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http://andrewmacarthy.com/andrew-macarthy-social-media/youtube-cover-art-template-psd-free-new-and-improved
There was something bothering me about my last YouTube One Channel cover art template - not just the
f act that, since it was made, YouTube has signif icantly upped its recommended dimage size without
warning! While it aids well in creating an image that will scale well f or any resolution or device, it does not
take into account the position of the channel icon, which overlays the image f rom the top lef t-hand corner.
This new template is the new, bigger size, and optimised to take into account channel icons.
A quick recap on how YouTube channel art works: The YouTube One Channel artwork is massive (2560
x 1440 pixels), and designed to present consistent branding on whichever device it is viewed on, f rom a HD
television down to a mobile device. What proportion of the image a person sees depends on the device
they are using. On HD televisions and mobile devices, the channel icon does not even appear, but this
template is designed to provide an optimised design f or any device: television, desktop, tablet, or mobile.
Example of Non-Optimised Channel Art

2. As you can see in the above example f rom the EpicMealTime channel, the channel art looks great at higher
resolutions on desktops, but at 1024 x 768 pixels, the channel icon inf ringes on their cover art branding. My
new template will help you avoid encountering any problems like this.
An Explanation on the Template
When you open up the .psd template in Photoshop or GIMP, it'll look like this (click f or an enlarged view). It
might look complex, but it's pretty simple, really. Here's how the dif f erent sections break down:
Lime green background: portion of art seen on HD televisions
Orange rectangle (f ull width): maximum portion of art seen on desktops.
Purple rectangle: Maximum portion of art seen on tablets.
Brown rectangle: Logo saf e area - this portion of the art will be visible on all devices.
Multicoloured squares: Representation of the positions and size of channel icons at dif f erent
resolutions - it does not appear on mobile devices.

3. How to Use the Template
Here are a f ew quick steps to use my YouTube One Channel template:
1. Hide or delete the instructional text layers.
2. Design your channel art over the coloured rectangles, covering the whole space as you like. However,
make sure to add the most important elements in the LOGO SAFE AREA, so that whichever device
someone views your channel on, they can see it.
Avoid placing important elements of your design behind the multicoloured squares that represent
the position of channel icons at different resolutions on varying devices, otherwise they will be

4. hidden and obscured.
3. Once your design is complete, hide the remaining template layers - the coloured rectangles and squares -
and save your image as a .png or .jpeg.
5. Upload your channel art to YouTube. Do not adjust the crop.

5. 6. Click Select and admire the f inished work!
Download the Template
Download the template
This YouTube cover photo template (and several others f or all the biggest social networks - expertly
measured, simple to use, and up-to-date) is available instantly as a downloadable zip file via the
purchase link above. For more inf ormation on all my social media templates, click here.
Note: Payment is fast and secure via PayPal, but you do not need a PayPal account to buy and download.
Alternatively, buy a copy of my #1 Web Marketing Bestselling book, 500 Social Media Marketing Tips, on
Kindle or in paperback, and receive a link to download them all for free - you'll f ind it located in the
Social Media Templates chapter.

6. Social Media Templates chapter.
Simply work around the template layers to add your design, save it as a .png f ile and upload it!