everything i know about thumbnails, in 12 lines.
1. the eye scans a thumbnail in about 0.02 seconds. it moves in a z from top left to bottom right, so put your hook top left, and your proof bottom right.
2. use three elements at most, like a face, some text and one object. three is the most the brain can read instantly.
3. make one element clearly the main focus. everything else should support it, so the eye knows where to land.
4. add a twist the title doesn't say. a thumbnail that only repeats the title gives no reason to click.
5. avoid red, white and black as your main colours. youtube's own page uses them, so your thumbnail blends in.
6. put your most intense colour on the twist. the twist is what makes people curious, so it should catch the eye first.
7. break your niche's usual look on exactly one element. break one and it's memorable. break all of them and nobody recognises what it is.
8. turn it black and white before you publish. if you can't still tell what matters most, the contrast is too weak.
9. show the result the viewer wants as a picture. the eye reads the thumbnail before the title, so the picture has to carry the promise.
10. light your face from one side. look for a small triangle of shadow beside your nose. phones default to flat light, so flat light looks amateur.
11. pose for the thumbnail on set. frames pulled from your footage are usually blurry, badly lit or caught mid word.
12. make your face show the feeling the title promises. your expression tells the viewer how the video will feel.
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