Your Ultimate Guide To The Perfect YouTube Banner Size.
Let’s go into the specifics of YouTube channel art size requirements now. First and first, why are there so many different sizes? In a word, it comes down to how your YouTube banner art will look on the various sized devices people use, ranging from Android to iPhones to TV screens.
You want your YouTube banner to appear excellent on whatever size screen, from the largest at the full 2560 pixels width to the tiniest phone screen – or any size in between. Otherwise, you risk losing views on your videos as well as new subscribers.
To assist put those figures into context, here’s a graphic reference to YouTube banner dimensions:
YouTube-banner-sizing
As you can see, there is a rather wide variety of sizes to consider in order to ensure that your YouTube banner art looks ideally on all screen sizes. What is stunning on a huge screen may be rendered meaningless on a smartphone device. Let’s look at some samples in action: It might be difficult to get it right on every size screen depending on your image. But there is one trick to ensuring that your visitors always see your YouTube advertising in the best light: understanding your “safe region.”
Understand your YouTube banner safe zone.
To guarantee that your YouTube banner is seen properly, you must first understand your “safe area.” If you’re hearing them for the first time, your “safe area” is the smallest amount of space required to guarantee your banner shows successfully.
Make sure that any significant portion of your image for your YouTube banner is totally within the safe region of 1235 x 338 pixels. You don’t want anything that appears odd to potential YouTube viewers, since this might put them off your channel.
Ingenious YouTube banner samples
Now that you’ve determined the dimensions, file sizes, and general requirements for your YouTube banners, it’s time to consider design. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favourite YouTube banner examples. These are some of the most inventive and successful banners we’ve ever come across!
Food Insider has produced a banner for their YouTube channel that features a sequence of wonderful slices of food from their YouTube stories. The banner features five tantalising glances (ranging from decadent desserts to a massive burger) split by turquoise-colored stripes that match their emblem. It’s a good reminder that the art on your YouTube channel is part of your brand. Even on social media, stick to your brand requirements.
Graphics by Blue Sky
We are one of the world’s premier online graphic design schools and are situated in the United Kingdom, but you may enrol in our courses from anywhere in the globe. We wanted our YouTube channel header to reflect this, so we produced a whimsical pattern of symbols symbolising our area of work and the variety of businesses with whom we collaborate. This channel art style is extremely similar to the look of our branding on other platforms, such as our website.
Gunnarolla Gunnarolla is a globetrotting producer that creates engaging short videos and music that showcases his distinct (and amusing) worldview. Gunnarolla’s YouTube channel header consists of a single primary image of himself with a logo and text overlays. His banner has his emblem centred on a picture, as well as a list of his interests: music, travel, cuisine, and life. Remember that he isn’t dealing with worldwide brand awareness in the same way that some of the larger businesses on our list are (like our next mention Google). Gunnarolla cleverly explains what he’s all about to his audience.
Who doesn’t like a good picnic? Google’s YouTube banner art is a charming combination of colourful culinary pictures like hotdogs and pie with Google product icons like the Gmail logo, set against a red-and-white picnic blanket motif. Google can play it looser and more image-centric with such a known brand and colour palette than less recognisable firms that need to explain out what they do. This brilliantly produced piece of YouTube banner art makes us want to take a big, tasty chunk of whatever’s on the picnic table! The Google logo isn’t visible, yet it’s still instantly recognisable as Google.
Refinery29
The art on Refinery29’s YouTube channel is among the most inventive we’ve ever seen. Instead of replicating their logo, which is also shown on the main page, they used an entirely new approach. They used block letters to spell out their company name, “Refinery 29,” which is made out of photos from their website and video material. The feeling is similar to peering through a window to see what’s going on at the Refinery 29 YouTube channel, but only catching tantalising glances. Guess we’ll simply have to wait and see!
GoPro cameras are well-known among outdoor sports fans. A banner on GoPro’s YouTube account displays the best panoramic view of a surfer catching a massive wave. They are completely aspirational. There is no overlay. There will be no several photos sandwiched together to provide alternative perspectives. Just one long, beautiful GoPro shot. The branding atop the image is kept to a minimum, allowing this magnificent photo to shine without interruption.
YouTube banner design
If you need to create a banner for your channel, employing a template may greatly simplify the process. Fortunately, there are a plethora of graphic design programmes that provide a plethora of free templates.
How to Upload Channel Art to YouTube
Now that you’ve seen some of our favourite YouTube banner art, let’s go over how to publish your YouTube banner step by step.
Here’s how to update your YouTube channel banner using new or current photos.
1. Go to your YouTube account and sign in.
2. Click on the thumbnail in the upper right corner, then select “Your channel.”
3. Click anywhere in the banner area, then drag (or upload) an image from your computer.
4. A preview of your chosen YouTube banner art will appear, displaying how it will look on different devices. At this stage, you may vary the crop to change how a picture appears.
5. When you’re satisfied with your image, click “Select”!
Including social networking buttons in your YouTube banner
You may have observed banners with three or four major social channels, while others, such as the Google example, simply featured one link. This is due to the fact that YouTube allows you to activate up to five connections to your social network profiles. Here’s how it works:
1. Ensure that you are logged in to your YouTube account.
2. Go to your YouTube channel and click the “Customize channel” button.
3. Navigate to the “Links” section by clicking on the “About” tab.
4. Click the pencil icon and enter up to 5 social media account URLs.
5. Press the “Done” button!
We hope these examples have motivated you to reconsider your own channel banner.
