{"id":47438,"date":"2018-02-12T08:33:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T16:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=47438"},"modified":"2024-04-17T02:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:20:03","slug":"facebook-cover-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/facebook-cover-design","title":{"rendered":"How to Design The Perfect Facebook Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Facebook<\/strong><\/a> cover<\/strong> is that big, prominent image right on top of your Facebook profile, just above your Facebook profile picture. Just as your profile picture, your cover image is public, so anybody who lands on your profile can see it.\nWhile you can always take any old picture from your desktop, mobile device<\/a>, or cloud service and set it as your cover, you can also get a whole lot more creative with it. Whatever you choose, know that customizing your cover on the platform gives you benefits beyond just having a nicer picture to look at. This is especially true if you use your Facebook profile for professional and business reasons, too (as in, to advertise your design business).\nHere are some clever ideas and suggestions around creating the perfect Facebook cover.\n

<\/span>Using a Facebook Cover Template<\/span><\/h2>

\nChoosing an attractive template<\/a> is the easiest way to customize your cover. A template is a pre-designed graphic that lets you personalize your profile in a hassle-free way. There’s also plenty of freedom to enjoy: templates usually come with an entire slew of customizable images and fonts.\nSo, while the template is going to be fixed to a certain extent (read: the default layout of the cover), there’s still a high degree of personalization thanks to the way templates allow you to tweak images, fonts, colors, and the copy or text to your tastes. Templates usually come in PSD (Photoshop data file), PDF, or JPG for convenience and compatibility.\nDepending on the designer who created the template, you’ll also have a choice of different themes. For example, some templates are geared toward a more minimalistic<\/a> or white space-minded approach while others have a more specific theme, such as weddings or headshots. When you combine a specific theme like these possibilities with the nearly unlimited ways you can adjust the different elements within the template, you really have a lot of freedom in making any<\/em> template your own.\nAt Creative Market, we have a generous variety of Facebook cover templates that you can customize any way you want. Here are just some choice examples of the many we have available:

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<\/span>Facebook Cover Videos<\/span><\/h2>

\nFacebook now allows you to upload a video instead of a static image to represent your brand in the cover area. Your cover video should be at least 820 x 312 pixels, and Facebook recommends<\/a> 820 x 456 for best results.\n<\/p>

<\/span>How to Add Your Facebook Cover Photo<\/span><\/h2>

\nNo matter which route you choose, you’ll still have to take your cover photo<\/a> and upload it to your Facebook profile. According to Facebook<\/a>, your cover photo “displays at 820 pixels wide by 312 pixels tall on your Page on computers and 640 pixels wide by 360 pixels tall on smartphones”. However, you will find that most templates and reputable social media blogs recommend going with 851 x 315 px, since that is what Facebook recommends to improve loading speed as a sRGB JPG file.\nThis always-up-to-date article by Buffer does a great job of outlining the latest specifications around Facebook cover images and videos<\/a>.\n\"\"\nDoing so takes only a few steps:\n<\/p>