From time to time, I help my Twitter friends out by designing a custom background for their Twitter page. While this is mostly a hobby, I do enjoy it as a creative exercise. If you’re interested in having us design your background, start by checking out a few Twitter profiles we’ve branded (see below), then contact me via Twitter or give us a call!
If you have a smidgen of Photoshop experience, and a basic knowledge of monitor resolutions, you can design your branded Twitter page yourself. To help you along the way, I’m posting the Twitter Photoshop template that we begin with. Here’s a small, JPEG preview to give you the general idea. You can download the ZIP file below!

This Photoshop template defines the header area, the safest areas for your content, and swatches to help you further customize your profile. Guides and different resolutions will help you to visualize how your background will look on the Twitter.com website.
Download the Photoshop Twitter background template
Download Twitter Photoshop Template (ZIP file, 0.80 MB)
Twitter profiles that Manifest Creative has designed
If you’re interested in having Manifest Creative design your custom branded Twitter profile, give us a call, or follow @manifestphil on Twitter!
More Twitter Design Resources
- Twitter Background Design How-To and Best Practices
- How to design perfect Twitter background
- 13 Tutorials & Resources for a Perfect Twitter Background
- Twitter Backgrounds Gallery
- 100+ Remarkably Beautiful Twitter Icons And Buttons
- Stock.Xchang – Good resource for free stock images
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Twitter background design questions?
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6 comments to “Photoshop template for designing Twitter backgrounds”
Tim Danyo October 1, 2009
Thanks for the template! Love this site. Love the Hatchfest site. Dude, you got skillz.
David Masterson February 21, 2010
Nice post! Makes changing my Twitter page a breeze.
Thanks,
Dave
Steven Schneider May 11, 2010
Thanks a ton for this template. This is exactly what I was looking for. I like to create my own designs, so I just needed to know the safe areas. Great Job!!! Thanks again!
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