Cover yourself!

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited May 11, 2012 in People
...cause FB Timeline is coming to your computer on Feb 4th wether you want it or not! :deal

I wanted to switch to Timeline mode for quite some time now, but I didn't have a clear idea for the cover.
Finally, Heather's post got me into "Stop procrastinating and just do it" mindset, so I begin to work on it.
First of all, my daughter (a graphic designer and avid user of all new technolgies) pointed me to a nice blog post that not only presented quite a few nice samples, but also contained a link to a PSD template that contained all the info I needed to create one for myself.
For the first implementation I have decided to go with a relatively simple solution - I only wanted my profile picture to kinda blend with the larger cover one.
After few experiments I found a combination of cover (larger background) and profile (smaller thumbnail) I was OK with.

What I have learned.

If you want to be exact, you have to work with exact dimensions.

The cover size is actually 851x315 pixels. A bit unusual, but the template helps you to deal with it.

The trick was to work in the profile image. The actual size (if you want it to be properly blended) is 125x125 pixels. However FB doesn't allow you to use anything that is less than 180 pixel wide :huh:dunno:scratch, which it then resizes itself down to 125x125. Without spending too much time over this internal conflict, I simply enlarged my 125x125 version (which was perfectly blending with my cover) up to 180x180 and offered this version to FB. Now it "swallowed" the image without any complains and I got what I wanted.

Hope this info helps you to get your covers in order! :lust

And don't forget to share your own versions! :wink:thumb
"May the f/stop be with you!"

Comments

  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2012
    Here is my first attempt. I'll admit, a little boring but I just wanted to give it a quick try. Need to come up with something more creative:

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    BTW, thanks for the tips Nik.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2012
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Here is my first attempt. I'll admit, a little boring but I just wanted to give it a quick try. Need to come up with something more creative:
    BTW, thanks for the tips Nik.
    That's pretty damn cool for a first attempt! thumb.gifbow
    And you're most certainly welcome! iloveyou.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2012
    Moving Pictures wrote: »
    Maybe I'm dumber than a sack of hammers, but I can't even find what it is that a) you guys are using and b) the entire facebook community is whining about.

    It's about this: http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline
    The link to a blog with the Photoshop template is in my lead post.
    HTH
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • CowboydougCowboydoug Registered Users Posts: 401 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2012
    Can the cover photo be changed?
    I'm a Kidnapper... I take terrible pictures of people, then hold them for ransom.

    Cowboydoug
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2012
    Cowboydoug wrote: »
    Can the cover photo be changed?

    Yes. Both the cover photo and the profile photo are separate images and both can be changed independently.
    Nikolai wrote: »
    That's pretty damn cool for a first attempt! thumb.gifbow
    And you're most certainly welcome! iloveyou.gif

    Thanks Nik. I'm a bit conflicted on how I feel about the white space to the right. I think it may be cool if I had the camera strap showing on the right but maybe it's cleaner as is.

    There are a lot of cool things you can do with this. The dimensions are a little weird but easy enough.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2012
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Thanks Nik. I'm a bit conflicted on how I feel about the white space to the right. I think it may be cool if I had the camera strap showing on the right but maybe it's cleaner as is.
    Yeah, I hear ya. Oh well, the good thing is - we can always change them once we get a better idea :-) mwink.gif
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    There are a lot of cool things you can do with this. The dimensions are a little weird but easy enough.
    Totally! 15524779-Ti.gif
    And with that template who cares about what the exact dimensions are - you just use it and make it look good locally.deal.gif
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2012
    Just updated my timeline cover. Thought I'd share.

    Wanted to present the softer side of me. rolleyes1.gif

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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2012
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Just updated my timeline cover. Thought I'd share.

    Wanted to present the softer side of me. rolleyes1.gif

    6991250408_8dcfa49545_o.png

    Please, please, for the love of God PLEASE, tell me those aren't your lip prints.

    Is a cool timeline cover though!
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2012
    Bryce Wilson wrote: »
    Please, please, for the love of God PLEASE, tell me those aren't your lip prints.

    Is a cool timeline cover though!

    Laughing.gif. No but it looks like they are huh? They're brushes on Photoshop.

    So what do you think? Does it portray me as a very serious person? That's what I was going for. ne_nau.gif
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2012
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Laughing.gif. No but it looks like they are huh? They're brushes on Photoshop.

    So what do you think? Does it portray me as a very serious person? That's what I was going for. ne_nau.gif

    Serious my a$$..........................you look like the Rock on drugs. :D

    Sam
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  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2012
    I thought the Rock looked like the Rock on drugs?? eek7.gif

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  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2012
    OMGAWD Nickolai has a face!
    Trudy
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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2012
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Just updated my timeline cover. Thought I'd share.

    Wanted to present the softer side of me. rolleyes1.gif

    Awesome! And thanks for the tips Nik. Here's my first try.

    i-xQMNrR7-L.jpg
    Dave

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2012
    dlscott56 wrote: »
    Awesome! And thanks for the tips Nik. Here's my first try.
    Nice!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • KinkajouKinkajou Registered Users Posts: 1,240 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2012
    just found this thread! love it!
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    Spread the love! Go comment on something!
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2012
    dlscott56 wrote: »
    Awesome! And thanks for the tips Nik. Here's my first try.

    i-xQMNrR7-L.jpg

    This is great Scott. You know, I still have yet to make a page for my Photography. The one above is my personal page.
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  • jarboedoggartjarboedoggart Registered Users Posts: 270 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2012
    more business and less creative than others here...

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    -Nate
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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2012
    jarboedoggart wrote: »
    more business and less creative than others here...

    Wow! That's awesome. Really professional looking and well done.
    Dave

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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2012
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    This is great Scott. You know, I still have yet to make a page for my Photography. The one above is my personal page.

    Thanks Alex. Already changed it some. Couldn't stand looking at myself so made a simple logo in place of that image.
    Dave

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