Every time I visit
websites, it is either the header or the background that always gets my
attention. I am always startled by their beauty, their “effects”, and how they
were created. I also believe that the header can give the greatest
impact on the viewer. Since then, I have dreamt of making such header or
background that can put the viewer in awe.
Luckily, a prospective
client before trusted me to practice on the website he was building. His
priority was that I be able to make compelling articles aside from maintaining
the site. But since he allowed me to build the site from the very foundation
which is its layout, I really got so obsessed on making a good header. I have
attempted thrice in creating a header in photoshop. And the third and last one
was inspired by a website that I was able to search in the internet.
Following is my step
by step procedure in creating the header. Enjoy the crazy things that a newbie
can do in order to come up to a design she wanted to imitate.
The website of the
client was intended for business. So I decided to create a business header
inspired by this post - http://www.designinterviews.com/news/101-Header-Tutorials-58780.html
This is it- my business header: