Thumbnail Brief Generator
Generate a specific thumbnail brief a designer can execute in 20 min. Concept, layout, expression, contrast, text.
About this skill
name: thumbnail-brief description: Generate a specific thumbnail brief a designer can execute in 20 min. Concept, layout, expression, contrast, text. Use when working on thumbnail brief generator.
Thumbnail Brief Generator
Most thumbnail feedback is "make it pop." This skill generates a specific brief: the visual concept, the layout, the facial expression (if a face is used), the contrast strategy, the text (if any) and its placement, and 2-3 references from top-performing channels in your niche. A designer can execute it in 20 min. Use it before you brief a designer or before you sit down in Photoshop yourself.
What you get
- Concept statement in one sentence
- Layout spec (subject placement, focal point, negative space)
- Facial-expression direction (if a face is used)
- Contrast and color strategy
- Text specification (words, font style, placement, size)
- 2-3 reference thumbnails with what to steal from each
Customize your output
- Channel niche: Tech, Business, Lifestyle, Education, Entertainment, Other
- Style: Minimal, Maximalist, Editorial, Meme-adjacent
- Text on thumbnail: None, 1-3 words, 4-7 words
- Face on thumbnail: Required, Optional, No
- Reference count: 2, 3, 5
Example output
"Concept: 'the split-screen test'. Layout: 2 halves, left labeled 'what everyone does', right labeled 'what actually works'. Expression: raised eyebrow, mouth slightly open. Text: 3 words max, bottom-right. References: [3 thumbnails from your niche]. steal the color contrast from #1, the layout from #2."
Best for
YouTubers, video creators without a designer, agencies producing YouTube content, creators who want repeatable packaging.
Note: channel scrape (source doc inaccessible; verify against original iMessage videos)
Source: RealRobTheAIGuy · [channel scrape](channel scrape) Category: YouTube / Packaging · Priority: Standard
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name: thumbnail-brief
description: Generate a specific thumbnail brief a designer can execute in 20 min. Concept, layout, expression, contrast, text. Use when working on thumbnail brief generator.
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# Thumbnail Brief Generator
Most thumbnail feedback is "make it pop." This skill generates a specific brief: the visual concept, the layout, the facial expression (if a face is used), the contrast strategy, the text (if any) and its placement, and 2-3 references from top-performing channels in your niche. A designer can execute it in 20 min. Use it before you brief a designer or before you sit down in Photoshop yourself.
## What you get
- Concept statement in one sentence
- Layout spec (subject placement, focal point, negative space)
- Facial-expression direction (...