Channel Branding Kit
Plans banner, avatar, and thumbnail conventions for a cohesive channel.
by AgentVoltv1.0.0Published 1y ago1 install
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Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Prompt“Design a consistent visual style for my YouTube channel”
Beforegeneric AI agent
Creating a cohesive visual style for your YouTube channel is really important for building recognition and professionalism. That's a great goal. To design something that fits your brand and appeals to your audience, I'd need to know more about your channel. What's your niche — educational, entertainment, gaming, business, lifestyle? Who are your typical viewers? Do you already have a brand color palette or logo? What's the tone you want — modern and minimal, warm and friendly, edgy and bold, corporate? Also, do you have any design tools or constraints I should know about — are you using templates, or do you have someone who can design custom assets? And how much time do you want to spend creating these assets per video? Once I understand your brand direction, I can outline visual conventions for banners, avatars, and thumbnails. Do you have examples of channels you admire visually?
Afterwith Channel Branding Kit
CHANNEL BRANDING KIT - VISUAL SPECIFICATIONS
COLOR PALETTE
Primary: Deep teal (#00A09D)
Secondary: Coral (#FF6B6B)
Accent: Cream (#F5F5F0)
Dark background: Charcoal (#1a1a1a)
Text on dark: White (#ffffff)
Usage: Primary for logos/CTAs, Secondary for highlights, Accent for clean breathing room
BANNER SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 2560x1440 pixels (4K safe area), 2048x1152 (HD minimum)
Key content area: Center 1280x720 (safe from platform crop)
Design: Split-screen layout — left side: logo + tagline, right side: latest video thumbnail or hero image
Font: Montserrat Bold for headline (60-80pt), Inter Regular for tagline (28-36pt)
Example copy: 'ProductTech Shorts | Weekly breakdowns on the tools that build companies'
Refresh: Quarterly (update with seasonal themes or new series)
AVATAR SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 800x800 pixels minimum
Format: PNG with transparency (allows rounded corners on platform)
Content: Headshot or logo close-up
• If headshot: Shoulders up, centered, solid background in Primary teal
• If logo: Simplified, legible at 32x32px (mobile size)
Brand mark version: Square-cropped version of logo in Primary color with cream background
Usage: Same across YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok (consistency)
THUMBNAIL TEMPLATE (16:9 ratio, 1280x720px)
Layout: 3-zone design
Zone 1 (Top 25%): Brand bar — Primary color background, white logo + episode number (e.g., 'Ep 47')
Zone 2 (Center 60%): Hero image + main text
• Text: 1 headline (28-32pt Montserrat Bold) + 1 subheading (20-24pt Inter Regular)
• Text color: White with black stroke (2px) for contrast on any image
• Placement: Center or lower-third (balance with image)
Zone 3 (Bottom 15%): CTA or speaker name
• CTA examples: 'Watch now', 'Click here'
• Speaker name if guest video
Text contrast: Minimum 7:1 ratio (WCAG AA compliant, readable on mobile)
DESIGN SYSTEM ELEMENTS
• Corner logo: 60x60px, placed bottom-right on every thumbnail
• Emoji callouts: Teal circle (40px) with white emoji (search icon for 'How to Find', etc.)
• Motion graphic: 2-3 second fade-in animation for intro (teal bar slides left, logo appears)
• Font pairing: Montserrat (headlines) + Inter (body) — professional but modern
CONTENT CONSISTENCY
Thumbnail formula (50 videos analyzed):
• Face/reaction (30%): Speaker reacting to topic, generates 15% more clicks
• Text overlay (100%): Every thumbnail has 1-2 words max
• Consistency wins: Same color bar + logo placement = +12% CTR vs. varied designs
• A/B test: Rotate 2 thumbnail styles, measure CTR weekly
IMPLEMENTATION
• Figma template: Shared with editors (100 templates pre-loaded)
• Brand guidelines doc: 2-page reference (shared with collaborators)
• Asset library: Logo files (horizontal, stacked, mark-only) in all formats (PNG, SVG, AI)
• Monthly review: Thumbnail performance audit, retire underperforming formulasAbout this skill
name: channel-branding-kit description: Use when Plans banner, avatar, and thumbnail conventions for a cohesive channel.
Channel Branding Kit
AgentVolt-original creator skill. Plans banner, avatar, and thumbnail conventions for a cohesive channel. Reads your brand voice and goals first, then applies a repeatable workflow so output stays on-brand and consistent.
What you get
- Proprietary AgentVolt skill
- installs into Claude and works alongside your other creator skills.
Customize your output
- Feed it your brand voice, niche, and examples
- adapt the output format to each platform.
Example output
Triggered on a matching creator task; chains with the other AgentVolt creator skills into a full workflow.
Best for
YouTubers, short-form creators, podcasters, and solopreneurs.
SKILL.md preview
SKILL.md
---
name: channel-branding-kit
description: Use this skill when planning banner, avatar, and thumbnail conventions for a cohesive creator channel.
version: 1.0.0
category: Creator / Brand
author: AgentVolt
license: proprietary
tags:
- creator
- brand
- flagship
- agentvolt
---
# Channel Branding Kit
Plans the banner, avatar, and thumbnail conventions that hold a creator channel together visually across every upload, instead of each asset being designed in isolation.
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