Optimizing Youtube Thumbnails: Tips, Tricks, & Finding Fonts - [Creator Tutorial]

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Larry talks about different layouts and other ways to quickly and easily source your thumbnails for gaming and more. With details on increasing readability, were to find fonts you like, and a couple of thumbnails templates to play around with in photoshop.

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-- Links & Info --


-Minimum Recommended Thumbnail Size:

1280px by 720px at 72-300dpi
RGB Color

Export as png 24 for highest quality before youtube compresses the image to death.

Always Stroke your fonts with 8-10px for legibility. Use a clear bright color. Can use this on small images too.

-Font Sources:

Badaboom BB (Widely Used Font):
http://goo.gl/5WQSOI

Dafont (Free): http://goo.gl/makLdM

FontSquirrel (Free / Cheap): http://goo.gl/f3B1Mp

LostType (Pay What You Want): http://goo.gl/TrmVUl


-Thumb Templates Larry Created:

Transistor:
http://goo.gl/NNBKkm

This Thumb Video:
http://goo.gl/4H1Mvo


-- Credits --

Background Music - Undersea & Lost by Johnfn:
http://goo.gl/kRTSy3

Exit Music - Navanax by Slug-Salt:
http://goo.gl/Rl1LmA



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