Thumbnail Ninja

After a long time, my portfolio website is finally LIVE! 🚀 This is my first time building and launching a website, and I wanted to get everything right before putting it out there. I took my time to keep it simple, minimal, and user-friendly. A lot of thought, effort, and emotion went into bringing this little project to life. And honestly, seeing my portfolio finally go live feels special. I'd love for you to check it out! The link is in the comments. Let me know what you think! P.S. The custom domain setup is still in progress as I'm currently deploying through Framer. Hopefully, it'll be sorted out very soon, InshaAllah! 🤍

Danny brought lunch. The gators brought their whole family. 🐊 Made this one for Danny Duncan with @top_1media. Grey gators. Green grass. Pink mouths. One very calm Danny. Contrast does the work. Taking on new creators now. DMs open 👇

No one asked for a car full of beans. Danny Duncan did. 😂 Made this thumbnail for him with @top_1media. The funnier the idea, the more believable it has to look. Would you click this?

5 hours. 2 thumbnails. 2.7M+ views. Made these A/B test thumbnails for Danny Duncan with @top_1media on a tight deadline. Rocket launcher or burning Lambo? Which one would you click: A or B? 👇

Bro is so clever 😂 Tesla revealed the flying Roadster on Oct 15. @MrBeast just put it on the thumbnail of his 9-month-old "Futuristic Tech" video. Old video. New hook. Fresh clicks. Every creator should be updating old thumbnails like this.

Same video. Two completely different thumbnails. 11M+ views. At @top_1media, we worked on these thumbnails for Zach and Michelle's "1 vs 100,000 Digit Math Problem!" Thumbnail A makes the number the hook. "100,000 DIGITS" + a tiny person in a wall of numbers. You feel the scale before you read anything. Thumbnail B makes the creator the hook. A friendly face holding "3 × 4", right next to the impossible version. Easy vs insane, in one frame. Same video. Same idea. Two different reasons to click. That's why I love A/B testing thumbnails. You don't have to guess which idea is better. You put both in front of real viewers and let them decide. The real skill isn't making one good thumbnail. It's finding more than one way to make the same idea impossible to ignore. Which one would you click: A or B? 👇 Made with the team at @top_1media.

What if Red Bull drivers met a T-Rex monster truck? 🦖 We made this concept thumbnail for @redbull at @top_1media. The idea was simple: take two racing drivers, drop them in the desert, and put something next to them nobody expects. A monster truck that's half dinosaur. Swipe through the process: → Layout: rough cut-outs to lock the story and the composition → Final: lighting, shadows, dust and color, all blended into one scene A good thumbnail is a mini movie poster. You get one frame to make someone stop scrolling. Huge respect to Andreas Hoess and the Red Bull creative team. Your content has always pushed what a brand channel can look like, and it's a big inspiration for us. Andreas, would love to hear what you think. And if Red Bull ever needs fresh thumbnail ideas, Top1Media and I would love to help. Made at @top_1media Thumbnail design: Thumbnail Ninja Unofficial concept, not affiliated with Red Bull.

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It’s been a while since I last posted here or stayed active on @X. The past month has been pretty hectic, but in the best way possible. A lot of exciting things have been happening behind the scenes, and I can’t wait to share them with you all. I’ll be back soon with some new work, exciting projects and a lot of things I’ve been working on. Really appreciate everyone who’s still here. ❤️ Can’t wait to show you what’s coming! 🚀