📐 Size and safe zones

Upload size: 2560×1440. But devices show different crops.

• TV: full 2560×1440 visible
• Desktop: 2560×423 (top and bottom cropped)
• Tablet: 1855×423
• Mobile: 1546×423 (narrowest)

Keep critical text and logo within the center 1546×423 zone. Outside that is decoration for desktop and TV only.

🎨 Core elements

• Channel name + icon: big and centered
• One-line identity: "Weekly tech reviews"
• Upload schedule: "Tue / Thu / Sat 8 PM"
• Social handles: bottom-right, small

🛠 Tool combo

• Background: Gradient Blur or Mesh Gradient
• Channel name: Text Stroke for boldness
• Accent: Starburst for "NEW!" badges
• Dedicated tool: YouTube Channel Art tool auto-shows safe zones

💡 Pro tip: refresh channel art when your content evolves. A year-old design signals "abandoned channel".

🎯 Top-channel patterns

From analyzing top 100 channels:

1. Include your face (for personal channels): trust signal
2. 1–2 dominant colors: too colorful = chaotic
3. State upload schedule: sets subscriber notification expectations