is necessary to choose a quality image. If the user does not know how to add animation, then he should leave a static picture.
How to make a banner for YouTube that does not overload the channel? To do this, you need to choose a medium-sized image. The smaller the banner, the higher the download speed of videos. If the picture is too large, it will be negatively reflected in the statistics.
Where to make a banner for YouTube
You can create a channel header in any image editor. Many users would like to know how to make a banner for YouTube in Photoshop. To do this, you need to select a large picture and crop it in the editor. In this case, one should be guided by the image size of 2560x1440 pixels. If the picture is smaller, the site will not accept it.
The size of the "safe zone" is 1546x423 pixels. This area is displayed in all browsers, regardless of the screen resolution set. It is desirable to save the finished picture in .jpg format. Image file size must be less than 4 MB.
Setting the channel header
If a user uploads a picture for the first time, then he must click on the blue "add banner" button. A window will appear in which you should select an image. If the user wants to change the installed banner, then he must move the cursor over the picture and click on the pencil icon at the top. A bootloader will appear, in which you should select an image.
If desired, the user can check how the channel header will be displayed on devices. To edit the picture, you need to click on the "crop" button. Next, you should check the result. The site will show how the banner looks on the screens of PCs, TVs and mobile devices.
How to make a YouTube banner? In this article, I will explain to you how to make a quality banner for your YouTube channel and tell you about the three main elements that should be on your channel banner. This will help you grow your followers. You can also go directly to watching the video.
The first thing you'll need is a YouTube channel banner size template. I downloaded it from the official YouTube help site. It opens with Photoshop. The template shows how big the channel banner should be. The minimum banner size should be 2560 by 1440. If the size is smaller, YouTube will not accept such a picture from you, you will not be able to set it as a banner.
This template shows how the banner will look on different devices, and this is very important. The full banner size of 2560 x 1440 pixels will only be displayed on TV. Other sizes for devices such as PCs, laptops, tablets and phones. On mobile devices only this part of the banner 1546 by 423 will be shown. Such a rectangle will be shown on all devices.
The rest of the parts will, roughly speaking, be eaten. Therefore, if you place some important information in these parts, then the audience simply will not see it.
Such a rectangle 1855 by 423 will be displayed on tablets. That is, users who log in from a tablet will see a little more.
This piece of 2560 by 423 will be fully displayed on laptops with full hd resolution.
Therefore, it is very important to place all the information that you want to convey to the viewer in this rectangle.
Yes, it is small, but basically you need to use it. Additional elements can be installed in other parts.
How to make the banner itself?
In fact, I am not a professional in Photoshop myself. There are a lot of tutorials about this on YouTube. I'm sure you will find them. Basically, it all depends on your imagination. I will tell you what should be on the banner.
Initially, you choose the background you want. Select the tool " moving».
And drag your background onto the banner template. You can choose where you want to place it. After you have done everything, press enter.
Let's say this is your background. Now you need to use 3 main elements of the banner.
The first element is the message.
What is the video on your channel about, what information the viewer will receive by going to it.
- That is, if you have, for example, a game channel, write the name of the games for which you are filming let-plays.
- If the channel is teaching, then write what you teach. If these are English lessons, then write like this: "teaching English lessons" or "how to learn English yourself."
Note how the viewer will benefit from watching your videos. This is very important in order to interest the target audience.
Let's take a look at all the elements using my banner example. Here is my main idea for the channel: “ Detailed YouTube Promotion". Accordingly, in capital letters. The banner is placed in rectangles that are displayed on all devices. Nothing goes over the edges.
The second element is photography.
This is your channel, so why not put your photo on a banner? On YouTube, subscribers are interested in the very person of the channel's author. Viewers know that there are people on the other side of the video just like themselves. Many people follow you as a person. They love the way you make the video, the way you present the material, etc. Therefore, I advise you to put the author's photo on a banner.
The third element is a graph.
You must indicate how often videos are released on the channel. This prompts you to subscribe. If the viewer sees that videos are released often, this motivates him to become your subscriber. But keep in mind, if you do not have regularity, there is no way to release videos constantly, then it is better not to cheat and not write about it.
The fourth, bonus element. Call to subscribe.
I make this call in every video I make. And I advise you to do the same both in the videos and on the channel banner. For me this call did not fit into the main rectangle, which is displayed on all devices. So I put it in the place that is displayed on tablets.
These are the 4 elements that should be on your banner. The most important thing is that all these elements fit into the area that is displayed on all devices. In other areas, you can install any other elements: graphics, drawings, etc. But it is the idea of your channel, your photo, the regularity of the video release and the call to subscribe to be put at the forefront. They should be visible on all devices.
The theme of the channel design, so to speak, creating a header for Youtube does not lose its position in search engines and is very, very relevant in 2016.
YouTube channel header design
list of services that exist for January 2016, to create a channel header on Youtube. I warn you the list is large and there are a lot of ways, you just have to take a review of the video tutorials and create your own miracle creation.
[ONLINE SERVICES] How to make a Youtube header
canva.com
ikomee.com
fotor.com
fotojet.com
photovisi.com
picmonkey.com
custom-page.com
panzoid.com
pizap.com(did not study it, added a month later)
And now I will tell you quite a bit about each and show one screen at a time. More details about each will be a separate video lesson, so let's go ...
canva.com
Firstly, this service is foreign, and secondly, it uses CSS3 and HTML5, which speaks of good and correct navigation and intuitive work with the service, even despite the language barrier.
In addition to the fact that the service allows you to create creative headers for YouTube, you can also create pictures for posts in Twitter, Facebook, Tumbler, Instagram... As well as hats for various social networks and even @mail emails, which made me very happy.
In general, there are a lot of different buns in the service, but I also want to notice that half of the functionality is paid (prices are relatively cheap $ 1-2 for the channel header)
This service will be of interest to people who, in addition to YouTube, use social networks to promote goods / services, or even a website / blog. Rated 8 out of 10
ikomee.com
Perhaps, I will single out this service among all the others, it is, like the previous one, also bourgeois and also made with the mind.
In general, the service specializes in creating any kind of banners.
Let it be an advertising banner for Adwords(indicating the required size) or your website banner, not to mention banners for social networks.
The creation of which, ikomee also offers.
BUT what I liked most about this service is the ability to create Infographics.
Of course, the service is designed for a solvent audience, so it is partially paid, but you can make up your own header, you can even upload your photo and overlay text and other photos on top of it.
In general, study. Rated 10 out of 10
fotor.com
What I liked the most about this service is that it is in Russian, i.e. no need to understand intuitively, just read and do it.
Just like almost all online services that I have considered in this article, to create a header on YouTube, they have the ability to create various banners and posters for social networks, namely:
carpet for facebook;
post for instagram;
post for facebook;
a header for youtube;
a header for twitter;
header for google +;
collages of photos.
What else did I like about the service fotor.com?
The fact that you can upload your pictures and already edit them, you can also use a large gallery of icons on various topics.
The service offers a small number of ready-made channel header templates, but I would create my own something interesting and unusual.
Of course, the service is not free, it makes money by selling additional features (pictures, fonts, icons, etc.), but the main task of creating a header for the channel is 100% complete.
Save the created header to your computer and then install it on your YouTube channel.
fotojet.com
When I first visited this service, I thought it was for photographers who are engaged in photo collages for weddings, holidays and any celebrations.
It is designed in style wedding... But, digging into it, I saw that it has an additional opportunity to create a header for the channel on Youtube.
This service differs from others in that it will be of interest to girls.
For gaming themes, it definitely won't work. The fact is that, as I said above, its main direction is weddings, birthdays, travel, magazines, etc., and so fotojet.com has a large number of templates for the channel, which are creative and very interesting.
The service also allows you to upload your pictures and edit them, and then save the finished youtube header to your computer. The service has good functionality in the free version, but there is no Russian language. Bet 8 out of 10.
photovisi.com
This service is perfect for creating a header for game channels, for example minecraft... The point is. that the service is a very good online editor, there are no templates and not particularly pictures, but it is easy to edit text, photos, and other objects in it. As the saying goes, the simpler the better.
To start creating a header for the channel, follow the link photovisi.com/youtube-banner and click on Make a Youtube Banner, and then choose one of the formats for YouTube 2560 x 1440... Insert photos, pictures and edit, save and publish to your channel. My rating is 7 out of 10
picmonkey.com
This service is not entirely provided for creating a header. So friends, this service is for photo collages. But if you enter some parameters for the size of the desired banner, you can create a header. See the picture above, I showed where to indicate. Especially I did not remember this service as something special, besides, the functionality in it is mostly paid, therefore my rating is 6 out of 10.
custom-page.com
This service deserves special attention.
In short, this is COOL SERVICE.
Firstly, it is exclusively for creating headers for the channel. Youtube.
Secondly, it's just online photoshop, you can do anything in it.
There is of course a minus for those who do not know English, but in the photo of the fact that he does it little things.
It is, of course, conditionally paid, but there is also a free version. As I understand this is a product of the site pixlr.com I am sure the video instruction will be very interesting and you will enjoy this service at its true worth. My rating is 10 out of 10
panzoid.com
I learned about this service for creating a header online a couple of years ago and recorded a video on how to use it.
Of course, the service, unlike all the previous ones, which I have reviewed, is inferior in all respects, both in site design and in functionality, but nevertheless my video was useful to many viewers, as evidenced by the comments under the video. This service is intended for the gaming theme of creating a header for the channel, so who needs to use it. And my rating for the service is 5 out of 10.
The graphic design of the channel on Youtube plays an important role. All details should look concise and complement each other.
- Preview and allowed banner sizes
- Recommendations for creating a banner
One of the most important details in channel design is the banner, because it takes up a significant part of the working space.
When creating a YouTube channel, the user will be prompted to place a banner. To place it, you need to click the "Add channel design" button and a guide will appear in front of you, in which you need to select a banner prepared in advance. You can make it yourself or download the most suitable one from the Internet.
If you change the banner, you need to hover over the image, move to the upper right corner, click on the pencil-shaped icon, after which, as in the first case, select the desired file and the background will be changed.
Preview and allowed banner sizes
After the image has been placed under the banner, you need to see how the banner will look on different devices. To do this, YouTube video hosting provides a preview of the banner for display on a TV, monitor, phone. As a result, it is possible to correct display flaws, to make cropping. To do this, you need to press the appropriate button and select the most suitable position of the banner so that it is beautifully displayed on various devices.
In Youtube, as in other services, there are certain frames for the size of the image. The maximum banner size must be 2560x1440, otherwise it will not be accepted by the video hosting and the background will not change.
If your YouTube channel is viewed on a device with a lower resolution, a special function is provided for this - "safe size". With the help of a rectangular zone, you can select the space that is most important for viewing and the main details of the banner will be visible on any device.
The banner resolution in the "safe size" mode can be reduced to 1546x423, which is the minimum banner resolution threshold. If the banner is smaller, the service will not accept it.
The banner should highlight your personality. Placing a banal picture is unlikely to impress users. Therefore, in order to create a banner, you need to use one of the most popular graphic editors.
For those who have just created a Youtube channel, you can search for a ready-made background on the Internet and download one of them. This will save time and allow more attention to be paid directly to the video material. The owners of the promoted YouTube channel, instead of downloading one of the already made templates on one of the third-party sites, prefer to make it on their own, which gives a lot of individuality. To do this, you need to have good skills in working with graphic editors. But, if the user does not have a lot of time, you can resort to the services of computer designers who will quickly make the background, according to the customer's requirements.
If you run your own blog on a YouTube channel, you can make color schemes as a background image using various filters.
A small real photograph may serve as the main image.
On the rest of the free background space, you can place text that will emphasize the theme or the motto. For commercial organizations that have their own youtube channel, you need to take care of placing the company logo on the banner.
Watch the video
Hello everyone, dear subscribers and first-time visitors, I want to interest you with this article not only in the topic of how to create a header for a Youtube channel, but also to tell you why you need to be special and stand out among your opponents on Youtube. Due to difficult competition and high popularity in 2015, as well as video blogging and simple. The theme of the channel design, so to speak, creating a header for Youtube does not lose its position in search engines and is very, very relevant in 2016.
YouTube channel header design 
A long time ago, back in 2014, I recorded the first few videos on this topic (screenshots below), and over the years (I'm not afraid of such an expression) competitors with a similar topic have increased significantly. And after a while, I got the idea to write down updates for 2016. Those. What has changed, what services have appeared to create caps for the channel and generally record new videos, so to speak, a new updated video playlist for creating caps for the Channel !!! Although I create hats in Photoshop and it never ceases to delight me with its capabilities. By the way, who has not yet downloaded it, you are welcome. And there is also an instruction
But let's get back to our main topic and I will show a list of services that exist in January 2016 to create a Youtube channel header. I warn you the list is large and there are a lot of ways, you just have to take a review of the video tutorials and create your own miracle creation.
[ONLINE SERVICES] How to make a Youtube header
canva.com
ikomee.com
fotor.com
fotojet.com
photovisi.com
picmonkey.com
custom-page.com
And now I will tell you quite a bit about each and show one screen at a time. More details about each will be a separate video lesson, so let's go ...
canva.com
Firstly, this service is foreign, and secondly, it uses CSS3 and HTML5, which speaks of good and correct navigation and intuitive work with the service, even despite the language barrier. In addition to the fact that the service allows you to create creative headers for YouTube, you can also create pictures for posts in Twitter, Facebook, Tumbler, Instagram... As well as hats for various social networks and even @mail emails, which made me very happy. In general, the service has a lot of different buns, but I also want to notice that half of the functionality is paid (prices are relatively cheap $ 1-2 per channel header) This service will be interesting to people who, in addition to YouTube, use social networks to promote goods / services, or even a website / blog. Rated 8 out of 10
ikomee.com
Perhaps, I will single out this service among all the others, it is, like the previous one, also bourgeois and also made with the mind. In general, the service specializes in creating any kind of banners. Let it be an advertising banner for Adwords(indicating the required size) or your website banner, not to mention banners for social networks. The creation of which, ikomee also offers. BUT what I liked most about this service is the ability to create Infographics. Of course, the service is targeted at a solvent audience, so it is partially paid, but you can make up your own header, you even have the opportunity to upload your photo and overlay text and other photos on top of it. In general, study. Rated 10 out of 10
fotor.com
What I liked the most about this service is that it is in Russian, i.e. no need to understand intuitively, just read and do it. Just like almost all online services that I have considered in this article, to create a header on YouTube, they have the ability to create various banners and posters for social networks, namely:
carpet for facebook;
post for instagram;
post for facebook;
a header for youtube;
a header for twitter;
header for google +;
collages of photos.
What else did I like about the service fotor.com? The fact that you can upload your pictures and already edit them, you can also use a large gallery of icons on various topics. The service does not offer a large number of ready-made channel header templates, but I would create my own something interesting and unusual. Of course, the service is not free, it makes money by selling additional features (pictures, fonts, icons, etc.), but the main task of creating a header for the channel is 100% complete. Save the created header to your computer and then install it on your YouTube channel. In general, I recommend to study. Rated 9 out of 10.
fotojet.com
When I first visited this service, I thought it was for photographers who are engaged in photo collages for weddings, holidays and any celebrations. It is designed in style wedding... But, digging into it, I saw that it has an additional opportunity to create a header for the channel on Youtube.
This service differs from others in that it will be of interest to girls. For gaming themes, it definitely won't work. The fact is that, as I said above, its main direction is weddings, birthdays, travel, magazines, etc., and so fotojet.com has a large number of templates for the channel, which are creative and very interesting. The service also allows you to upload your pictures and edit them, and then save the finished youtube header to your computer. The service has good functionality in the free version, but there is no Russian language. Bet 8 out of 10.
photovisi.com
This service is perfect for creating a header for game channels, for example minecraft... The point is. that the service is a very good online editor, there are no templates and not particularly pictures, but it is easy to edit text, photos, and other objects in it. As the saying goes, the simpler the better.
To start creating a header for the channel, follow the link photovisi.com/youtube-banner and click on Make a Youtube Banner, and then choose one of the formats for YouTube 2560 x 1440... Insert photos, pictures and edit, save and publish to your channel. My rating is 7 out of 10
picmonkey.com
This service is not entirely provided for creating a header. So friends, this service is for photo collages. But if you enter some parameters for the size of the desired banner, you can create a header. See the picture above, I showed where to indicate. Especially I did not remember this service as something special, besides, the functionality in it is mostly paid, therefore my rating is 6 out of 10.
custom-page.com
This service deserves special attention. In short, this is COOL SERVICE... Firstly, it is exclusively for creating headers for the channel. Youtube... Secondly, it's just online photoshop, you can do anything in it. There is of course a minus for those who do not know English, but in the photo of the fact that he does it little things. It is, of course, conditionally paid, but there is also a free version. As I understand this is a product of the site pixlr.com I am sure the video instruction will be very interesting and you will enjoy this service at its true worth. My rating is 10 out of 10
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I learned about this service for creating a cap online a couple of years ago and wrote down video instruction how to use it. Of course, the service, unlike all the previous ones, which I have reviewed, is inferior in all respects, both in site design and in functionality, but nevertheless my video was useful to many viewers, as evidenced by the comments under the video. This service is intended for the gaming theme of creating a header for the channel, so who needs to use it. And my rating for the service is 5 out of 10. About the author Many people probably do not understand why I named my blog A social elevator from darkness to sun then I will tell and explain. For me, the Internet is an elevator, in which I immerse myself on the floor of skills, skills, earnings I need; but social, because it is for people, for society, for those who wish, for those who are very similar to my vision. Dark- this is an ass, or in other words, the bottom of ordinary life, in which I was, in which many now, yes, probably half of the people in our country are in this ass, who think that this is a seagull, but no ... The sun- this is what gives life to absolutely everything living on the planet, including you and me. If there were no sun, there would be no life. The sun is energy for life. And if we summarize everything, InternetLIFT- this is an opportunity for ordinary Internet users who work for their uncle, are in a financial ass, I dream of getting rich, but do not know where to start. Internet Lift is a platform that will help those who wish to become a little or significantly grounded in the intricacies and schemes of earning. They will be able to learn where to start, where to go, and how to become their own boss. I hope my tips and articles will help you and me as well. Since one day you will understand why I am blogging if you know something, it is valuable only when you remember it. And when you write down and share, it will be forever, including in your memory !!!
