New Banner for the Shop

I've been browsing Etsy the past few days, and I noticed something: the banners make a difference. Sure, they say beauty's only skin deep, but a little effort towards a shop's appearance goes a long way. I know, I know, a pretty shiny banner doesn't mean quality goods, but it says something about the shop owners. It says they actually care what their shop looks like and are willing to put their time and effort into even the little details.

After this revelation, I took a good look at Willheit's banner and tried to see what it said about us.

It said, "Hi! I know how to used the paint can and text tool in Photoshop and took all of five minutes!"

Oi. Not exactly the introduction we want to our potential customers. This needed to be fixed.

Now, I am not naturally inclined as a graphic designer. In fact, I'm pretty much the opposite. Took a class in high school and swiftly decided it was not my forte. Unfortunately, other people aren't going to care when all they see is a rather sad little banner. This... called for some research.

As luck would have it, there are some incredibly gifted artists and designers on Etsy, and their talents extend to banners. After a few hours of cruising through shops and checking out what kind of banners looked good, which didn't look so good, and which made me go, "Wow, this person's really a professional!", I got some pretty good ideas and came up with our brand new banner.

I think it looks pretty nice. Check it and our newest stock out over at Willheit Shoppes.