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For around 6 months, I was hired by Ludwig to design his main YouTube channel's thumbnails. Since thumbnails are essentially the book covers of YouTube videos, my main goal with the thumbnails was to make them as appealing and as attention-grabbing to Ludwig's audience as I could.
Below are 24 of the best thumbnails that I've created so far with some emphasis on my favorites.
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