Create custom graphics with Canva
The Homepage Feature Region is a great way to showcase important information on your homepage and works best with a high-quality original image in combination with the built-in title, caption, and call-to-action features. When working with a "designed" image, where text and other elements are combined to construct a graphic, the Homepage Feature Region's size restrictions can result in text or other important parts of the image getting cut off. A great, free tool that will help you solve this issue is Canva.com.
Head to Canva.com to sign up for free
Create your design
Once you are logged in, click the Create a Design button, and choose the Custom Size option at the bottom of the menu.
Enter your width and height values
Here, you can enter the recommended width and height values for your particular feature region.
Add Ruler Guides
Set Ruler Guides to ensure you stay within the center 1000px (width) of your image, If you are using a Full Feature Region size, you should also keep to the middle 80% (height) of your image. To turn on the Ruler and Guides, click on the File tab at the top of your Canva page.
When your rulers appear (top and left of page), click and drag from the rulers onto your design to add guides. Here is a blank design (1920px by 480px) after adding the guides:
Start designing!
You can add photos, text, and even select from templates to use as a starting point from Canva's menu on the left. These will all use the dimensions you've selected, ensuring it will fit nicely in your Feature Region. Be sure to keep any essential information, like text, within that middle rectangle outlined by your guides!
Download your design
Unless you add Premium elements to your design (marked with a crown symbol when browsing the left-hand menu), there's no cost to download your design.
Click the Download button at the top right of your screen, and choose to download your image as a PNG or JPG, in order to use the image on your eCatholic website.