Hey guys,
Today I wanted to change my front banner to bring a bit of freshness to my profile.
After few research, I found out a great alternative to Adobe Illustrator software which is really expensive.
It's named Inkscape.
Very easy to use. I'm not a graphic designer and I was able to come out with something "ok" lol
As I said, the software is free and downloadable from the website : https://inkscape.org/en/
Available on Windows, Linux and Mac.
You need to run Xquartz on Mac in order to run the app but it's very easy to get too : https://www.xquartz.org
Just follow the instructions and you'll be all right =D
How Inkscape looks like :
Anyway, to create the banner on Steemit it's very easy :
- Screenshot your current banner to get the exact size of it
- Go to Inkscape and create the exact same rectangle size
- Add anything you need in it : text, logo, images etc
- Make sure you leave the space in the middle for your Steemit name, number of followers etc
- Export the banner, making sure the size is still correct
- Go to website like : http://tinypic.com to get your Direct Link for your Image
- Upload it on Steemit
Hopefully it will be helpful
Share with me your banner my friends =)