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YouTube Thumbnail Design

Thumbnails for education and business videos on China.

Channels
China Admissions, Richard Coward
Role
Thumbnail designer
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Canva
Count
7 featured

Overview

I design YouTube thumbnails for the China Admissions channel and for Richard Coward's channel. The videos cover studying in China, doing business there and life as a foreigner.

The Process

A good thumbnail is not only about looks. Its job is to catch the viewer's eye in a crowded feed and show at a glance what the video is about.

I build each one in Adobe Photoshop and Canva, then we run A/B tests to see which title and thumbnail pairing earns more clicks.

The Work