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YouTube Thumbnail Design
Thumbnail designs for videos about digital marketing, health, and storyboarding.
I designed this collection across different channels and topics. My focus was to make the subject clear at a glance using bold type, expressive portraits, and visuals that connect to what the video is about.
Designing around the topic
For the Google Trends tutorial, I used the interface and an upward arrow to show what the video covers. For the landing pages and sales funnels comparison, I put the presenter in the middle and used a green check and red cross to separate the two sides.
The StoryboardArt thumbnail needed a different approach. I paired the instructor’s portrait with a muted storyboard workspace in the background. That gave the image context while leaving room for the headline and the instructor’s credit.
Adapting the layouts for Shorts
For the vertical designs, I stacked the headline, presenter, and supporting visuals. In one gut health design, I placed the question at the top and used the presenter’s pointing pose to draw attention to the illustration. For the sleep design, I used a curved arrow to connect the scene at the top with the headline below.
I carried the blue and yellow palette across the vertical set so the designs could look related even when the composition changed.
