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Thumbnails Checklist

Thumbnails Checklist

Before uploading your thumbnail to Drive, please ensure that

  1. It includes no more than 4 big elements. The small elements are absent

  2. There is a 1 big face on it. Pick the most emotional interesting photo that you can find

  3. Objects are placed properly:

  • main face/faces - right;

  • text - upper left, upper center;

  • other objects - left

4. The thumbnail text is not too long, up to 6 words

5. The thumbnail text has no grammatical errors

6. The thumbnail text is in contrast to the background. We prefer:

  • yellow letters on a black background

  • black letters on a yellow background

  • white letters on a black background

  • black letters on a white background

  • red letters on a black/white background

7. The image size is less than 2 Mb

8. The whole thumbnail composition is associated with true crime and horror content.

 

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