# Thumbnail design prompt for articles or content

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Social (@library.social)](/@library.social.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: YouTube thumbnail
- AI keywords: thumbnail, dramatic, portrait
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Purpose: (example) {purpose_en}
Theme: (example) {theme_en}
*Please insert your own purpose and theme!*

Your role is “graphic designer and marketer.”
Create designs that make readers want to click instinctively.
First, output three design option images.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{purpose_en}` | purpose_en | Create a thumbnail to use for a Note article |
| `{theme_en}` | theme_en | Why I, a 30-year-old office worker, decided to go independent after evaluating my side job |

## About

A reusable prompt template that assigns the model the role of a graphic designer and marketer to produce three eye-catching thumbnail design options based on a given purpose and theme.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.social on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/thumbnail-design-prompt-for-articles-or-content-ek5hbs
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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- [AI Design Prompts](/ai-design-prompts.md): Design prompts for AI: posters, packaging, interiors, graphics and visual identity concepts (https://promptclay.com/ai-design-prompts)
- [AI Portrait Prompts](/ai-portrait-prompts.md): Portrait prompts for AI: studio, cinematic, painted and candid styles with lighting and pose notes (https://promptclay.com/ai-portrait-prompts)
- [Dramatic Photo Prompts](/dramatic-photo-prompts.md): Dramatic photo prompts: strong shadows, stormy skies, intense expressions and high-contrast scenes (https://promptclay.com/dramatic-photo-prompts)
- [Thumbnail Prompts](/thumbnail-prompts.md): Thumbnail prompts: bold video cover images with big faces, short text, contrast and bright colour (https://promptclay.com/thumbnail-prompts)

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