Turn Your Medium Blog into a Design Masterpiece
Take your Medium blog from this:
… to this:
… using Unsplash images, Canva graphics, Medium formatting, and design hierarchy rules.
Medium Blog Formatting
Medium has some pretty awesome features to make your blog posts stand out. Here are a few ways to use Medium’s features in your blog posts:
H1: For all of your main points, highlight them and use the large “T” so they head the section.
H2: For all subheaders, highlight them and use the small “T”.
Images: Inserting images has never been easier. When you enter a new line, hit the “+” sign and select “🔍” to search and insert an image from Unsplash.
Paragraph Break: Split your paragraphs or sections up using the line tool. Hit the “+” sign and select “ — — ” to add a line break. This gives more space between text.
Hierarchy Rules
In designer speak, when we talk about hierarchy, it means that the elements on a page have an order so that the eye moves comfortably down the page.
Here’s an example of poor hierarchy:
The alternating sizes and weights of the text make it flow less easily as you read down the page.
This is the same text with a good hierarchy:
See how the eye travels easily down the page in the second screenshot? It’s because the content has a hierarchy, so it does the hard work for your eyes.
Canva Graphics
A lesser-known tip that I haven’t seen anyone else suggest on Medium is to use Canva graphics to spruce up your blog posts.
See the pretty paragraph breaker I used above? I got that from Canva.
You just create a new design and select “Custom Size” at 1200w X 100h pixels to create a long skinny canvas. Then search “line” under “Elements” on the left, filtering it to “graphics”.
Once you’ve chosen your paragraph breaker, go to Share > Download > Transparent Background > Download.
You can even get creative and use GIFs in your design, like this:
Keep Your Audience Engaged
Most readers will skim pages, so the more visually engaging you make your blog post, the longer they’ll stick around. Use Medium’s in-built editing features, Unsplash images, good hierarchy, and Canva graphics to make the best out of your blog posts.
