One thing I love about Twitter is it’s simplicity. The concept is simple, the usage is simple and even the design is simple. As far as your theme is concerned you are restricted to changing a few colours and adding a background, keeping things nice and clean and ensuring the app doesn’t become a mess like MySpace did :)

These restrictions limit our creativity boundaries so if you want to make an impression with your Twitter profile it all comes down to the background.

I’ve compiled a list of Twitter profiles who have impressive creative backgrounds, which I feel stand out above the rest. Feel free to share any you’ve come across and you can also follow me on Twitter.

Textures

1. @builtbybuffalo
builtbybuffalo
2. @gabediaz
gabediaz
3. @designbyfront
designbyfront
4. @elliotjaystocks
elliotjaystocks

Logos

5. @bittbox
bittbox
6. @benek
benek
7. @3drockz
3drockz
8. @studio3k
studio3k
9. @zohoinvoice
zohoinvoice

Photographs

10. @bookchiq
bookchiq
11. @ceidotorg
ceidotorg
12. @chorrell
chorrell
13. @nonlinear
nonlinear

Twitter Bird

14. @justtweetit
justtweetit
15. @darkmotion
darkmotion

Illustrations

16. @elitistsnob
elitistsnob
17. @imajes
imajes g
18. @flarup
flarup
19. @simplebits
simplebits
20. @pixellent
pixellent

Sky

21. @mayhemstudios
mayhemstudios
22. @divvoted
divvoted
23. @collis
collis
24. @rogieking
rogieking

Colourful

25. @rsg
rsg
26. @abduzeedo
abduzeedo
27. @bartelme
bartelme

Patterns

28. @jophillips
jophillips
29. @randaclay
randaclay
30. @leelowe
leelowe

Further reading

Some useful links for more Twitter inspiration. Check out Another 15 Beautiful Twitter Themes by Gopal. I came across it while writing this post, there’s a few duplicates but still worth a look.

Any more?

Suggest any Twitter profiles I haven’t mentioned below and feel free to follow me if you like.

Lee Munroe
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Hi I'm Lee, a freelance web designer and masters student from Belfast Northern Ireland. Like this article? Feel free to follow me on Twitter.

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    @gadgetboy’s done something quite clever and added in some more details about himself that wouldn’t fit in the standard options.

    @markhall’s is also pretty neat.

    Nice list, keep ‘em coming!

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    Nice list. Some really cool backgrounds there. It good to see what people come up with when they are restricted as to what they can do.

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    Thanks for including me! FYI, I got my background at twitterpatterns.com - free patterns for Twitter use.

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    Great post! Those are great, I love rogiekings. That site is amazing. Great choice of themes. I have recently updated my twitter here as well with a custom background.

    http://twitter.com/ryancoughlin

    Nice site by the way!

    Ryan

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    I love my own, shamless plug, I know but still.

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    I should have mentioned that I don’t know if the Twitter profiles above are all the original creators of the backgrounds, these are just the profiles that caught my eye.

    If there’s anyone you want to credit you can add their link in a comment.

    Thanks for the comments so far. Plug your own profiles all you want :)

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    There are lots more interesting branding efforts like @garyvee and @pistachio and @problogger and mine at @dalecruse

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    lol another shameless plug : http://twitter.com/michaelmallon

    i quite like mine, was going to use it on a friends band site but didnt.

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    Thanks for the mention!

    I’ve listed a bunch of my favorites on my site, but a few highlights:
    @rachelpradhan
    @joeywan
    @mcgstudio

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    Coalmarch productions has a great Twitter background, putting the poor Twitter bird coughing his way through a smoky landscape.

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    Thanks for including mine!

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    Not to be at all conceited … but I really like how the two custom Twitter backgrounds I recently made turned out.

    One was for me: http://twitter.com/drastudio
    The other was for a Twitter friend: http://twitter.com/summero

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    Honored to be mentioned among a great group of people. My background is actually the same one I made for my site.

    Thanks again!

    -Gabe

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    Hey Lee! Thanks a lot for including my Twitter page design, I’m in really great company here :)

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    Nice profiles! I love creative profiles, I have a few posts like this on my blog with some different ones if anyone is interested :). Thanks for rounding these up!

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    Some very nice designs - particularly like the pixel art!

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    A great collection - maybe you could check out mine as well?
    twitter.com/elitebydesign - thanks!

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    WOW! Thanks for including me on your list. Very cool backgrounds everyone! :)

    - Cal

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    Whoah that’s it, I’m updating my Twitter profile!!!

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    take a look on my twitter profile too

    http://twitter.com/syuxx

    a great way to get people to follow you. hehe
    oh, follows are always return! :)

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    Great post. Very interesting !
    Thanks you very much, nice to meet you

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    Look at this http://twitter.com/eWeb, has a great color combination and nice background :)

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    Thanks for adding me on the list.

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    Thanks for featuring divvoted.com! It’s all the work of our man wez (twitter.com/wezmaynard) If you take a look at http://divvoted.com there is also a natty island - we’re looking for ideas for new buildings if anyone wants to contribute!!

    Dan

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    Beautiful background!

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    Cool Designs! I like my design too! Took me awhile to come up with it. :)

    http://www.twitter.com/tywebbin

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    Some really great additions here guys, thanks for the comments and links to your profiles. I think it’s time I do something creative with my profile now http://twitter.com/leemunroe

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    Nice gallery. Some of them are really good.

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    Thank you so much for including Just Tweet It :)

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    These are awesome! I’m inspired!

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    Some greats on the list here. I design custom twitter backgrounds and a favourite of mine is http://twitter.com/tedmurphy. I quite like my own too http://twitter.com/traceymeagher!

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    Another thing to keep in mind when designing your Twitter backgrounds. Try to keep any important info within 700 px or less from the top. Laptops/macbook will cut off info if it’s too far down the page, depends on the size of the laptop/macbook screen.

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    My assistant just made me a new background. I love it. Thought you might like to see it.

    http://twitter.com/marcwarnke

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    thanks, these will help me design a better one for myself

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