So I’m a huge perfectionist when it comes to my blog banners ever since tumblr made it a feature. I even made myself a photoshop-file template to arrange things nicely and crop and adjust colours before uploading it to tumblr.

Now I’m making it available to my followers. Now it is a photoshop file, made in CS4 compatibility mode so unfortunately only some of you will be able to use it. The download for it is here. It comes with organised layers and guidelines to help you out if you’re a perfectionist like me.

For those who can’t use the file, I’m going to give you a rundown here.

Banners

Your uploaded banner should be at least 625x353px. For HD use1250x706px. Use jpgs for fast loading times.

When displayed on the side of the dashboard your banner will appear slightly smaller but the dimension ratio will stay the same. You don’t have to worry about anything being cropped out.

Do not round the corners of your banner (as shown in the preview). Tumblr will do that automatically.

Icons

Uploaded icons should be at least 128x128px, but it displays in the preview as 96x96px.

Even if you choose to display your icon as circular on the settings page, you still need to upload a square image.