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Help

Social media
skins
Katy Ryder August 5, 2015

Social media skins

ThemainsocialmediaskinstocreateareYouTube,Google+,Instagram,Facebook
andTwitter.Theyallhavedifferentdimensionsandlimitsinhowyoucanplace
contentwithinthem.Allyourskinsshouldbeconsistentbutthedesignwillvary
slightlydependingonthesizeofthefileyouneedtocreateanditslimitationswithinit.

Forhelpondesigningyoursocialskins,clickhere.

YouTube

ChannelCoverPhotoreccomendedsize2,560px1,440p

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WhenusersclickthroughtoyourYouTubechannel,someappealingimagescould
enticethemtostayonyourpagelongerandwatchmoreofyourvideos.

Acrossdifferentdevices

ThereareloadsofdifferentplatformsanddevicesthatuserscanstreamYouTubeon
soitsimportantthatyourbrandhasaphotooptimizedforeachone.Eachplatform
willonlybeabletodisplayacertainnumberofpixels,sobearinmindthatyourimage
maybecroppedtodisplayasmallersectionofyourimageonamobile,forexample.

Displaysizes

Tablet display: 1,855 x 423

Mobile display: 1,546 x 423
TV display: 2,560 x 1,440
Desktop: 2,560 x 423

Google+

Google+isanimportantsiteforyoutobepresenton,notjustbecauseofthesocial
aspect,butalsoduetothefactthatyourGoogle+accountisalsotiedtothesearch
engineitself.Whensomeonesearchesyou,yourbandoryourmusic,Googlepullsin
yourGoogle+accountinformation,includingyourprofilepictureandrecentposts.

Profilepicturerecommendedsize250px250p

Googlealreadyhasatonofinformationaboutyou,nowtheywantafaceorlogototie
tothatname!Thoughyouuploadyourimageinasquareformatitsgoingtorender
onyourpageasacircle,sobewaryyoudontchooseaphotothatcutsoutthegood

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stuff!

Imageguidelines

Minimum 120 x 120 pixels

Recommended 250 x 250 pixels
Can be a JPG, GIF or PNG file

Coverimagerecommendedsize1,080px608p

TheGoogle+coverimageisthebiggestphotoonyourpage,sochooseyourphoto
wisely!Itsagreatopportunityforyoutoshowcaseyourselfandyourvisualidentity
andstyle.

ImageGuidelines

Recommended 1,080 x 608 pixels

Minimum 480 x 270 pixels
Maximum 2,120 x 1,192 pixels

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Sharedimagerecommendedsize497px373p

Google+sharingissimilartothatofothersocialnetworks,withonekeydifference:
circles.Withcirclesyoucangrouppeopletogetherbasedoffofcertaincriteriathat
youdeemrelevant,andthensharedifferentimagestodifferentcirclesbasedoffthat
demographicspersonality.

ImageGuidelines

Appears on page at a width of 426 pixels (height is scaled)

Minimum width of 497 pixels (it will scale the height for you)
Maximum upload 2,048 x 2,048 pixels

Sharedlinkrecommendedsize(thumbnail)150px150p

Asharedlinkcomeswiththesameabilitytochoosewhichcirclesyouwanttoshare
with,butthepostitselfhasdifferentcapabilities.Youllstillhavetheabilitytotypein
whateverdescriptionthatyoudlike,butwithasharedlinkyoualsohavethe
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opportunitytolinkyourposttoyoursite.Thisisgoingtopullaphotofromyoursite
andaddittothepostsothatyourviewerscanclickthroughtoyourpage.

ImageGuidelines

Shows on page as 150 x 150 pixels (pulls in photo from linked site)

Sharedvideorecommendedsizewidthof496pixels

Videosareamazingassetsformusicianstohelppushyouronlinecontent,beit
covers,originals,vlogs,etc.Justaswithlinksandimagesyoucanpickandchoose
whichcircleswouldbebestforeachvideo.

VideoGuidelines

Shows on page as 497 x 279 pixels

Instagram

Profilepicturerecommendedsize110px110p

Instagramisbasedonphotographs,whichshouldbeanindicationofhowimportantit
istopickagreatoneforyourpage.Instagramwillautomaticallycreateaheaderthat
cyclesthroughsomeofthephotosthatyouposttothepage,soitsimportanttouse
yourprofilepicturetocreateastaticimageofyouoryourbrand.

ImageGuidelines

Appear on your home page at 110 x 110 pixels

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Square photo make sure to maintain an aspect ratio of 1:1

Photothumbnailsrecommendedsize161px161p

Whensomeonegoestoyourpagetheyllbepresentedwithallofyourphotos
arrangedinrowsofthumbnails.Thesesmallerrenditionsofyourphotoswillexpand
whenclicked,andwillincludeaplaceforpeopletocomment.

ImageGuidelines

The thumbnails will appear on the page at 161 x 161 pixels

Square photo Make sure to maintain an aspect ratio of 1:1 ratio

Photosizerecommendedsize640px640p

Instagramisallaboutthephotos.Thesepicturesaregoingtoappearinthefeedofall
ofyourfollowers.Instagramallowsphotosofahigherresolutioniftheyaretakenfrom

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thenativeInstagramapplication.Ifyoudecidedtouploadaphototakenfromany
otherdevicetheresolutionwillbemuchlower.

ImageGuidelines

The size of Instagram images has been increased to 640 x 640 pixels
Instagram still scales these photos down to 612 x 612 pixels
Appears in feed at 510 x 510 pixels

Facebook

Onethingtorememberwhenchoosingyourphotosisthatthereisadifference
betweenhowthingswilldisplayonyourpersonaltimelineandhowthingswilldisplay
inausersnewsfeed.Makesurethatyouarechoosingdimensionsbasedonwhere
youwantthemajorityofviewerstoseeyourimage.

Profilepicturerecommendedsize180px180p(displaysas160px160p)

ThisisgoingtobethephotorepresentingyouoryourbrandonFacebook.Thisisthe
squarephotothatappearsonyourtimelinelayeredoveryourcoverphoto.Your
profilepicturewillalsoappearwhenyouposttootherwalls,commentonpostsor
whenyouresearchedonFacebook.

ImageGuidelines

Must be at least 180 x 180 pixels

Photo will appear on page as 160 x 160 pixels

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Photo thumbnail will appear throughout Facebook (on timeline etc) at 32 x

32 pixels

Coverphotorecommendedsize851px315p

YourcoverphotowillonlyappearonyourFacebooktimeline,butitisalotbiggerthan
theprofilepicture,whichgivesyoumorefreedomtochoosesomethingcreative.
Whereyourprofilepicturemightbeagoodchoiceforapictureofyou,orabrand
logo,usethisspacetopostsomethingthatspeaksmoretowardsyouasanindividual
orasabrand.

Notethatyourprofilepicturewillcoverthebottomlefthandsideoftheimage,so
makesurenottoputanywritingorimportantpartoftheimageinthatarea.
Sometimesitisworthtryingafewthingsoutandmovingthingsarounduntilyouget
toalayoutyouthinklooksbest.

ImageGuidelines

Appears on page at 851 x 315 pixels. Anything less will be stretched

Minimum size of 399 x 150 pixels
For best results, upload an RGB or JPG file less than 100 KB
Images with a logo or text may be best asa PNG file

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Twitter

Profilephotorecommendedsize400px400p(displaysas200px200p)

YourTwitterprofilephotoisthemainimagethatrepresentsyou.Itsgoingtobeseen
acrossthesiteinanumberofplacesbyanumberofpeoplesomakesureitsofthe
highestquality.

OnYourPage:

Thelargestdisplayofyourprofilepictureisonyourhomepageandcanbeviewedby
yourfollowersaswellasindividualswhostumbleuponyourpage.

InStream:

AsmallerversionofyourprofilepictureappearsinafollowersTwitterstreamevery
timeyousendoutatweet.Itsalsogoingtoappearinthestreamofyourfollowers
followerseverytimethattheyretweetyou:somakesuretochooseapicturethatsuits
youorandyourstyle!

ImageGuidelines

Square Image recommended 400 x 400 pixels

Maximum file size 100 KB
JPG, GIF, or PNG

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Headerphotorecommendedsize1,500px500p

YourheaderphotoistheimagethatspansthetopofyourTwitterprofilepage.Its
quiteabitlargerthanyourprofilephotosomakesuretosaveitatthehighest
resolutionpossible.Sinceyouhavemuchmoreroomtobecreativewiththispicture,
andsinceitwillprobablybethefirstplaceavisitorseyeswillfall,makeitsomething
captivating.

ImageGuidelines

Recommended 1,500 x 500 pixels

Maximum file size of 10 MB
JPG, GIF, or PNG

Notethatyourprofilepicturewillcoverthebottomlefthandsideoftheimage,so
makesurenottoputanywritingorimportantpartoftheimageinthatarea.
Sometimesitisworthtryingafewthingsoutandmovingthingsarounduntilyouget
toalayoutyouthinklooksbest.

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Ifyourequireanyfurtheradviceorguidanceonsocialskins,contactyourcommunity
managerforhelp!

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