Reviewing Old MKBHD Thumbnails!

We take a lot of pride in our thumbnails, but they haven't always been great. Marques and our graphic designer Tim look back on old MKBHD thumbnails that never made their way to a Photoshop project.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:32 Reviewing old thumbnails
07:48 Photo editing thumbnails
11:48 Reviewing Tim's thumbnails
19:28 Tim's favorite thumbnail
21:24 Wrap-up

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Shot and produced by Hayato Huseman
Audio by Ellis Rovin
Graphics by Tim McMahon and Michael Emerick

[mkbhd]

I swear I could still make thumbnails in Gimp if I had enough time to remember all the controls 😅

[meilich_m]

My favorite part of the video is the top quality animations for the revisions. So smooth and clean that I almost took it for granted.

[WillUltmate]

I’m honestly not sure if my fav channel is studio or MKBHD! I am a sucker for this BTS and less structured stuff

[LurkerPatrol]

Tim giving honest reviews is insane. Your boss is right next to you and yet you're honest and yourself. That's what I love about this studio group.

[enigmachish]

Tim talking about how he felt affirmation after the thumbnail went viral,
Meanwhile Marques: BICEP

[mortalspiral]

I really enjoy the animated mock-ups of a more modern versions of old thumbnails!

[BurntBanana]

Tim is the type of person who'll pat you on the back after he verbally eviscerates you

[ajpetix]

Great design work, Tim! That F-150 Lightning piece was definitely incredible. It deserved to be blown up in a magazine.

[morticiahavisham]

"Did you make my bicep look bigger?" lmao Marques please 😂

[thelonelyloner]

I like the old thumbnails, I can just remember when YouTube wasn't full of crazy faces as thumbnails

[thelonelyloner]

Tim's work is actually so inspiring, I've checked out his Instagram and his page and the things he did/does are pretty cool. I'm glad he gets to express his thoughts and his work because most of the time the work he does on videos just doesn't get the praise it should. Keep up the great work!

[customjohnny]

It was seriously so cool to see the process behind both of their final products. Amazing work, gentlemen 🤙🏼

[jefiye]

This video, together with the wvfrm podcast, made Friday officially my best day of the week

[Maxible]

MKBHD thumbnails are next level, kudos Tim!!!

[MisterSixty]

Andrew - Tim 🐐 - Marquez: This was good, thank you. Great team; great concept. Looking forward to more.

[AlexMcDaniels]

21:18 My boy Marques showing off his guns 🤣

[dustinyoo]

As a graphic designer these types of videos inspire me ! Keep up the great work

[Deathsead]

I love how humble and great of a boss, Marques is. TBH, watching those old videos, I really enjoyed Marques's thumbnails a lot at the time. It was still a level above everyone else and with Tim joining and The Studio talent expanding that quality of work has just kept on increasing. Kudos to you all!

[johnsekhukhune]

Tim you are a genius, and a great addition too the team. You make everything we see, visually appealing. Keep up the good work 🎉🎉🎉

[JosephHerzog]

This insight is so incredibly important for those of us trying to start creating. Thanks so much for sharing! Also love how most of Tim's input is how each edit made him feel. Its not all about the data or the analytics; even talented pros like Tim have moments of self doubt which is so reassuring to hear.