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Graphic Design

Online Banner Design

Ad creative sized and built for wherever it needs to run. I redraw each ad for every size you need, so the message reads as clearly on a slim mobile banner as it does on a large billboard.

One ad, five sizes

Example

Plants and coffee, under one roof

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Leaderboard, 728 x 90 pixels

A wide strip, often across the top of a desktop page. All five are drawn to one scale.

What you can expect from online banner design

One idea at every size

A single headline and look across the whole set, so the campaign is recognisable wherever it appears.

Layouts rebuilt for each shape

A wide leaderboard and a tall skyscraper need different layouts, so I rearrange each one instead of shrinking the same design.

Words that read at a glance

A short headline, your logo and one clear button, because people give a banner very little of their attention.

File sizes within the limits

Light files that stay within the limits set by the ad network or publisher, so they upload cleanly and load quickly.

Static or animated

JPEG or PNG images as standard, with animated versions where the campaign needs them and the network accepts them.

Versions you can test

I can add a second headline or image to the set, so you can compare which one gets more clicks.

Example designs

What online banners could look like for your business

Example designs for three kinds of business. Pick one to see what each design is doing and why.

Mockup of two online banners for a holiday cottage company, placed on a news web page

Example design

728 x 90 and 300 x 250

For a holiday cottage company.

How an online banner project works

  1. Step 1

    Brief and placements

    We agree what the ad is promoting, where it will run and what you want people to do. I work from the size list and file limits of the network or publisher you're using.

  2. Step 2

    One lead design

    I design the idea at one size first, so you can approve the message and look before I make the rest.

  3. Step 3

    Every size and revisions

    I redraw the ad for each size and make the rounds of changes we agreed at the start, until it's right.

  4. Step 4

    Files ready to upload

    You get every size, clearly named and exported to the network's limits, ready for you or whoever runs your campaign to upload.

Common questions

It depends on how many sizes and versions you need, and whether any are animated. I'll give you a clear quote before any work begins.

Got a campaign to run?

Tell me what you're promoting, where the ads will run and when you need them, and I'll come back with an honest recommendation and a clear quote.

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