YouTube thumbnails
Built for CTR, checked at 120px
A thumbnail wins or loses in the half second someone scans the feed. Every concept is built around curiosity and contrast, then pressure-tested at the size your audience actually sees it.
Designs people actually click
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- every design tested at feed size
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- distinct concepts per brief
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- typical thumbnail turnaround
What I design
- YouTube thumbnails
- 4:5 social creatives
- Carousels
- Event banners
- Channel art
- Profile kits
- Campaign graphics
- Template systems
- Podcast covers
- Static ads
Built for performance, not just looks — if it doesn’t read at feed size, it doesn’t ship.
Three formats, one standard
Social creatives
4:5 · Instagram · LinkedIn
Creatives that read instantly — one message, one focal point, no squinting. The CIO Leaders Conference set below ran as a real campaign in Dubai.
Brand & template systems
Channel art · Kits · Templates
A feed that looks intentional instead of assembled. You get reusable template logic you can brief against next time, plus layered source files on every project.
Brief to delivered
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Brief
Title, topic, audience. I study what your niche’s feed looks like so we can break its pattern.
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Concepts
Two to three distinct directions, each built around a different emotional angle — not the same idea recolored.
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The 120px test
We pressure-test the winner at real feed size. If it doesn’t read at 120 pixels wide, it gets rebuilt.
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Deliver
Final exports plus layered source files, usually within 24–48 hours of the brief.
Real work, on real channels
Tech channels, food channels, events in Dubai, campaigns in Mumbai — every frame above shipped to a real client.
Before you ask
- Do you design thumbnails in batches?
- Yes, most channel clients work on a monthly batch or retainer, which keeps style consistent and turnaround fast. One-off thumbnails are available too.
- What do you need from me to start a thumbnail?
- The video title, the core promise of the video, and any face/product photos you have. I handle the rest, including sourcing and compositing.
- Do I get the source files?
- Always. Every project ships with layered source files. Your brand assets are yours.
Got a title? Let’s make it clickable
Send the video title and what it promises — I’ll reply within 24 hours with concepts within 48 hours of the brief.