Since we live in the digital age, internet has become a part of our lives. We use it for everything! It’s just logical that people would want to advertise online, due to how huge the potential audie...
Since we live in the digital age, internet has become a part of our lives. We use it for everything! It’s just logical that people would want to advertise online, due to how huge the potential audience can be. That’s where banners come into play, as their attention-grabbing nature is tailor-made for websites or social media platforms.
Both in printed media and on the internet, it’s likely that you have seen many ads or banners. That’s their natural habitat, and their mission is to catch the viewer’s or reader’s interest. With colorful, ingenious or creative designs, no one will resist seeing what you want to advertise. One more sale achieved!
Attracting more viewers, visitors and, eventually, subscribers is very important if you want to establish yourself as a reference in social media. Besides your content, you’ll also need an attractive profile page, and a fantastic banner can be exactly what you need. Use them to catch attention and express yourself at the same time.
Besides text boxes, photos and nice backgrounds, presentations can also benefit from other kinds of assets. Banners, believe it or not, can also make wonders, especially if you need a fixed element present in several slides. Adapting one to the design and the colors of the slideshow will give a more cohesive look.
Going into details as to how to design it would be too long, so we can give you some suggestions. For example, it’s best if you use bold fonts that are readable at all distances. Your text, and the contents in general, should be kept simple. You can check out professional banner templates available on Freepik to find some inspiration. Use the search box or click on the banner template category. Then, you can download the banner and edit it with your favorite software.
On Freepik, you can download many banner templates that are optimized for platforms such as YouTube. You just have to enter the keywords in the search box or click on the banner template category. You can download the banner and then edit it with your favorite software.
Try to think of the purpose that your banner is going to fulfill. To make it stand out, these are some tips: choose colors wisely, use high-quality images, make the text readable from a distance, and keep the text concise. If it’s for printing, try to concentrate the design on a single point, especially if the size is large, and try to use quality materials.
On Freepik, you can download many banner templates that are optimized for platforms such as YouTube. You just have to enter the keywords in the search box or click on the banner template category. You can download the banner and then edit it in Photoshop. Once you have it, add the image of your product to the banner, and then resize it so that it fits perfectly. You can now do something with the background, such as changing its color or adding texture (we also have a category dedicated to textures on Freepik). Finally, add text and a button if necessary. Oftentimes, using short sentences in imperative form (the so-called call to action) works well.
We can help guide you into crafting a perfect banner that works to make an impact on your audience, guiding them to that decisive call to action.
If you follow these lines, by the end you will be one step closer to loving banners, and you will understand their purpose and be more welcoming towards them.
As you might expect, it’s not as simple as working to a standard sized artboard. Afterall, each social media platform works with its own particularities.
