Write down 3 things you know about website banners. Ask the purpose of a banner, the size, the content, software it is made in.

Evaluate these banners. Are they effective? Explain your critique of them. What is the purpose of a website banner? What is effective about these banners?

give it a title, suitable sizes and background colour. File, New, give it a title, suitable sizes and background colour. File, new, give it a title, suitable sizes and background colour.

Choose a colour and shape for the background. Think carefully about the Audience and Purpose and the colours used in the Logo. Choose a colour and shape for the background. You might want a transparent background. Double click on the layer to get the effects options.

Create a new layer for the logo to go on. File, Place, search for the logo. Create a new layer for the logo.

Move the image where you want to place it.

Double click on the layer to get the effects options. Choose suitable effects. Choose suitable effects thinking carefully about audience and purpose and not distorting the image.

Place an image you have saved onto your banner. Place an existing image on the banner.

Click the black move arrow and select Place. Move the logo and select the black arrow button and choose place.

Double click on the layer to get the effects options. Try changing the Opacity. Change opacity on the image.

Choose an effect for the background layer then place another image on.

Save it as a png file less than 250kb. Add more than one image on if it looks appropriate. Save your banner as a png file.

Example banners Save as png