{"id":1383,"date":"2018-06-20T17:41:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtest.tubics.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:20:38","slug":"youtube-thumbnail-design-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.tubics.com\/index.php\/youtube-thumbnail-design-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Thumbnail Design: How to Get Your Thumbnail Clicked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you publish and share content on YouTube, it’s important not only to think about the content you create but also your YouTube presence itself. YouTube allows you to create a profile for your company or business, and this profile should be a clear representation of your brand and what you do, including your aesthetics, value, message and more.One important part of your YouTube presence to customize is your thumbnail design. The thumbnails are the small images that serve as the sort of “cover” for each video that you create. Video thumbnails appear on your profile page, as well as in search result pages. The YouTube thumbnail<\/a> is the first impression a YouTube user gets of your video, and they can help determine whether a user wants to watch your videos — or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube’s Custom Thumbnail Feature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you create a video, YouTube will help you automatically generate a thumbnail by randomly selecting three frames from your upload and letting you choose which one should be the image in your thumbnail. This default option is a popular choice, because many people don’t know how to customize their own thumbnails, or they don’t want to take the extra time and energy. However, this option is very limited in terms of thumbnail design, since you can only choose from the 3 frames. For many social media managers and creators, this is not very satisfying–and they aim to create thumbnails that are more appealing.Luckily, you can also customize your own thumbnail design, which gives you the chance to create a video cover that is appealing to the eye, communicative about who you are and the content of your video, and on-trend, so that it draws in viewers and makes them want to see the content you’ve created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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YouTube Thumbnail Design Trends in 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Currently, there are several thumbnail design trends<\/a> that make for successful thumbnail designs. Here are 4 of the most popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Thumbnails with Faces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many YouTube creators choose to use a thumbnail of a face. This face is usually the face of the person that’s featured in the video or the person that the video is about. Your brain is hardwired to respond to faces. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emoji Thumbnails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some people choose to use emoticons in their YouTube thumbnails designs. These recognizable cartoon images are understood immediately by anyone who has encountered emojis before, which means users can quickly understand what the video will be about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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YouTube Thumbnails with Bold Fonts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To catch YouTube users’ eyes, many people use clear bold, bright fonts in their YouTube thumbnail designs. These fonts feature the title or a description of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Typical Fonts that regularly show up in YouTube thumbnail designs include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n