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thumbnail-psychology

YouTube thumbnail visual psychology skill. Provides color theory, composition principles, CTR optimization patterns, and mobile readability checklists. Referenced by the thumbnail-designer agent when designing visually effective thumbnails. Also used standalone for requests like 'how to make great thumbnails' or 'thumbnails that boost click-through rate.' Actual image generation falls under the gemini-3-pro-imagegen skill.

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# Thumbnail Psychology — Visual Psychology Guide for Thumbnails

Visual psychology principles that drive subconscious clicks. Extends the thumbnail-designer agent's design capabilities.

## Eye-Tracking Principles

The average viewer's gaze lingers on a thumbnail for **1.5 seconds**. Within that time, you must communicate 3 things:
1. **What the video is about** (topic)
2. **Why they should click** (value)
3. **An emotional reaction** (curiosity/surprise/fear)

## Color Psychology

### Color-Emotion Mapping