Twitter Background Designs - SSWT Special Offer Only

[retta719]

Hey SSWT folks! I'm going to continue to offer Twitter Background creation for SSWT members for only $17. I've already done a handful of our member's twitter backgrounds, including Lynn's.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/twitter-lynnterry.gif

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/twitter-drperdew.gif

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/chriscobbtwitter.gif

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/paulscreenshot.gif

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/alantwitter.gif

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/twitter-lmm.gif

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/retta719-screen2.jpg

To place an order you can email me retta.oliverATgmail.com or send me a private message here on the boards.

[lisamariemary]

Loretta has done TWO for me, actually - and I love both of them! My other one that she dressed up is http://twitter.com/mrslisa

Well, and then she, of course, did our Product Review PLR one: http://twitter.com/prplr Which I love!

[retta719]

thanks Lisa :)

[Paul Cooley]

I must say that Loretta did a great job on my Twitter profile! I highly recommend her! :)

[lisamariemary]

thanks Lisa :)

You're very welcome! :)

[retta719]

Thanks Paul! :)

[WAHumor]

Wow...Lynn's too??

I wouldn't know what to do with it, actually. Do peeps tell you what they want, or do you just work creative magic?


Dan

[Bonnie]

Hey Loretta, those backgrounds are beautiful!

Got a question for you, though... on my screen (17" monitor), Twitter backgrounds are mostly hidden behind/under the person's Twitter page, so I don't see all the cool stuff in people's background designs. The screenshots you included in your post are NOT what I see on Twitter... the left and right panels of the custom design are hardly visible at all.

Is there some sort of an adjustment I can make for my viewing area? Or are the custom designs only fully visible on larger monitors?

Thanks!

Bonnie

[angienewton]

Got a question for you, though... on my screen (17" monitor), Twitter backgrounds are mostly hidden behind/under the person's Twitter page, so I don't see all the cool stuff in people's background designs. The screenshots you included in your post are NOT what I see on Twitter... the left and right panels of the custom design are hardly visible at all.

Is there some sort of an adjustment I can make for my viewing area? Or are the custom designs only fully visible on larger monitors?



Bonnie,
Same thing happens for me. I can't ever see the cool stuff either. Definitely not what I see in the screen shots above. They are all under the twitter page. I would love to know how to change that!

[wade_watson]

Hi, Bonnie and Angie. Your problem isn't the monitor size, but your operating system's resolution settings. Apparently these backgrounds (as with most Twitter backgrounds I've seen) are designed for resolution settings wider than 1024px. While I use a 21" monitor, I keep my screen resolution at 1024x768, which chops off many Twitter backgrounds, including Retta's. Current stats show approximately 57% of web users have their resolutions widths set higher than 1024px. It's understandable that you'd want to cater to the majority of your market, but it would be nice if Retta could try some somewhat closer designs that would be visible to more of us.

[angienewton]

Hi, Bonnie and Angie. Your problem isn't the monitor size, but your operating system's resolution settings. Apparently these backgrounds (as with most Twitter backgrounds I've seen) are designed for resolution settings wider than 1024px. While I use a 21" monitor, I keep my screen resolution at 1024x768, which chops off many Twitter backgrounds, including Retta's. Current stats show approximately 57% of web users have their resolutions widths set higher than 1024px. It's understandable that you'd want to cater to the majority of your market, but it would be nice if Retta could try some somewhat closer designs that would be visible to more of us.

Thanks for the explanation, Wade! I had no clue;) Where would I find the resolution settings on my computer? I'm sure hubby knows but he's not here right now LOL

[wade_watson]

If your on a Windows computer, right-click anywhere on your desktop. On the pull-down, click "Properties", then in the dialog window click the settings tab. Slide the resolution pointer to where you want it, then click OK. You'll find all the text, icons and pictures are become much smaller. I don't care for the eyestrain of reading at the higher resolutions, myself. I guess that's the difference in younger computer geeks and older ones like me.

[kirkward]

If your on a Windows computer, right-click anywhere on your desktop. On the pull-down, click "Properties", then in the dialog window click the settings tab. Slide the resolution pointer to where you want it, then click OK. You'll find all the text, icons and pictures are become much smaller. I don't care for the eyestrain of reading at the higher resolutions, myself. I guess that's the difference in younger computer geeks and older ones like me.

It's easier in Firefox ... Ctrl + will zoom in, and Ctrl - will zoom out, letting you see all sorts of stuff.

At least mine does.

[angienewton]

Thank you guys! I'll keep it as is but darn I wish I could see all the cool Twitter page designs;)

[Gord Young]

Just 2 cents...You can always right click on the Twitter profile background and select "view background image" to see the full screen. The cursor then becomes a magnify tool to enlarge the image.
I do this myself as most backgrounds are cut off on my 17 inch monitor.

[wade_watson]

(Bphtht!) I've known about the Firefox zoom feature for a long time, but it never occurred to me to use it that way. That works fine and beats changing your resolution settings. You guys should probably be using Firefox if you're not already, anyway. If you use the NoScript addon your computer can cruise the web more securely.

[angienewton]

Just 2 cents...You can always right click on the Twitter profile background and select "view background image" to see the full screen. The cursor then becomes a magnify tool to enlarge the image.
I do this myself as most backgrounds are cut off on my 17 inch monitor.

OK, now THAT is really cool! THANK YOU for the tip:) I learn something new every day;)

[GanderCo]

Hey Loretta, those backgrounds are beautiful!

Got a question for you, though... on my screen (17" monitor), Twitter backgrounds are mostly hidden behind/under the person's Twitter page, so I don't see all the cool stuff in people's background designs. The screenshots you included in your post are NOT what I see on Twitter... the left and right panels of the custom design are hardly visible at all.

Is there some sort of an adjustment I can make for my viewing area? Or are the custom designs only fully visible on larger monitors?

Thanks!

Bonnie
Wow, I almost never use 1024 X 768 anymore, not even on a 17" laptop. The reason I don't 1024 X 768 is because, although everything will look bigger and maybe easier to read, I can't see as much stuff. This is a perfect case in point. When you're Display resolution is set at the 1024 X 768, it's like ZOOMING in. Yes, the text is bigger, but you get a whole lot LESS to look at, and that is why you don't see all of the Twitter Background.

In a way, I guess one could compare it to... Trying to create a video site that is optimized for dial-up. It can be done, but then all of your "Video Viewers" with high speed internet wouldn't come around much more because the video would NOT look good to them.

Seems like it's "have-to" case of choosing the lesser of two evils.
That's just "my" 2 cents worth. Just one opinion from one guy :)

Gary.
@GanderCo

[CorpRebel]

It's easier in Firefox ... Ctrl + will zoom in, and Ctrl - will zoom out, letting you see all sorts of stuff.

At least mine does.

You can zoom in/out that way in IE6 & newer too.

Also in IE you can hold ctrl key down and use mouse scroll wheel to zoom in/out. ;)

But that's not changing "resolution" of your screen.


http://www.cashjunction.com/forum-images/rickakacorp_blk2.gif (http://www.cashjunction.com) :cool:

[Wendy Yohe]

This works in FireFox as well. Just tried it in FF 3.5.

Thanks for the tip!

[retta719]

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/terrapin719/twitter-backgrounds/ramona_werst.jpg

[gailjrichardson]

Hi Loretta,
I would like for you to do me a Twitter Background. Please email me at gailjrichardson@gmail and let me know what you need to know.
Thanks... Gail

[deniseoberry]

Hi Loretta --

I'm primed for a couple of backgrounds. Sent you an email a few days ago... not sure whether you got it??

Thanks,

Denise

[retta719]

Hey, everybody. I'm kind of on hold for Twitter backgrounds right now. My laptop was fried this month and until I get that taken care of I'm out of commission and outsourcing all of my graphic work. So, I'm going to have to put the SSWT special on ice for awhile.

In the meantime, I highly recommend our very own MagicMyke at http://sharppixeldesigns.com/ for your graphic needs. He does awesome work over there.

I also can highly recommend my fellow Easy Wahm Website designers Christine Brandt (http://easywahmwebsites.com/services/christine-brandt/), and Angela Bradley (http://easywahmwebsites.com/services/angela-bradley/) who also do Twitter Background work.

I'll post again when I'm back and up and running as usual over here. Hopefully that is soon.

[KarenMcG]

Retta,

I'm sorry your computer went poof! :)

And thank you for so generously providing three of your colleagues.

Looking forward to when you're up and running again.

[wendywood]

Ouch, Retta. I hope you can get it taken care of soon. :( Is your laptop completely dead? If so I've seen some great deals on laptops at Dell.

[rtutsky]

A simple way to view any twitter page background completely (on a pc) is to hold the control key down and press the minus sign. To get back to normal screen just press the plus sign. Hope this helps.

[retta719]

Hey everybody! I'm glad to announce that the Twitter Backgrounds service has returned and the SSWT special offer is once again in play. Looking forward to making some new backgrounds for everyone!

[lisamariemary]

You guys have to see what Loretta has done to my MrsLisa Twitter account!!! It is so very cute!

Ready?

http://twitter.com/mrslisa

Don't you love it?

You can get yours here ==> http://easywahmwebsites.com/custom-twitter-backgrounds/premade-twitter-backgrounds/