Sharefaith Websites (Sidekick): How to Make a Logo for Your Website

If you do not already have a logo, you can make one by following this helpful tutorial. 

First things first. 

 

Please Note: Pixlr.com is a third-party website. This tutorial is to aid you in creating a transparent logo. Our Customer Liaisons are not designers so we do not offer any further support other than this tutorial.

 

How Big Should My Logo Be?

When you upload your logo, keep in mind to make it horizontal in appearance, like you see in the examples below. The size can be adjusted once uploaded, but to prevent yourself from overloading your website, it is best to make sure that the logo is kept under 400 pixels wide by 400 Pixes high for fast loading. 

 

The Key to a Great Logo!

The key to a great looking logo is to have a transparent background. This allows the website's background colors to show through the logo (rather than have a big white box around it). In the example below is a logo with a transparent background on the left and on the right is an example of a logo without a transparent background. As you can see, the logo with the transparent logo looks much more professional.

 

 

Watch this short video that will show you in detail how you can to create a logo with your church name in it using Pixlr.com

*This video overview may include some out-of-date images. We appreciate your patience as we work to get these videos updated. 

 

We are going to show you how you can make a logo with your church name for your website using Pixlr.com. Scroll down here to Pixlr Editor. Click on Launch Web App.

Click Create New Image. We’re going to set our width to 450 pixels and my height to 120 pixels. Then we’re going to make sure we click Transparent and then click OK.

Now we’re going to grab my canvas and place it in the middle so we can focus on it better.We are now going to add an image. So we will click Layer, then Open Images Layer.

Grab your transparent image, click Open, and here it is. We are going to select the Move tool, then move my image to where you would like it. Then you will select the Type tool, click your cursor on your canvas, then type your church name.

Select the font you would like, adjust the size, then you’ll move your font to where you would like it, then change the color, click OK, then click OK again. I'm done, so you will click Save. Change the name, make sure that it is PNG so it is transparent, click OK, click Save.

Now we are back on our website and want to addy our logo. You will hover over the logo, click the Mountain button. We’re going to upload your file, so you will click Select Files, pick my new logo, click Open, make sure it's selected, then click Insert into Post, click Save.

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