Hi guys, sorry it took me so long to come up with these - I’ve been through a full-blown drama with my website (changed the hosting provider and the registrar, long story..).
Anyways, here they are: the Twitter backgrounds to go with my Twitter badges. You can see the first one in action on my Twitter profile.
Click on the thumbnails to see the larger version (tip: you can open more than one at the time - great if you want to compare). More detailed instructions for using them below.
Using the Twitter backgrounds
- To download the background: right click on one of the thumbnails below and “save target as” with a name and destination of your choice.
- To change the background in Twitter: go to “Settings” - “Design” - tick “use background image” and make sure the “Tile” checkbox is NOT ticked.
- On the same screen, change the colours to match your new background. For example on my page I’m using #09BFF0 for background (not really necessary, but anyway) and link colour, and white for sidebar fill and stroke.
- When you’re done with the changes, REFRESH the page a couple of times, it takes a little while for the new background to display.
- TRANSPARENT background option: I have also designed a transparent Twitter background (the second one on the first row), that only includes the Twitter bird and no background colour. You can use this on top of any background colour of your choice, which you can specify on the “Design” screen. Tip: it works better on darker backgrounds, as the bird is white.
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August 30th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Nice backrounds
September 16th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Thanks for the great backgrounds. It seems like it took a lot of work.
October 14th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Awesome backgrounds! I listed your link in Graphics & Backgrounds on JustTweetIt.com… Thank you!
Dani
Dani McDaniel’s last blog post: Do you Tweet? site: http://anidandesign.com
October 26th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
How cool! I’m going to add the green one to my twitter page. Thanks for the graphic!
November 4th, 2008 at 5:19 am
You are awesome! Thanks so much
A dibetes awareness Twitter background would be pretty cool with November being National Diabetes Awareness month. I have two of my three children with Type 1 diabetes, so somewhat partial. Thanks again! 
Penny´s last blog post: Day 3-Diabetes Myths site: [site]
November 4th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Hi Penny - sure, I’d be happy to make a diabetes awareness background; what would you like me to include by way of messaging or symbols?
November 4th, 2008 at 5:31 am
@ Dani - thanks for the add! much appreciated.
@ Irish Gifts - hm, something including the shamrock would be a nice idea for St Patrick’s day…
November 15th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Just wanted to add my comment on these awesome backgrounds! I am definitely going to use one for my Twitter and a badge for my blog. I’m also going to credit your website on my blog.
Keep up the good work!
November 15th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Thanks for the kind feedback Catherine! Much appreciated.
November 20th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Thanks for this. Now I can make my twitter page much more inviting