Headers, feed posts, profile photos, and more. This guide includes all major players, including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. Each player has a cheat sheet!
You might first wonder. You might be wondering, “What’s the fuss about?” What is the importance of image sizes for musicians? It is crucial to properly size your images for your music, social networking strategy, and branding.
It ensures that you post high-quality visual content to your followers and feeds. Additionally, it presents your music online in a professional and high-quality way.
This is done by making sure…
Images won’t get pixelated or stretched. This can make images look awkward and unprofessional.
Ensure that your photos are the right size for display on each social media platform. This will increase engagement with your followers and fans.
– The full photo is visible to your audience. – Social media platforms can crop your image to fit your brand, which can cause problems for your artwork and branding.
Are you ready? Let’s get started.
Instagram Image Sizes
Instagram is the most widely used photo-sharing platform. A feed based primarily on visual content means it’s important to get the right-sized images for music promotion on Instagram.
Supported Formats: JPEG and JPG. PNG, BMP, and non-animated IIFs
Profile Photo
Users see this when they search for you on Instagram’s Explore page. Remember, first impressions are important.
Remember that Instagram profile pictures are displayed in circles. You may have to re-centre your image to ensure that no important visuals are lost.
– Recommended dimensions: 320 x 320 (1:1)
Feed Posts
Instagram is all about the feed.
These are the images that you upload to Instagram as ‘posts’. They appear in your follower’s main feed. You can format your post images in square or portrait modes, but we recommend that you stick to square images for your feed.
– square posts should be measured at 1080×1080 (1:1)
– portrait dimensions: 1080×1350 (4:5)
– landscape post dimensions: 1080×566 (1.91.1)
Thumbnail Photos
Thumbnails show thumbnails of the images you see when you view your Instagram account in a grid view or gallery view. To avoid your images becoming pixelated, Instagram saves thumbnails of uploaded images.
– Recommended dimensions are 1080×1080 (1:1)
Displayed as 161×161
Instagram Stories
Stories are one of Instagram’s most popular features. Instagram Stories can be used to add images as well as videos. Don’t forget the details!
– Recommended dimensions 1080×20 (9:16) minimum 600×1067
– Maximum file size: 4GB
– Maximum length: 15 seconds
IGTV Cover photo
The cover photo of your IGTV vid uploaded to Instagram will be displayed on your channel page. Make sure your cover photo is correctly sized.
You can’t change this image after it’s published. Make sure you double-check it before uploading.
– Recommended dimensions 420×654 (1:1.55)
IGTV video
Upload an IGTV video in landscape mode.
– portraitvideo dimensions: 1080×20 (9:16).
LandscapeVideo: 1920×1080 (16:9)
Carousels
Instagram carousels, which are multiple image posts, are for those who don’t understand. You can choose from three formats: landscape, portrait, and square.
– squarecarousels: 1080×1080 (1:1)
– portraitcarousels recommended dimensions: 1080×1350 (4:5)
– landscapecarousels recommended dimensions: 1080×566 (1.91.9)
Twitter Image Sizes
Twitter ranks among the top places to promote and network with your music via social media. There are a few formatting options to be aware of when uploading images.
Supported Formats: JPEG and GIF.
Profile Photo
Like Instagram, your music Twitter account photo is the first reference point for audiences searching your Twitter handle or name.
Your Twitter profile picture, just like Instagram’s, will be displayed in a circle even if it was uploaded as a square. To avoid cropping important visuals, keep them away from the corners.
– Recommended dimensions: 400×400 (1:1)
– Maximum file size: 2MB
Header/Banner image
Your Twitter banner or header is an image that appears horizontally at the top of your profile.
– Recommended dimensions 1500×500 (3:1)
– Maximum file size: 5MB
Keep in mind that header images look different across different devices, i.e., desktop to mobile. Twitter can crop your header up to 60 pixels. You might also need to re-centre the image, just like Instagram. This will keep all important information at the forefront.
Remember that your Twitter profile picture may partially block the bottom left corner of your header image. Re-centre as necessary (but we’ll get there next).