Customizing Unity editor layout

Objective: Create a Unity editor layout which allows for efficient editing.

1. Change the layout color so that play mode is differentiated from edit mode by going to edit > preferences and selecting your favorite color for playmode tint.
2. Move hierarchy to top middle.
3. Scene is a work horse, so move it to top left.
4. Game view is the player perspective, so move it below scene so that you can see both at same time.
5. Move project to bottom middle and switch to one column layout.
6. Move console behind game view.
7. Add window > animations to behind console.
8. Leave inspector to the right.
9. Save layout, so you can quickly change to it.

Unity is very flexible and you can drag windows around your desktop to customize it for needs at the time. Experiment with it and find a comfort zone.