Social networks
How visual format changed on each network and what to watch when you publish.
Restaurant photos: digital menu, Google Maps and Instagram
A restaurant needs the same photos in three different formats.
Twitch header and stream panel sizes 2026
Twitch mixes wide banner, square panels and stream overlays.
Meta Ads creative sizes: Feed, Stories and Audience Network
Meta Ads requires different creatives per placement.
YouTube thumbnail that works on mobile and TV: framing checklist
Thumbnail looks different on mobile, desktop and TV — design for the intersection.
TikTok Photo Mode vs vertical video: which image to upload
Photo Mode allows photo carousels on TikTok — but shares dimensions with vertical video.
LinkedIn for companies: logo, banner and post sizes
LinkedIn company page has three key visual assets — each with different sizes.
Complete Instagram sizes guide 2026: feed, story, reels and profile
Instagram uses at least five different ratios — this guide collects all with exact pixels.
Adapt same photo to Story, Reel cover and 4:5 post in one flow
One photo, three Instagram formats — with different crops but coherent identity.
How to prepare a 10-slide carousel with consistent framing
A coherent carousel keeps the same framing slide to slide.
Spotify cover and Canvas: sizes for musicians and podcasts
Spotify requires square cover but Canvas is vertical — two formats for one song.
Image size for Google Business Profile and Maps
Google listing photos impact Maps and local search — upload at correct size.
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YouTube channel banner: 2560×1440 and safe zone on TV and mobile
Channel banner is huge on paper but only a central strip is visible — design for safe zone.
WhatsApp profile and status photo sizes in pixels
WhatsApp compresses aggressively — correct size reduces surprises.
Pinterest pin size: 1000×1500 and 2:3 ratio explained
Pinterest favours 2:3 vertical — 1000×1500 is the sweet spot.
X (Twitter) header dimensions: 1500×500 and upload errors
X header stays 1500×500, but mobile crop is aggressive — design with central safe zone.
Facebook cover size: profile, event and group in pixels
Facebook cover isn't one generic banner: profile, event and group have different sizes and mobile crops.
TikTok image sizes in pixels: vertical video, photo and cover 2026
TikTok works in 9:16 vertical by default — but Photo Mode, cover and profile thumbnail have nuances worth knowing before export.
LinkedIn banner dimensions: personal profile vs company page
Personal and company LinkedIn banners use different sizes — mixing them up is the most common cause of cropped logos or illegible text.
YouTube thumbnail size: 1280×720 px (and why it is not 1920×1080)
YouTube asks for 1280×720 px for the video thumbnail — not 1920×1080. That larger size is for the end screen, not the feed thumbnail.
Instagram Story size in pixels: 1080×1920 and safe zone 2026
The short answer is 1080×1920 px, but exporting at that size without respecting the safe zone still leaves text covered by Instagram's interface.
How to make a good carousel for Instagram and LinkedIn (without it looking padded out)
A good carousel is not a single photo repeated ten times with different text — it is a sequence with a reason to keep swiping.
Safe zones in Stories and Reels: the visual guide that stops your text getting covered
What looks perfect in the desktop editor can arrive with the text covered by the clock, a sticker or the comments button on the viewer's phone.
The evolution of the image on social media: from the square photo to full-screen vertical
Instagram launched by forcing everyone to crop into a square. Fifteen years later, the dominant format is the exact opposite. This is that story.
Image sizes for social media: the guide that doesn't change every month
Every network has its own canvas, and getting it wrong is not a detail: it's the difference between a photo that looks good and one that's half-cropped.