Twitter can be a powerful tool to communicate and connect with people through words, but it can also be a great way to promote your brand through visual design. Twitter does limit you when it comes to customizing your page, but you do have full control over the background image. There are a lot of creative twitter backgrounds out there, but some of my favorites are those that have a more illustrated style.
If you know of more really good illustrated twitter backgrounds, let us know.
@arinee
@shirtpizza
@mj12982
@spurrachel
@peachpops
@Go_Media
@boxmodel
@chadworth
@DesignerDepot
@carywood
@smashingmag
@meghunt
@mikebithell
@mailchimp
@doubleolee
@anousone
@canvascubed
@sickbrain
@fragments77
@happytreefriend
@Hicksdesign
@Malarkey
@meetblink
@sallid
@carsonified
@KrisColvin
@bongobrian
@Krftd
@Vectips
@djambazov
frankly I don’t find @smashingmag’s background all that terrific. I expected something more interesting than a few branches and a couple clouds.
Wow! Nice ones! I definitely got to design new layout for my twitter page. Thank you for inspiration!
Check this one 🙂 https://twitter.com/julienrenvoye
here’s mine:
https://twitter.com/nezua
and
https://twitter.com/XOLAGRAFIK
These are great! I was trying to think of what I would do for mine. Now I have some great inspiration!
Those are all cool, but you forgot one! https://twitter.com/phil_franks
Thanks for including me on this list! 🙂
smashinmag is default background on twitter
https://twitter.com/w3bdesign
thumbs up or thumbs down on my illustrated background? https://twitter.com/shanesnow
I’m more than a bit biased but, I think our CD Nik did a awesome job on our background (also a robot):
https://www.twitter.com/rtraction
What about: https://twitter.com/iconfinder ?
I’m disappointed not to see mine (https://twitter.com/nwjerseyliz) as I think @HughBriss did an excellent job.
I appreciate the @shirtpizza mention – thanks Henry!
Very nice collection Henry! I keep wanting to spruce up my @designbumped background but I just haven’t gotten around to it!
@John Campbell: Same here. I have been neglecting our twitter background forever. 🙂
Where’s mine? https://twitter.com/napwarden
Nice list, but Smashing is a default:(
for twitter background have a look at mine: https://twitter.com/istudorsorin
My Fav background at the moment is @gentingcasino https://twitter.com/gentingcasino
twitter.com/FreestyleMVT and twitter.com/AdriensAne have illustrated elements..
All look rubbish on a 1024×768 resolution!
what about mine: https://twitter.com/inspirebit
Very useful post to take many different ideas.
& what about mine: https://twitter.com/idealhut
Good Job 😉
Not bad : https://twitter.com/brin_de_web
Nice collection
Here’s mine https://twitter.com/lipelip
Nice ones!!! Here is mine: https://twitter.com/Laplanted
@KRisColvin’s “illustrated” background is a tiled, seamless graphic from istockphoto. It’s been my bg for almost 2 years.
@ericablonde
I love how everyone is putting up their own haha..Mikebithell’s is sick!
Mine: https://twitter.com/namln. It’s not beautiful or great, but I really like it.
Anyway, thanks for this post.
I like my twitter background too https://twitter.com/inogando
Love @canvascubed … awesome stuff!
great collection thanks …
mine is https://twitter.com/conceptn_design
Check this guy out… He’s good!
http://www.twitter.com/dancaina
Take a look at https://www.twitter.com/viborc and https://www.twitter.com/adebak – they are Twitter backgrounds optimized for different screen resolutions 🙂
Jeeez this mailchimp is in every list out there.. Not saying it is bad though 🙂 And yes.. smashingmag is a default twitter background and it is nice but still default one so can I be in the list then? 😀
check out mine!
https://www.twitter.com/nickbrookfield
Check out mine too!! @pixmaniaco
I would add this one to the list https://www.twitter.com/campleaders
birds in suits anyone? https://twitter.com/EmilyHaggar
Good job! 😉
What about: https://twitter.com/mencione
How about this one – https://titter.com/redbilby
I don’t really like the design of hicksdesign, it’s pretty simple, already used on his website. It has no originality. 30 is also a super short list compared to the amount of creative background. Your list is good, I really enjoyed to see most of my fav’.
@xethorn
Take a look at https://www.twitter.com/romulusremo
Please take a look at twitter.com/dcontois
Check my background please…It´s cool.