Launching channels and careers through 1,000+ thumbnails.
YouTube Thumbnail Collection
Graphic Design
SEO
Social Media
Summary
YouTube Thumbnails are the unsung backbone of what makes videos go viral. I've designed over 1,000+ of them ever since I got my start working for an esports gaming channel, and have expanded my portfolio in making thumbnails for large and small channels alike in various communities and industries.
Role
Graphic Designer
SEO Designer
Tools
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Duration
5+ years
Overview
Since 2020, I have created nearly 1,000+ YouTube thumbnails across several channels, from esports organizations, independent content creators in gaming, children's programming, and chess historians. Styles have ranged from maximizing SEO strategies, incorporating pop culture references and memes, or creating stylistic thumbnails that match the video.
Aside from producing the actual designs of the thumbnails and art, I also workshop initial concepts with the creators, look into channel analytics, and help write SEO-friendly titles and descriptions in order to improve click-thru-rates, views, and subscriber counts.
In total, many of these videos I helped design and produce have garnered over 15mil+ views, 200mil+ impressions, and 300k+ subscribers gained across all videos and channels worked on.
Below is a sample of my favorite thumbs highlighting some of the different visual styles I have conveyed!
