Banner Design

12 years ago

There are free online banner creator out there. Check google.

Here's some of online banner creator but of course free services always come with their watermark.

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Haskell1 12 years ago

Anyone use Xheader? Do the headers you can make with it look professional?
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- mikeye 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Haskell1
  
  Anyone use Xheader? Do the headers you can make with it look professional?
  
  I use it. It gives you a lot more and better templates to use with the paid version. Specially for headers, easy to use, and looks professional. You can export as JPG or PNG. Try the free version. You get 500 free templates with it.
  
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- mikeye 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Haskell1
  
  Anyone use Xheader? Do the headers you can make with it look professional?
  
  I use it. It's quite easy to use with lots of good templates even with the free version, and does look professional. Instant Banner Presence is another good one and it's totally online.
  
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RK Corbes

12 years ago

I have not tried it but why don't you give yourself a try and share to use your experience?

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ronc0011 12 years ago

My favorite graphics software for banners and other types of web graphics is Coreldraw Just because it's so much less work to use. And BTW you can get Coreldraw cheap by getting last year's version For some reason Corel sells their older versions cheap whenever they come out with a new version. The copy I have I got for $35 from Fry's Electronics though that was some time ago I think you can still get good deals on it from ebay. Look on Youtube to see some examples of Coreldraw in operation. For things like arrows and banners and such stuff Corel is an ideal program.

BTW even though Coreldraw is a vector base program it will save or export it's files to .gif or .jpg , .whatever , PSD etc.
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dmcbane

12 years ago

Personally, I feel Illustrator is much more useful for design work than Photoshop, but I supposed it depends a lot on the type of banner you are looking to create.

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ronc0011 12 years ago

Yeah I'll use Photoshop to do things like making composites of multiple images for instance Look at the header on this site The Preppers Forum that header is made from several images blended together to get the finished header image On the other hand for a lot f web graphics like arrows and banners I'll use Coreldraw though illustrator would be similar.
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ielemental 12 years ago

Try this gimp. Its free open source version a lot like photophop. Just stick to dimensions and export your images as .png 24 and your are good to go.
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qooldesigner

12 years ago

Yeah Gimp is like the FREE photoshop compatible thingy... the url... gimp[.]org
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Evocess

12 years ago

Hey, as a designer I've been working with Photoshop over 3 years.
I highly recommend you to utilize Adobe Photoshop.
Adobe products are quite expensive but it really worth the price.
Having Photoshop as your designing software it will be a great advantage for you because the internet have tons of tutorials about Photoshop.
Lastly, Photoshop is very useful for graphic and website designing.

Hope it helps.

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Rehmat

12 years ago

Aleo Flash Banner Maker is a great tool. You can export your banners in either Flash (.swf) or Gif. If you are going to create a logo for your website, I'll recommend you the AAA Logo Maker.

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henrywinsett

12 years ago

There are various software available on the web where you can design your website banner. As per my view Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver are both well know designing software which will help create an attractive banner design. Adobe photoshop is much easy to learn and develops a unique banner design. Adobe photoshop has advanced features and techniques which will help to create a creative website banner design.

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soniamit

12 years ago

Photoshop software is perfect for Design Website Banners.

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johnben1444

12 years ago

The best way to make banner is to create it from scratch manually with Photoshop.

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bd24x7

12 years ago

There are a lot of online tools who can help you to make a banner ,
i use Photoshop .

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doel82

12 years ago

You can utilize online services such as web design bannerfans.com..

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ronc0011

12 years ago

I just made this video demonstrating creating a banner using Coreldraw to do it with mostly just to show how simple an affair it actually is to do. Also BTW you can get Coreldraw really cheap on ebay if you find an earlier version. With Coreldraw it's not really important to get the latest greatest version. Another point of interest is that Corel comes with a very large clipart and photo library royalty free. Also something like 1100 fonts. Its a whole lot cheaper than Adobe anything.

Check out the video here...
Banners with Corel - YouTube

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roxitsc

12 years ago

I don't think an online banner creator is really a good idea. Plus if you are serious about learning more photoshop, you don't necessarily need to buy it, you can buy like a month of use for $20 http://www.adobe.com/products/creati...scription.html .
And lets face it, the things you can do in photoshop I doubt an online software can match, and not to forget the visual quality of the projects you can create in photoshop.

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rhinocl

12 years ago

I think getting a good banner is more about proficiency than what program you use. I may need a picture of someone altered to look up instead of straight ahead. This could probably be altered in a dozen programs, but you need someone who understands anatomy and perspective to do it right, so in a case like that I would probably hire someone.

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ronc0011

12 years ago

Originally Posted by rhinocl

I think getting a good banner is more about proficiency than what program you use. I may need a picture of someone altered to look up instead of straight ahead. This could probably be altered in a dozen programs, but you need someone who understands anatomy and perspective to do it right, so in a case like that I would probably hire someone.

this is where what tyou want to do starts to matter. Different programs are for different things. Programs like Corel And Illustrator are vector based applacations they are very good for drawing and they can do really cool stuff with text and shapes really fast and easy.. Photoshop is a raster based software and it can do things far beyond the capabilities of Corel or Illustrator but most things take longer in Photoshop even simple things. For instance blending an image of a wolf with the image of a little fat guy is something Photoshop can do very convincingly and corel or Illustrator aren't even in the race. However most web graphics like arrows seals, check marks text with effects etc, etc these things just take too long to do in Photoshop while they generally only take seconds or a couple of minutes in Corel or Illustrator. Here's a good example the header on this page The preppers Forum.com I could never have done this in Corel I wouldn't even have considered it. It is the layering and blending of several images

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WEBGEEK

12 years ago

You can use adobe photoshop for banner design.Its the best.

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kazim

12 years ago

For banner designing I usually use photoshop. It seems very user friendly software to me.

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etechadvice

12 years ago

Photoshop is always my choice. If your not familiar with it, try AAA Logo creator. Easy to use with more custom designs and fonts.

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Jonas Glad

12 years ago

GIMP / Paint.NET works fine... but they can't compare to the Photoshop.

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Bannaz

12 years ago

If you have the time to learn or just need something simple you can do it yourself using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Flash (trial 30 days - free).

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Gif Banners: Photo editing programs, photo editing software | Adobe Photoshop family

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charm01

12 years ago

Best software really is Adobe Photoshop. But still there are online softwares but sadly has watermarks. Try Adobe Photoshop portable

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max4web

12 years ago

Yes Photoshop is best one to design banners yet Flash have more tools to make it presentable.

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Al amin

12 years ago

To be honest, You won't get quality graphic with free graphic builder. So its best to hire someone

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TheFox

12 years ago

Someone has probably already mentioned this but why not save yourself the headache and hire out, i.e. Fiverr. Focus on what your good at and outsource the jobs you're not into doing yourself.

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rodtyler

12 years ago

Photoshop is definitely king, but paint.net (getpaint.net) is kind of like a distant cousin. There are even one or two thing that I use paint.net for that I can't figure out in photoshop. Photoshop can be intimidating for someone who has never used it.

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narongtham

12 years ago

For me, the great tool is a best way to create best banner but the Important thing that you must prepare before create is the Message.

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carleywatson

12 years ago

Photoshop CS 5 is the best option for Banner design/Header.

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locke815

12 years ago

Yeah, I'd recommend you to use photoshop.

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JohnGood

12 years ago

If you are looking for a fast and simple web page banner creator I highly recommend Xheader. It comes with 500 free professionally created backgrounds and a simple graphic designer thrown in. The designer is designed so that you can add your own text, shapes or clipped images on to the headers provided, but you can also start from scratch and create header of any size for Facebook time lines and all.

You can find it at xheader.com

You need to sign-up to get the free 500 header version or there is a free 50 header version that you can find on the download sites. Not to happy about trojan code & viruses on the download sites so I signed to get the 500 header version. There is also a 5,000 header version to that you can get for $49 on the XHeader site.

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Bryan Zazz

12 years ago

I use gimp (i.e. "photoshop for the poor guy" perhaps, but gets the job done, and that's what matters)

You can even try GIMP online here
(the graphics are actually done by GIMP, and expect about 10-20 second delay
for your image to be generated ... that is normal, as the script runs on their server)

cooltext.com

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Istvan Horvath

12 years ago

The OP asked suggestions for a software/script.

STOP pimping your own services!

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Bryan Zazz

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath

The OP asked suggestions for a software/script.

STOP pimping your own services!

that is NOT my service !!
I have learned about it a few days ago on the WForum,
and found it pretty cool.

So I am suggesting it here as I believe it is relevant to the topic.
Free for you to use or not, of course.
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bryan

PS. quoting OP:

"Hi All,
Can anyone recommend an online software (free or paid) for designing Website Banners/Headers."

tell me Istvan Horvath, where is my suggestion NOT relevant?
OP is NOT asking for a software/script as you suggest,
but an "online software". Please read original OP again.

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Istvan Horvath

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Bryan Zazz

tell me Istvan Horvath,

When I am talking to you, Bryan, I will quote the relevant portion of your post!

If I don't quote you, then it means the post is a general reply.

P.S. Don't make the logical mistake to think that things that follow each other in time are in a cause-effect relation.

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Bryan Zazz

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath

When I am talking to you, Bryan, I will quote the relevant portion of your post!

If I don't quote you, then it means the post is a general reply.

P.S. Don't make the logical mistake to think that things that follow each other in time are in a cause-effect relation.

oops, my mistake. Obviously I was thinking chronologically.
And your intentions were misinterpreted on my side of the screen.
Being more specific might have helped.

hey, I'm new here, just trying to add some value to this thread,
hopefully help some fellow warriors out.
Plus I always learn new helpful tidbits from such threads.

cheers,
bryan

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rodtyler 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath

If I don't quote you, then it means the post is a general reply.

You mean it not all about ME?? :confused: I'm offended.
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bookworm techie

12 years ago

You can browse the following sites for banner designs

Banner Maker - Free Banner Creator for your website, Myspace, Facebook, and more!
BannerFans - Free Banner Maker
Flash Banner Maker

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rahem

12 years ago

photshop best for making banner i think u try to learn and buy it

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wsmreviews

11 years ago

From my experience most of the free banner design programs available are junk. They will help you make a banner but it will probably look like its from the 90s. There are several quality softwares specifically for banner ad design. Here is a good list of them:
www.websitemarketingreviews.com/category/banner-advertising/banner-ad-design-software

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