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HOW TO: Make a Blog Header Graphic

paulstamatiou.com — "This one ’s a quick & dirty guide for the people that asked me how I created my header graphics. Header graphics mark a blog as unique and can lure a reader in from the get-go. Create several of them, make them rotate and your blog will give off a dynamic appearance."

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  • PStamatiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's ironic that AmberMac dugg this... I just watching an episode of CFH from here http://cfhtracker.info/
  • PStamatiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1arghs... was* just watching
  • sonofalink, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"My image editor of choice is currently Photoshop CS2, until I can get my hands on Apple’s Aperture."

    Good luck using Aperture like Photoshop, seeing how its not an image editor.
  • nofitty376, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0i have cs 1...so that doesn't rly help me much.
    nice guide none the less
  • 404notfound, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wait. So this is really just a guide for doing a few of the most basic Photoshop functions?
  • PStamatiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Everything done in this tutorial can be done in CS1 or even photoshop 7.
  • whackaxe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0or how to be a trend whore using photoshop in 5 minutes (if you've never used Photoshop before that is). Although I'm shure Aperture will be good software, it doesn't look anywhere as near as versitile as PS, especialy for this kind of work.
  • allthewhile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0or: how to create pointless articles so that I can submit them to digg and increase my adsense earnings.
  • brewer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0^"i have cs 1...so that doesn't rly help me much."^

    Oh, you poor baby. That must suck to have such a terrific image editor. (working with versions 6 and 7 on my PC's). and I echo what PStamatiou said.
  • Spazkake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Too bad I don't know how to change the header on a blogger account :(
  • pukstpr12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0its in the template....there is a segment on it in the upcoming squenix episode later this month
  • patrickweber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This should be renamed to:

    HOW TO: Modify the kubrick header.

    I think if you really want to make your website stand out, forget replacing the default header and code your own theme/site.
  • PStamatiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.binarybonsai.com/k2
  • felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"My image editor of choice is currently Photoshop CS2, until I can get my hands on Apple’s Aperture."

    Translation: I pirated Photoshop CS2, and since I don't know anything about Aperture except that it's new, I'll try pirating that, too.

    The article should be titled "How to Make a Graphic That Looks Just Like My Own Crappy Header."

    Just because you know how to use some filters in Photoshop doesn't guarantee you'll have any taste or design skills, I guess...

    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28225
  • PStamatiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0lol
  • ryan_merket, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0for the love of God, don't digg this!
  • expense, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0that's an ugly ass header
  • Spazkake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yea ugly as hell, I dugg prematurely because I thought it would explain how to replace the header in blogger
  • kidhero, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0this is so lame, just like your last stupid submission
  • tgumbel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I agree, it's definitely not the best header image I've seen by far.
  • deut, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I couldn't resist looking at the site made famous by the same numb-nut who uses TOR to hide his Bit-torrent activity in order to see what all the fuss was about. I mean, 140 diggs for Heaven's sake - It has to be genius, eh?

    Hmmm, not really.

    But I did find an article that was interesting. (Yes, I really did!). I stumbled across the informative article entitled, "HOW TO: Boost Your Blog Traffic", whereupon I found an interesting tidbit...

    "If you post guides or reviews on your blog that you think many people can benefit or learn from, I suggest posting a link on del.icio.us or Digg."

    We must now come to the conclusion that every new article published by this self-appointed tech-guru wannabe will inevitably be followed up by a self submission to digg.

    I wonder what if Mr PStamatiou had submitted the "how to be a pimp whore" article to digg, whether or not it would have somehow got his blog caught in a circular reference with digg resulting in his entire site disappearing up his own arse. ?

    One can only hope.

    Oh by the way = NO DIGG, EVER.
  • iceblink2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0are you ***** kidding me this is the most basic thing ever......... no digg
  • JRMillion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0it is pretty lame to submit a link to your own tutorial and then leave a bunch of comments too. lol.
  • pukstpr12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"yea ugly as hell, I dugg prematurely because I thought it would explain how to replace the header in blogger"

    we're doing a segment on that during the next SQUENIX (out by th end of the month). We'll be creating a header in photoshop (one that doesn't suck) then we're going to show what code needs to be changed in the template, and how to remove the name of your blog from the top so that only your header shows up...
  • MikeZila, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I happen to think my simple graphic is pretty good.

    http://panguanart.hopto.org

    I used to write entry after entry about how everyone should change to using Slackware Linux, so I made a simple image using the slackware logo text. Slack Off.

    Yes, it's just a personal journal/blog. I only linked to it as we were talking about header images.
  • rfek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"i have cs 1...so that doesn't rly help me much."

    Yeah they didnt add color picker, rectangle selection, or that totally ground breaking move tool until just recently.

    i feel yr pain.

    idiot.
  • bach_m, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"It's ironic that AmberMac dugg this... I just watching an episode of CFH from here"

    That's not irony. thats just a coincidence.
  • felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thank you, bach_m. I've nearly lost all my hair from the times I've pulled it out, listening to people confuse irony for coincidence, sarcasm, conversely, etc...
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