Thumbnail Feedback I want my Thumbnails to stand out whatever they're viewed on.

[Alby Tastic]

It took me a while to come up with an eye catching design because it also needed to stand out even when viewed on a smartphone.
I use a really old photo editor but it has the ability to create macros, so I've been able to automate creating my thumbnails.
I can change the backgrounds, words, foreground really quickly and so try out various thumbnails to see which one works the best.

 

[Kindred]

Personally I would find the text easier to read if it wasn't slanted. Yellow is eye-catching which is good but maybe add some form of imagery as well as the text

 

[liftoffvideo]

Agree with Kindred, here's a quick mockup as an example ...




I chose a random computer pic, reversed a couple of the text/background colors and increased the size diff on the 1st line, also dropped your 4th line and the author/channel line.

Thoughts?

You can check out Andrew Kan's thumbs, I think his are great or Nick Nimmin's or a favorite of mine is Primal Video

*not affiliated to any of the above and they do not know me at all - yet

 

[Legacy]

IΓÇÖd also like to point out that the subscribe logo on your thumbnail would be covered up by the timestamp so it wonΓÇÖt be able to be seen. IΓÇÖd always try to limit text on thumbnails so there isnΓÇÖt too much going on. If you want to have your channel name in the thumbnail somewhere I would at least remove the ΓÇ£byΓÇ¥ part and move the channel name to the bottom left of the thumbnail and shrink the font. This way, the channel name is still on the thumbnail and would prevent people from stealing the thumbnail without doing some cropping but it wouldnΓÇÖt be the main focus of the thumbnail either.
What I always go by is that people always either look at the middle first, or whatever is eye level to them so I would unslant the text like the poster above me said to do too.

 

[HenryBR]

You're on the right track. However, besides not having the text slanted as the others have suggested. I recommend removing the highlight from all of the text and instead just add text color to the text.

 

[Alby Tastic]

Personally I would find the text easier to read if it wasn't slanted. Yellow is eye-catching which is good but maybe add some form of imagery as well as the text

Thanks for that, I'll look into those suggestions.
The image in the background is actually a Z800 and I put the B/G OOF to make the text stand out.
This was the first Video I put on YT 2 years ago and it still gets about 30 views a day.

 

[Alby Tastic]

You're on the right track. However, besides not having the text slanted as the others have suggested. I recommend removing the highlight from all of the text and instead just add text color to the text.

Thanks for that, I'm always exploring different options, the reason I chose that particular arrangement is because it really pops on a smartphone, and since about 70% of people now watch YT on their phones I thought it would help.

 

[amywhite]

If you want your thumbnail to stand out from the crowd, create an eye-catching YouTube thumbnail. The concept of YouTube Thumbnails is pretty similar. It's the little cover we use for our YouTube videos, and it's up to the viewer whether or not to click on it. The logic is obvious. If your YouTube thumbnail models aren't impressive enough, they'll scroll. But don't worry, by using YouTube thumbnail maker, you can easily create Your YouTube thumbnail design!

Check out some of the unique thumbnail channel I followed, guide us on how to create YouTube thumbnails in just 5 minutes.

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB6LH3vT3eg

 

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