Chapter 3: Automatic Banner Generators

Auto Banner Generators

How do you design your first internet ads? These sites allow you to design a banner yourself via fast and easy automated banner design tools with templates provided at the web site. Each link is accompanied by a sample banner so you can see a sample of what each site has to offer.

Creative Connections produces a 2 line static banner advertisement. Comes with over 30 colorful background designs; basic text with no additional font features , choose of colors for text; just choose background, add text to design, and cut and paste results. - 5 minutes. The Azurii banner located at the bottom of this is also a creative connections banner.

Media Builder has 22 animated effects; black and white text only; generates in minutes; cut and paste; special URL for web tv users. Also has a very nice 3d text generator with full set of fonts, options, and colors.

Animation creates great business look. Has business, web site, or product oriented banner designs. You can choose from different sizes 468, 400, 392, 468 x 16, etc.

Signboard offers unique banners. Plate looking, you can choose from 7 backgrounds, text colors and 5 different designs. Choose from 256x48, 320x60, and 512x96.

Coder's Banner Generator This one takes some work. First create text, then add to a vast selection of backgrounds. Mult-text choices. Static. Text size arbitrary and cannot move text objects on banner. Looks nice.

Animation Online Very nice animated banner design site. 5 - 125x125 type box types with blinking lights, or index style (see my samples) also has wide selection of regular banners and opportunity for premium package at $9.95 a month.

Other Automatic Free Banner Generators: Quick Banner Ad Designer.com CreateBanner.com Free-Banners.com Online Web Creations Web GFX.ch ABC Banners Bannerz R Us AAA Banners Banner Forge FlamingText.com My Imager.com

THE STORE

Banner Generator free banners

Animation Online free banner maker

Web GFX graphics & logo maker

ABC Banner Makers free banner templates

Visit Flaming Text for Flaming text free graphics work.

Always Free!

Small Biz Special: Get 50 pages per month image and download monitoring for $69.95/year.

Tool Kit

What do you need to make a banner?

I. You need an photo editor/graphics layout program

Ulead
This site provides an inexpensive but useful Photo Impact enhancement & layout tool. (under $100)

Adobe Photoshop
This package is expensive ($500+) but considered the current industry standard.

II. If you want to create special graphics, you may also need an illustration program

Paint Shop Pro
Is considered a quality inexpensive graphics design program.

Macromedia's Illustrator
Is expensive, but considered the industry standard in graphics design

Web Genie
Also provides design tool resources

III. Want to animate it?

Gamani
provides an easy-to-understand, shareware basic animation utility for under $50.00.

Ulead
also offers an animation utility with some built in FXs

IV. Looking for some FXs or 3D Tools?

Crystal Graphics
This site provides an excellent 3D & special effects program. It's easy to use and produces great results.

Zara
Also provides very helpful 3D and special effect resources.

Macromedia
Of course Macromedia also provides Flash! which offers a whole array of animation and FX creation tools.

Ulead.Com
Also provides some interesting Text FX tools