The differences between a fixed header and a fluid header are entirely aesthetic. Most blogs have what’s called a “fixed” header – a header that has a specific width. A fluid header spans the entire width of a browser window, regardless of the users screen dimensions.

Headway allows you to create a fluid header without any need for CSS code. The trick however, is selecting colors to match your header image so that the end result is beautiful.

In this video, I walk you through:

• How to select the fluid header option.
• How to upload a new header image.
• Selecting colors that enhance the a fluid header design (I fast forward through this part because your design choices won’t be like mine).

I was asked a question recently about how I customized the navigation bar at johnhaydon.com:

I thought this screencast would be useful to others as well.