Median UI is designed with the dashboard UI concept, the template is more recommended to be used on news blogs, a simpler design but has a high readability is a plus point of this template.
The menu display is also made different from other templates, carrying the 3 column concept where the first column is devoted to the navigation menu which can be minimized the width of the navigation. At first glance this template looks like a web app that makes your blog look different from other blogs. This concept is also used by large websites such as Google Adsense, Google Drive and so on.
The mobile appearance was also maximize to make it look more modern by moving the navigation menu beneath the screen, this optimization makes the template look like a mobile app, this makes users to focus more on reading content provided from the blog.