The document provides guidance on designing effective thumbnails for videos. It discusses using curiosity gaps, scroll stoppers, and tests like clarity, contrast and glance tests to create thumbnails that attract viewers and convey the key elements of the video. The three C's of thumbnail design are outlined as contents, composition and contrast to help capture the main point and draw the viewer in with visually appealing elements.
The document provides guidance on designing effective thumbnails for videos. It discusses using curiosity gaps, scroll stoppers, and tests like clarity, contrast and glance tests to create thumbnails that attract viewers and convey the key elements of the video. The three C's of thumbnail design are outlined as contents, composition and contrast to help capture the main point and draw the viewer in with visually appealing elements.
The document provides guidance on designing effective thumbnails for videos. It discusses using curiosity gaps, scroll stoppers, and tests like clarity, contrast and glance tests to create thumbnails that attract viewers and convey the key elements of the video. The three C's of thumbnail design are outlined as contents, composition and contrast to help capture the main point and draw the viewer in with visually appealing elements.
CAUTION: LARGE NUMBERS EMOTIONS CAN YOU MAKE OUT YOUR WHAT WE WHAT WE USING TOO MANY SCROLL STOPPERS IN ONE THUMBNAIL DANGER/MOVEMENT FACES THUMBNAIL IN THE SIDEBAR CURRENTLY KNOW WANT TO KNOW VIEW WITHOUT STRAINING? WILL DILUTE YOUR BRAND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING CAN YOU CLEARLY READ EVERY WORD?
MOMENT THUMBNAIL CAN YOU EASILY IDENTIFY
OFFERS A GLIMPSE INTO THE MOMENT RIGHT BEFORE A 3 C’S OF THUMBNAIL DESIGN EVERY ELEMENT? POWERFUL REACTION CONTRAST TEST STORY THUMBNAIL CONTENTS: THE “WHAT” OF THE THUMBNAIL DOES YOUR THUMBNAIL STAND INTRODUCES A POINT OF OUT IN A CROWD? TENSION OR A QUESTION MAIN CHARACTER (FOCAL POINT) DO YOU INTERRUPT THE THAT SETS UP THE FIRST ACT SUPPORTING CHARACTERS (SUPPORT THE MAIN CHARACTER PATTERN?
OF THE STORY IN CREATING THE CURIOSITY GAP)
CAN YOU STOP THE SCROLL? RESULT THUMBNAIL COMPOSITION: PUT IT TOGETHER FEATURES A CHOOSE A CENTER ALIGNMENT OR GLANCE TEST DESIRED ALIGN USING THE RULE OF THIRDS RESULT CAN SOMEONE UNDERSTAND YOUR THUMBNAIL IN TWO DIRECT ATTENTION THROUGH LEADING SECONDS? TRANSFORMATION THUMBNAIL LINES, RED ARROWS, AND DIFFERENCES IN SCALE, BLUR, & DEPTH DO THEY KNOW WHAT FEATURES A DESIRED RESULT YOUR VIDEO IS ABOUT? AND A BEGINNING STATE CAN THEY TELL YOU WHAT CONTRAST: MAKE IT POP THEY SAW? LUMINOSITY CONTRAST SATURATION CONTRAST HUE CONTRAST NOVELTY THUMBNAIL BONUS TEST: DRAWS POWER FROM OUR DO YOU HAVE AT LEAST THREE NATURAL URGE TO VARIATIONS TO SWAP WITH? EXPERIENCE SOMETHING @APRILYNNEALTER WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE LIGHTS VS DARKS COLORS VS GREYSCALE COMPLEMENTARY COLORS @APRILYNNEALTER