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YouTube Thumbnail Design

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YouTube thumbnail design with specific dimensions, contrast rules, and mobile preview optimization. Covers safe zones, text placement, face expression psychology, and A/B testing. Use for: YouTube thumbnails, video cover images, click-through optimization. Triggers: youtube thumbnail, thumbnail design, video thumbnail, click through rate, ctr optimization, youtube cover, video cover image, thumbnail maker, thumbnail tips, youtube design, video preview image

Purpose

To empower users to create high-CTR YouTube thumbnails by leveraging AI image generation and providing expert design principles.

Features

  • AI-powered YouTube thumbnail generation
  • Specific dimension and aspect ratio adherence
  • Guidance on safe zones and element placement
  • Color strategy and contrast recommendations
  • Best practices for text and face expression psychology

Use Cases

  • Designing compelling thumbnails for YouTube videos
  • Optimizing click-through rates for video content
  • Creating visually appealing video cover images
  • Ensuring thumbnail readability on mobile devices

Non-Goals

  • Generating video content itself
  • Providing video editing capabilities
  • Performing direct A/B testing on the YouTube platform

Workflow

  1. Install the belt CLI skill.
  2. Log in to inference.sh via the CLI.
  3. Use the provided `belt app run` command with a specific prompt and dimensions.
  4. Review generated thumbnail against design specifications and best practices.

Practices

  • Visual design
  • Content optimization
  • AI prompt engineering

Prerequisites

  • inference.sh CLI ('belt') installed
  • belt login

Installation

npx skills add inferen-sh/skills

Runs the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.

Quality Score

Verified
97 /100
Analyzed about 22 hours ago

Trust Signals

Last commit1 day ago
Stars433
LicenseMIT
Status
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