# YouTube Library

> YouTube Library brings together selected thumbnail references, creators and editorial collections for researching visual ideas.

## Canonical identity

- Website: https://tube.alexey.ws/
- Language: English.
- Curator: [Alexey](https://www.alexey.ws/).

## Topics

- YouTube thumbnail inspiration and examples.
- Thumbnail references by video category and creator.
- Editorial collections of selected visual references.

## Scope and sources

- References retain their original YouTube video links, channel credits and available source metadata.
- Video categories come from YouTube. Editorial collections are selections by the curator.
- The library is a source of references, not a thumbnail generator, editor or download service.
- View counts describe videos. They do not establish the effect of a thumbnail or prove a click-through rate.

## Library

- [YouTube Thumbnail Inspiration](https://tube.alexey.ws/): Explore curated YouTube thumbnail examples by category, creator and editorial collection. Find references for your next video, with links to the originals.
- [YouTube Library](https://tube.alexey.ws/examples/): Explore selected YouTube creators, thumbnail references and editorial collections. Follow a channel or a visual idea.
- [Editorial collections](https://tube.alexey.ws/collections/): Editorial selections of thumbnail ideas worth returning to.
- [About YouTube Library](https://tube.alexey.ws/about/): Meet the curator behind YouTube Library, explore its thumbnail section and learn how references are selected and credited.

## Editorial collections

- [Bold type & short headlines](https://tube.alexey.ws/collections/type-as-the-hook/): Browse thumbnail references where prominent typography carries the idea, from oversized sans serif headlines to restrained serif place names.
- [Maps, diagrams & comparisons](https://tube.alexey.ws/collections/explain-it-visually/): A selection of thumbnail design references using maps, diagrams, comparisons and annotations to make a relationship or question visible at a glance.
- [Photography & natural light](https://tube.alexey.ws/collections/quiet-frames/): Explore thumbnail references built around natural light, restrained text and spacious photographic composition, from interiors to creative work.
- [Products & close-ups](https://tube.alexey.ws/collections/one-clear-subject/): A selected set of thumbnails with a clear focal subject, using close crops, separation, texture and simple supporting context across different topics.

## Full page index

- [XML sitemap](https://tube.alexey.ws/sitemap.xml): All eligible pages, including individual references and pagination.

This overview contains public material only. Private submissions, drafts, unpublished articles and payment data are excluded.