Design — Banner: Banner Designer
Location: PixCrowd Hub → Select an event → Event → Design Audience: Event organizers
Banner — Design your event banner
Open Event → Design → Banner to arrange the event banner using the Banner Designer. The banner combines artwork, text, the event image, and other design elements into a single composition.
Work in the Banner Designer
The main canvas displays the banner you are composing. The toolbar offers elements such as:
| Tool | What it adds or controls |
|---|---|
| Hero | The event's hero image layer. |
| Name | Event name text. |
| Subtitle | Event subtitle text. |
| Date | Event date text. |
| Location | Event location text. |
| Shape | A decorative or structural shape layer. |
| Artwork | A decorative artwork layer. |
Some toolbar options may be unavailable depending on the current banner state. Existing elements remain visible in the Layers panel.
Organize layers
- Open the Layers tab in the right panel.
- Find an element by its name, such as Location, Date, Subtitle, Name, or Hero.
- Use the drag handle beside a layer to rearrange its order.
- Use the layer's three-dot menu to see the actions available for that element.
- Use the Properties tab to inspect available settings for the selected element, and Background for available background settings.
The exact settings and menu commands depend on the selected layer; consult the controls shown in the editor.
Understand the banner's crop area
The designer displays dashed guides for the 16:9 event-card crop. Keep essential information, such as the event name, within those guides when you want it to appear on event cards.
Elements outside the guides can still appear in wider banner placements, such as the event header and invitation, but may be omitted from the event-card version.
Preview the banner
The Preview panel shows how the composed banner looks in different placements, including an event card. Use Full size to inspect a larger preview. Review the preview after changing artwork, text, or layer arrangement, especially to check readability and cropping.
Apply the banner to your event
- Arrange the banner elements on the canvas.
- Check the Preview panel, including the event-card crop.
- Select Apply banner to event to apply the composed banner.
- Return to Event Overview or the Events list to review its appearance.
Note: Apply banner to event is the explicit action shown in the Banner Designer. Do not assume that changes to the canvas have been applied until you use this action.
Banner tips
- Keep the event name legible against decorative artwork and photos.
- Use the 16:9 crop guides to avoid losing important text on event cards.
- Check both the full banner and event-card preview before applying.
- Use Layers, Properties, and Background to work on different aspects of the design.