Your LinkedIn banner is often the first visual impression you make on potential employers, clients, or connections. Creating a professional, personalized banner that reflects your expertise and brand can be time-consuming, but with Cursor AI, you can automate this process using your existing resume as a foundation.
Why Use Your Resume as a Source?
Your resume contains all the key information needed for a compelling LinkedIn banner:
- Your professional title and expertise areas
- Key skills and technologies you work with
- Years of experience and career highlights
- Your professional brand and value proposition
Getting Started with Cursor
Here's how to use Cursor to make the examples listed below.
Step 1: Prepare Your Resume
Start by having your resume in a format Cursor can read - ideally a markdown file. You can tell cursor to make your current resume (pdf, doc) into markdown.
Step 2: Create a Banner Generation Script
Use Cursor to create a script that:
- Extracts key information from your resume (name, title, top skills, years of experience)
- Generates banner design specifications
- Creates HTML/CSS or uses image generation APIs to produce the banner
Step 3: Customize the Design
With Cursor, you can iterate quickly on designs. Ask it to:
- Adjust color schemes to match your brand
- Modify typography and layout
- Add or remove elements based on your preferences
- Optimize for LinkedIn's banner dimensions (1584 x 396 pixels)
Example Workflow
Here's a practical approach:
- Open your resume in Cursor
- Ask Cursor to extract your professional summary, top 5 skills, and current title
- Request it to generate HTML/CSS for a LinkedIn banner using that information
- Refine the design through iterative prompts
- Export the final design as an image
Step 2: Tell cursor to figma template and use it to build an html file for multiple banner options.
Use Cursor to create a script that:
- Extracts key information from your resume (name, title, top skills, years of experience)
- Generates banner design specifications
- Creates HTML/CSS or uses image generation APIs to produce the banner
Step 3: Customize the Design
With Cursor, you can iterate quickly on designs. Ask it to:
- Adjust color schemes to match your brand
- Modify typography and layout
- Add or remove elements based on your preferences
- Optimize for LinkedIn's banner dimensions (1584 x 396 pixels)
Example Workflow
Here's a practical approach:
- Open your resume in Cursor
- Ask Cursor to extract your professional summary, top 5 skills, and current title
- Request it to generate HTML/CSS for a LinkedIn banner using that information
- Refine the design through iterative prompts
- Export the final design as an image
Figma Design Specifications
To help you get started, here's a complete Figma specification that you can use with Cursor to generate professional LinkedIn banners:
Canvas Setup
- Frame Size: 1584px × 396px (4:1 ratio)
- Background: Linear gradient from #1e3a5f → #2c4a6b → #1e3a5f (135° angle)
Layout Structure
Left Section (Code Preview)
- Position: 60px from left, vertically centered
- Width: ~400px
- Code Block:
- Background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) with backdrop blur
- Border: 3px solid #41b883 on left
- Padding: 20px
- Border radius: 4px
- Font: Monaco/Menlo/Courier New, 12px
- Line height: 1.6
- Text color: #e8e8e8
Center Section (Main Message)
- Position: Horizontally and vertically centered
- Main Tagline:
- Font size: 36px
- Font weight: 700 (Bold)
- Color: #ffffff
- Text shadow: 0px 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)
- Letter spacing: -0.5px
- Sub Tagline:
- Font size: 20px
- Font weight: 400 (Regular)
- Color: #b8d4f0
- Tech Badges:
- Background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) with backdrop blur
- Border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)
- Padding: 8px 16px
- Border radius: 20px
- Font size: 14px
Right Section (Icons)
- Position: 60px from right, vertically centered
- Layout: Column, gap: 20px, right-aligned
- Icon Style:
- Size: 40px × 40px
- Background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) with backdrop blur
- Border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)
- Border radius: 8px
Color Palette
- Primary Dark: #1e3a5f
- Primary Medium: #2c4a6b
- Accent Green: #41b883
- Text White: #ffffff
- Text Light: #b8d4f0
- Code Background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)
- Glass Effect: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15)
Typography
- Primary Font: System fonts (SF Pro on Mac, Segoe UI on Windows)
- Code Font: Monaco, Menlo, or Courier New
- Main Tagline: 36px, Bold (700)
- Sub Tagline: 20px, Regular (400)
- Badges: 14px, Medium (500)
- Code: 12px, Regular
Effects
- Backdrop Blur: 10px (for glass morphism effects)
- Text Shadow: 0px 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3) (on main tagline)
- Box Shadow: 0px 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.2) (on banner container)
Export Settings
- Format: PNG or JPG
- Resolution: 1584px × 396px (1x)
- Quality: High (90-100%)
Live Banner Examples
Below are six different LinkedIn banner designs created using the specifications above. Each demonstrates a different style and focus area, showing how you can adapt the template for various professional contexts:
Benefits of This Approach
- Consistency: Your banner aligns with your resume content
- Efficiency: Generate multiple variations quickly
- Personalization: Each banner is tailored to your specific background
- Easy Updates: When your resume changes, regenerate your banner in minutes
Advanced Tips
Once you have the basic workflow down, you can:
- Create templates for different industries or roles
- Generate A/B test variations to see what resonates
- Automate banner updates when you add new skills or achievements
- Create matching banners for other platforms (Twitter, GitHub, etc.)
Conclusion
Using Cursor to create LinkedIn banners from your resume is a powerful way to maintain consistency across your professional presence while saving time. The AI can help you extract the most relevant information and present it in a visually appealing format that makes a strong first impression.
Start with a simple prompt, iterate based on the results, and soon you'll have a professional banner that accurately represents your brand and expertise. Use the examples above as a starting point, and customize them to match your unique professional profile.