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YouTube thumbnails

The podcast episode cover, then the other kinds of video, shown full size and then at real size in a YouTube feed. The podcast cover is final; the gathering, manifesto and talk templates are older and due a pass to match it.

Paper, white and photographs as the ground, with the one night ground kept for words alone.
Polyamine titles of two to six words so they read at feed size; Apfel Grotezk for small labels.
The torn edge joins photo and paper. No red in the type: the logo brings its own.
Each thumbnail is a fixed 1280 × 720 artboard; export it at that size. Titles are samples, photos are placeholders.

Full size (1280 × 720, scaled to fit)

Podcast episode. Signed off 13 October 2026: swallows and fingerprints from the bottom left, the episode's sharpest line, the guest's name, the logo with PODCAST, the guest on the right. Made in Canva from the podcast kit; how to make one: podcast.md.

Podcast thumbnail with two speakers — **Podcast episode, two speakers.** One in front, one just behind, shoulders fading into the white. Placeholder photos.

**1 · Gathering.** A warm photo, a torn white strip, a short title. For call recordings and community videos. `.thumb--gathering`

From the manifesto

We are the bridge between the dying past and the future unborn.

Seeds of Renaissance

3 · Manifesto and essays. The one night ground, for words alone. The white foot carries the name and logo. .thumb--manifesto

**4 · Talk.** Type directly on a photo, over a warm-dark scrim. The logo sits on a small white disc. `.thumb--talk`

In the feed, light mode

In the feed, dark mode

Up next, at sidebar size (168px wide)

YouTube thumbnails

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We are the bridge between the dying past and the future unborn.

What is trying to be born?