{"id":852,"date":"2018-03-01T01:02:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T01:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/?p=852"},"modified":"2020-09-24T20:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:38:29","slug":"facebook-social-media-design-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/facebook-social-media-design-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Social Media Design Kit for Photoshop 2018 &#8211; FREE Template Download"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>In this article, I am giving away a social media design template for the Facebook fan page 2018 and demonstrating how to use it.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6>Scroll down for more in-depth info! I hope you find this useful.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past few years, I have been creating quite a lot of design for social media. In order to ease my workflow, I\u2019ve developed this Facebook fan page design kit, which is a series of templates allowing me to create and preview my design offline before it is uploaded to the network. This enables me to correctly position and prepare my artwork seamlessly and stress-free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today I share this with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><br \/>\nGET THE FREE BLANK FACEBOOK FAN PAGE UI DEMO TEMPLATE\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-937\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download here\u00a0<\/span><strong>FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/0qyxcaak.sibpages.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/get-access-here.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/get-access-here.jpeg 511w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/get-access-here-300x74.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/tutorials\/download-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Need help? Read the download Instructions here.<\/a><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Download Banner --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 728px; height: 90px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5992154573416155\" data-ad-slot=\"9493859037\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>GET THE FREE EXERCISE FILES<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-938\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get the demo files that I will be using to showcase how the template works.\u00a0<\/span>FREE<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/file\/lyyb0yfgz498lvv\/2_-_FACEBOOK_FAN_PAGE_EXERCISE_FILES_2018.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2283 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zip_download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"91\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Download approx 34MB<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2281\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/downlaod_spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"53\" height=\"79\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/file\/1kzbznzw0dn6v9w\/2_-_FACEBOOK_FAN_PAGE_EXERCISE_FILES_2018.rar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2284 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rar_downlaod.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDownload approx 45MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>HOW TO USE THE TEMPLATES<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once downloaded be sure to extract the files first using the correct program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/tutorials\/download-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Need help? Find out more here<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the <\/span><b>FACEBOOK SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGN KIT &#8211; 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> file uncompressed you will find the files inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In here you will find a series of template files to compose your profile image, profile header image and\u00a0posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, you will find the Facebook UI demo document which you will paste your artwork files into, to preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the <strong>\u20184 &#8211; FB_UI_DEMO_2018.psd\u2019<\/strong> open you will see a blank document ready to paste in your own artwork. Here you will see Facebooks&#8217;s current UI compositions for 2018 across devices from desktop to mobile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-937\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE1.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the left, you will see the social media elements: The profile image, profile header image and posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>TAKE NOTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are smart objects. Whatever you edit in these smart objects will also appear in the device UI to the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now in the layers panel, you will see that this has been composed to make it easy for you to edit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-941\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE3-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE3.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All purple smart object layers are what you want to edit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&#8217;t really need to go into the layer folders below to edit the images. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now if you go into the EXERCISE FILES folder and open the <strong>\u20184 &#8211; FB_UI_DEMO_2018_EXERCISE.psd\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0you will see an example of a design across the devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-938\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE2.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the left, you will see the social media elements and on the right, you can see how they fit into the Facebook UI across devices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now I\u2019ll explain how to preview your social media elements in the blank document. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s start with the profile image.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><br \/>\nPROCESS KEY:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To use the templates I would advise that you:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>STEP 1 &#8211; First design your artwork using the blank template documents.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>STEP 2 &#8211; Once complete paste the artwork into the Facebook Fan Page UI demo template to preview the artwork.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>DESIGN THE PROFILE IMAGE\u00a0<\/b><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>STEP\u00a0 1<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before previewing your profile image you will want to design it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First you will want to open <strong>\u20181 &#8211; FB PROFILE IMAGE.psd\u2019<\/strong> in the <strong>\u2018DESIGN KIT\u2019<\/strong> folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now currently on Facebook, profile images will feature in both square and circle format. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this document, you will see a grouped folder with a circle mask to allow you to correctly preview your circle profile image as it may appear on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the mask is disabled, to allow you to see it in square format. If you want to see the circle crop, right click on the layer mask and click \u2018enable\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-896\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-768x862.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-300x337.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE4.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this document to place in your images and text to compose your profile image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I come to the <strong>EXERCISE FILES<\/strong> folder, and open <strong>\u20181 &#8211; FB PROFILE IMAGE_EXERCISE.psd\u2019<\/strong>. Here is a logo profile image design I have prepared earlier. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice the layers are contained in the masked folder. If I right click and enable the layer mask, you can see how it will feature as a circle when cropped. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>PREVIEW THE PROFILE IMAGE &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>STEP \u00a02\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the blank UI demo template, in the layers panel, if you double click on the top <strong>\u20181 &#8211; PROFILE IMAGE\u2019<\/strong> smart object layer you will open this in a new tab. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can see that this is similar to the profile image document I just demonstrated which I advise you create your profile image artwork in first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in the profile image file I composed my artwork in, for my example this logo, I\u2019ll either copy it and then paste it into the blank smart object layer in the demo template or drag the layers in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the layers are in the in the masked folder. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once happy I\u2019ll close this. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in the UI demo template you will now see that it\u2019s updated across all devices to preview. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If required, go back to the profile image template and make any necessary tweaks. And repeat the previous process to paste back into the UI demo until you are happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once happy right click on the <strong>\u2018CIRCLE MASK\u2019<\/strong> folder, disable the layer mask, and you will see the full square image. Now you can save this off and upload to Facebook and it should fit perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-897\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3-ARTICLE-IMAGE5.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>DESIGN THE PROFILE HEADER IMAGE\u00a0<\/b><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>STEP\u00a0 1<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before previewing your profile header image you will want to design it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First you will want to open <strong>\u20182 &#8211; FB PROFILE HEADER.psd\u2019<\/strong> in the blank template folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>TAKE NOTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the layers panel you will see there are a series of safe areas. These have been placed here for you to accurately compose your artwork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can see the safe areas for Desktop and Mobile by toggling the visibility of the folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-943\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE4-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE4.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this document to place in your images and text to compose your profile image accurately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are planning to put text or graphics that will be legible on every device, make sure your composition fits within the <strong>\u2018MOBILE\u2019<\/strong> safe zone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I come to the <strong>DEMO FILES<\/strong> folder, and open <strong>\u20182 &#8211; FB PROFILE HEADER_EXERCISE.psd\u2019<\/strong>. Here is a profile header image design I have prepared earlier. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Toggle the safe areas to see how it has been composed)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-944\" src=\"http:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE5-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/FB-ARTICLE-IMAGE5.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>PREVIEW THE PROFILE HEADER IMAGE\u00a0<\/b><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>STEP \u00a02<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the blank UI demo template, in the layers panel, if you double click on the <strong>\u20182 &#8211; PROFILE HEADER IMAGE\u2019<\/strong> smart object layer you will open this in a new tab. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can see that this is similar to the profile header document I just demonstrated which you can create your profile header image artwork in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if I now come to the <strong>DEMO FILES<\/strong> folder, in here I will see the artwork I have prepared earlier for the profile header image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once open I\u2019ll either copy it and then paste it into the blank smart object layer in the demo template or drag the layers in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once happy I\u2019ll close this. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in the UI demo template document, you will now see that it\u2019s updated across all devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TAKE NOTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Notice how the design looks different across UI devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using the safe area guides in the template the design has been made to fit the smallest UI correctly\u00a0but also works well across all the others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If required, go back to the profile header image template and make any necessary tweaks and repeat the previous process until you are happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once happy make sure the visibility is off for each safe area, save and upload to Facebook and it should fit perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>DESIGN THE POSTS\u00a0<\/b><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>STEP\u00a0 1<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before previewing your post images you will want to design them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Included in this pack are 2 examples of how you can post images on Facebook using the rectangle post or a square post. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you will want to open either \u00a0<strong>\u20183 &#8211; FB POST 1.psd\u2019<\/strong> or <strong>\u20183 &#8211; FB POST 2.psd\u2019<\/strong> \u00a0in the blank template folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use these documents to place in your images and text to compose your post image accurately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I come to the <strong>DEMO FILES<\/strong> folder, and open either \u00a0<strong>\u20183 &#8211; FB POST 1.psd\u2019<\/strong> or <strong>\u20183 &#8211; FB POST 2.psd<\/strong>\u2019 in the layers panel you will see an example of a post I have prepared earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>PREVIEW THE POSTS\u00a0<\/b><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>STEP \u00a02<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the blank UI demo template, in the layers panel, if you double click on either \u00a0<strong>\u20183 &#8211; POST 1\u2019<\/strong> or<strong> \u20184 &#8211; POST 2\u2019<\/strong> smart object layer you will open this in a new tab. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you can see that these are similar to the post documents I just demonstrated which you can create your post artwork in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if I now come back to the <strong>DEMO FILES<\/strong> folder, here I will see the artwork I have prepared earlier for the post images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once open I\u2019ll either copy them and then paste them into the blank smart object layers in the demo template or drag the layers in accordingly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once happy I\u2019ll close them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in the demo template document, you will see the post update across all devices.<br \/>\n<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(only the square post is included in the demo UI devices)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If required, go back to the post image templates and make any necessary tweaks and repeat the previous process until you are happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once happy save and upload to Facebook and it should fit perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So that&#8217;s my social media design kit for Facebook 2018. I hope you find it as useful as I do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy and good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/0qyxcaak.sibpages.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/get-access-here.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/get-access-here.jpeg 511w, https:\/\/garethdavidstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/get-access-here-300x74.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>REFERENCES<\/h4>\n<p>Find out more here:<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate guide to social media graphic sizes &amp; dimensions<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zionandzion.com\/the-ultimate-guide-to-social-media-graphic-sizes-and-dimensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>The Ultimate Guide for Social Media Image Dimensions For 2018 \u2013 with Infographic<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/postcron.com\/en\/blog\/social-media-image-dimensions-sizes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I am giving away a social media design template for the Facebook fan page 2018 and demonstrating how to use it. 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