Designing Blog Elements in Canva

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00:46 – Demo Time!
01:21 – Canva basics
03:41 – Other options in Canva
05:54 – Adding the element to your website
06:41 – Resizing images in Canva
07:23 – Creating custom ads in Canva

There are three kinds of blog headers you usually see used: navigation headers, full photo headers, and welcome mat headers. If you’re interested in how to make a blog header using Canva, you’ll have to know the pros and cons of each type before we get down to the nitty-gritty of creation.

If you’re a fan of minimalism and you want to get people to really focus on your writing without being distracted by images, Canva as tons of elements to keep things simple and clean. It’s also a great route to go if you’re new, haven’t figured out your branding, or just need to get up and running online.

The photo header style is very eye-catching and really draws you in. If you want a photo header on your blog, think about what the subject will be. Will it be a photo of a person? Like you, or you and your family or some representation of your ideal customer? Or will it be a photo featuring some sort of landscape, pattern, cartoon/icons or even a video?

The typical “welcome mat” you might see around the internet is a full-screen takeover, and there are tools that help you do this. Or, if you don’t want to take over your entire page, you can also set up a portion to act like a welcome mat or a sign-up form for some special freebie you’re offering.

Now that you’ve seen the three different styles, it’s time to talk about creating a blog header for your website.

Choose your colors
You might have a few colors you’ve chosen to use for your brand, but a good place to start is with your logo. Your logo color(s) are great to use across your website, branding and blog header. Consistency is key, so if you feature hot pink, then maybe your photos have one element of pink to them or an overall pink cast, or maybe you use black and white and pull in color in other ways.

Select a font
Incorporating a stylish or branded font right into your header can be a really relevant and fast way to get your message across. Many free fonts are built right into programs like Canva and PicMonkey. However, since they are free, there’s a higher chance that someone else (like a competitor) could be using the one you want.

Incorporate visual elements
As you’re composing your branded blog header, you should think about what visual elements you want to include. We’ve reviewed examples using a logo, a photo and a big clear button.
You can take it a step further and incorporate a form as your call-to-action.

When you’re creating your blog header, you need to consider the image size in relation to your site platform. The size of your WordPress theme might be different from the next person’s blogging platform. Here are some things to keep in mind:

Pixel dimensions - Sizes are usually listed as some number wide by some number tall and in pixel dimensions.

Resolution - For the internet, your resolution is easy, it’s always 72! Higher resolutions like 300, 600 or more are for printing.

File type - PNG files never lose quality no matter how many times you save them, but are larger in MB (megabyte) size. JPG (jpeg) files can be saved to different levels of quality so you can keep file size (MB) small, but each time you save them, they lose a little bit of quality. A .jpg file that is saved two times looks good, but after you save it five or 10 times, it will start to look pixelated and grainy.

Once your design is downloaded to your computer, you can open it up and admire it, then load it to your blog. That’s all there is to it! Hopefully, you’ve got a good grip on how to make a blog header and the importance of a stellar image. Now, you can go about adding one to your blog.

Happy branding!

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