she’s been fooling us for a year? I’M IMPRESSED.

@hamandeggs23

3 жыл бұрын

We've been scooped

Honored to be your month of thumbnails here!! :3

@LEFTONREAD

3 жыл бұрын

This part 👆🏾

The time, commitment, effort and intention with this video is truly sensational! Endlessly in awe of your creativity - I’ll be coming back to watch this again and again with a notebook/pen in hand!! 📝

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

Patiently waiting for a booksandlala video where I’m not like wtf Kayla *HOW DO YOU THINK OF THESE THINGS?!* I watched it again as well just to help my thumbnail game the second time 😂

That‘s it, we‘re officially crowning Lala as Queen of Booktube.

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

I second this 👏🏼👏🏼

AT THIS POINT LALA IS SCARY CREATIVE PLEASE LEAVE SOME CREATIVITY FOR THE REST OF US QUEEN!!!! 🤭😯

@BookedandBusy

3 жыл бұрын

HONESTLY

@EpicReads

3 жыл бұрын

Right?! We are in complete awe!

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

Right!! I always leave ~inspired~

I KNEW YOU WERE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH YOUR THUMBNAILS IN 2020 AND I'M SO MAD I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A YEAR LONG EXPERIMENT!!

@berdthenerd5499

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I just thought she was experimenting with new aesthetics

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

SAME I had no idea it was a year long, but I caught on sometime in the summer

Lala, this video is incredible. The commitment, the creativity, the TIME it took, the experiment itself... it's inspiring! It was a really nice surprise to see me there

@BooksandLala

3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Clau!! 💕

@gabic.6614

3 жыл бұрын

Este es el mejor crossover que he visto en el planeta

@g.r.7263

3 жыл бұрын

cuando vi tu canal mi cerebro hizo corto circuito lol, pero también me hizo feliz, amo ver a la comunidad en español ser más reconocida ❤🥰

i love that i'm not paranoid and that this is actually a thing

@chandlerainsley

3 жыл бұрын

also omg hi that's me

I feel weird seeing January Kayla saying hi to me. 🥺 ... she doesn’t know what’s coming in March yet 😲

@TwentySomethingPlanner

3 жыл бұрын

This went through my mind too 🥺

@YzKtf

3 жыл бұрын

When she filmed at the beginning of March 'I'm gonna go easy on myself this month because it's gonna be a hard month for me' I was just like 'oh you have no idea....'

@nveletkoslin33771

3 жыл бұрын

my mind thought "february kayla" was a very cooly named booktube channel for a sec there😹

Holy shiitttttt the creative process for this video is UNFUCKINGMATCHED & UNPARALLELED 🔥✨!!!!!! September and December are my favorites 🙏🏻

This is such an incredible video!

Am I the only one who hears “I’m never doing a year long challenge again” and think you are already trying to throw us off the scent of your next insanely creative idea? You constantly outdo yourself and I am in awe. The dedication... 💯🤯❤️

@JessicaRoseReads

3 жыл бұрын

I was just imagining Kayla cutting out that clip and saving it for the beginning of 2021's year long challenge video lol

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t believe anything she says at this point lmao

@MonicaSilva-rh7lm

3 жыл бұрын

@@Storribook lol same

We were playing checkers while Kayla played chess

I saw the title and just thought “You have to be kidding me”...

this video just proved to me how terrible the youtube algorithm is at recommending me new booktube channels?!!

@AshleyZieman

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this exact thing!!

@cassiatiemi2514

3 жыл бұрын

Same!! Discovering so many new youtubers to watch in this video...

@krispy777

3 жыл бұрын

So many I didn’t know. almost need to rewatch and make a list.

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

Literally

@bookswithb2684

3 жыл бұрын

Right?!

Honored to be part of the 2% of males watching Kayla's videos :D

okay i have no words ... KAYLA is a GENIUS she has outsmarted us all. I just feel dumb for not noticing...

Yay another feature film! You should be getting an Oscar by now!

For book tube specifically, I have noticed a trend where everyone is turning their books around to make the books they are going to talk about a “mystery.” I don’t care about this trend for everyone I already watch (you know the crowd you are talking about who watch early, because I am curious about what books they are going to talk about), but for new people popping up on my discover page I am WAY more likely to click on them if I can see what books they are reading without watching the video (changing thumbnail after a few days argument to get more longevity) even if there is just one mutual book, I am more likely to watch the whole video than if they are all “mysterious” and I have no idea what your taste is. okay that’s all, I wish more people would do this because It would def get more views from me for people I don’t already watch routinely. Great video, very interesting. I will be paying attention to more video’s thumbnail in the future.

@messy678

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree!! I already have hundreds of videos from all my subs to watch. If someone new wants to grab my attention, I need to see my favorite books or books I’m interested in on their thumbnail! I simply don’t want to waste my time 🤷‍♀️.

@MsNovier

3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU this weirdly frustrates me sometimes

Honestly it’s just Kayla’s world and we are just living in it

@monamoon3256

3 жыл бұрын

This!!

"That's what we are embarking upon on in 2020". I could weep for January 2020's Kayla. You beautiful naive soul, if only you knew what we were embarking upon..

The fact that you don’t have millions of subscribers based on your creativity and commitment alone is CRIMINAL.

How does lala make graphs and analytics so interesting??? Her power 💕

I was literally waiting for her to show Keith from TryGuys when she was talking about the "white guy who gets super close to the camera and makes a face" type of thumbnail... and I was not disappointed. 😂 😂 😂

@krispy777

3 жыл бұрын

I immediately thought of my favs Keith Habersberger and Phil DeFranco. How did I not pick up on that being a white guy trend beforehand though?

WOAH, THIS WAS SO CREATIVE! Also, the fact you uploaded this right as I was contemplating changing my thumbnail style ahh 🥺

@fictionalfates

3 жыл бұрын

WOAH WAIT I'M ONE OF YOUR INSPIRATIONS?! asljdflifhf

“One I’m sick, and two I’m sad” - All of 2020

I’m SO glad the white shelf mystery has been solved 🙌🏽 that really riled up the masses Edit: ok now that I’ve watched the full video, the best thumbnail was the Pantone one in my opinion 🥰

@JessicaRoseReads

3 жыл бұрын

I loved the Pantone thumbnail too!

I LOVE how you can take one itty-bitty concept about the community and taking your marketing skills and BAM you make a video like this. I always love when you bring up larger conversations, but in a bite-sized way that everyone can relate to and understand. I personally love when you're analyzing certain parts of creators. LOVE IT.

Can I just say thank you for breaking thumbnails down for us from a graphic designer POV??? I’ve been trying to up my game, but this gave me so many more ideas. Thank you for nerding out on this topic with us!! 🙌

@RoseRamblesYT

3 жыл бұрын

@bookslikewhoa I'm not even 15 minutes in and I agree! I LOVE this kind of insight and general behind the scenes sort of content. Sort of related (?) it just makes me think how I really enjoy commentaries for movies, and when I was a theatre major in college, I particularly enjoyed more of the behind the scenes work in putting a play together, despite the fact that my focus was acting haha. xD

@bookslikewhoa

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoseRamblesYT Yes, I always love work process analysis, really for any procession. Like, I'd happily watch a detailed leatherworking video :D

lolol tbt to me being embarrassing. 😅 but ALSO, i weep at all the nice things you said about my thumbnails! 🥺😭 anyways, this was fascinating to watch. honestly, im inspired by your ability to complete a whole project in 2020. and my fave is the swoop that you really liked too. i think it was fun and lets you still get creative with colors and fonts. but im excited to see what you ultimately choose! 💛 (also if you ever do want to doodle on your phone again, i def recommend a stylus)

THISSS!! This is a free marketing lecture girl thank youu!

1:07:41 I LOVE THAT YOU PUT "REDACTED" OVER UNUS ANNUS!! (Memento Mori)

I WISH I SAID SOMETHING BECAUSE I NOTICED HOW DIFFERENT YOUR THUMBNAILS HAVE BEEN ALL YEAR BUT I DIDNT THINK IT WAS FOR A VIDEO AHHH!!😭😂😭😂

HOLY SHIT WHAT I truly feel betrayed? but in a good way??

“I’m starting to wonder if thumbnails mean anything on my channel” No they do not because I will watch anything you post lol

@krispy777

3 жыл бұрын

I live for new Kayla uploads. Must be a fellow 30 year old Canadian female thing.

@Storribook

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha this was what I was thinking the entire time

@melissareadsbooks

3 жыл бұрын

@@krispy777 I’m a fellow 32 year old New Yorker? Does that count? 😂 I love all of Kayla’s content! 💖

@melissareadsbooks

3 жыл бұрын

@@Storribook it’s so true!! Her videos are such a treat 💖

ironically when i was looking for a change in thumbnails i came to your channel but then i saw how much effort and creativity you put into yours and i was like “this is too much work for me” (i’m lazy) ANYWAYS september was my favorite month because i liked the colors

I wish I was perceptive enough to notice shit like that but I so am not.

@ashleyjoyes4425

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too

lmao so that’s why it wasn’t color coordinated this year huh… honestly Kayla you’re so creative I can’t believe

I’m so amazed by this video!! The WORK that got put into this is on another level 🤯🙌 I am bowing down to you!!! (Also, was honoured to be featured in it 🥺❤️)

POV: You are scrolling through Kayla's videos in a separate tab to see the change in thumbnails.

@lizzyseymour3690

3 жыл бұрын

Yep haha

@_sofie

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

Fun seeing your hair changes throughout this year too

(Edit: I’m talking about video views here) I think the reason summer months and November-December-ish time might be higher (atleast in young adult audiences) is because that’s when most college students have a break from school and are able to do more pleasure reading. I know that I tend to watch most booktube content during the summer/winter breaks because that’s when I have time to also read and feel inspiration to begin new books. During august-October and February-may it’s hard to find a lot of time to read because of school, so I don’t tend to like watching videos about reading because it reminds me of what I should be doing but aren’t. I’d be interested to see how age demographics change throughout the year. Just a theory lol.

@rachel-rx6ol

3 жыл бұрын

that’s only true for some countries though. it would have to be more age AND location stats (because kayla wasn’t limiting her stats to the us/canada where summer holidays are in the middle of the year).

@xanderghallagher1002

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachel-rx6ol valid. I think that most of her audience is probably from the US and Canada anyways but that’s a fair point.

@rachel-rx6ol

3 жыл бұрын

@@xanderghallagher1002 most definitely, but just something to think about! i’m australian so jan & dec are our actually our longer summer holidays (perfect timing for all this end of year content) but i don’t know how other countries organise their breaks and who knows, maybe kayla has a massive viewership in germany or zimbabwe! i love hearing her analysis of the stats though

THIS VIDEO WAS INCREDIBLE! The time and effort and commitment that you put into this was just absolutely inspiring and I'm always in awe of your content! LOVED so many of the thumbnail styles and definitely going to be using templates for my thumbnails from now on! You are so creative and such an inspiration and I loved going on the feature length film journey to find your thumbnail style! ♥️

My favourites were the white backgrounds :) Honestly I kind of avoid booktube videos with the "gasp" face or silly expressions in the thumbnail... but then I prefer more serious book reviews/discussions in general

I loveeeed this experiment and I am so honored to have been someone you included, thank you💕

OH MY GOD! I thought I was imaging things! Lala’s thumbnails sometimes didn’t even look like hers! :O massive respect for you, a year-long challenge is intense!

This is so freaking epic, I noticed something going on with your thumbnails in March last year and I feel like I’ve been waiting nearly a year for this video!!! 😍 But seriously, the dedication for this video is amazing! I love seeing all the different styles of thumbnails it’s so inspiring and it’s so cool to see you try out everyone’s different styles!

I'd love to see a challenge like "reading only japanese authors for 1 month" or russian, mexican, whatever country you usually don't get to read as much, i think it would be really interesting, sorry for my bad english 😊

Oh my god. Only thought some were suspicious in December... So deceptive.

What in the world.... how do you come up with this stuff???? I haven’t even watched this yet and I’m already amazed

I feel like such a “Debby-Downer” but I hardly notice the thumbnails. 😅 If I see your name or anyone I regularly follow, I just watch it. 😅 Also, btw, I do see you as a “script” type of person. I envision you with colors like maroon and navy, with a layered bold and script font.

I can’t believe I didn’t even notice. I’ve just been enjoying the pretty colours.

just when i thought there would be no more kayla hidden videos for 2020.... of course i should have known it wasn’t over BUT I DIDN’T

Last time I was this early you were using your old thumbnails 😂

About an hour into the video when you were talking about “or I can move my bookshelves to be white” 🤯 felt like a huge plot twist in a story when you finally make the connection and it all makes sense!!!!

thank you for the feature ahhh! ur commitment to your content is literally mind blowing omg... my personal favorite Kayla thumbnail era was def the doodles I think :) your thought process behind this all is so illuminating !!

ahh I've noticed your thumbnails have been quite different, and now everything makes sense haha 🌿

we all have been blessed with an hour and a half of Kayla on this Saturday evening

And then there are those of us who couldn't care less what the thumbnail is because we are here for every one of your videos regardless of the thumbnail. 😂😂😂❤

2% of Kayla's male viewership gang RISE UP

You... are an absolute queen!!! So creative, so smart, so talented. I just finished watching February, and thank you for the kind words! 🥺♥️ I agree with you 100%- the scrapbook thumbnails are so cute but quickly become torturous. It always took an hour or more to figure out! 😫 Thank you for constantly making content that is absolutely unmatched in creativity. This is so brilliant!!

@zoeedelaney

3 жыл бұрын

Also I totally noticed this when you started in January but was too scared to ask you in the off chance I was wrong haha 🙈 I’ve been waiting for this video for a year and it does not disappoint!! 😍😍

this video made me realize i do *not* pay attention to thumbnails at all lmfao

Honestly LOVE that you leaned into the creator aspect of the video because it's SO DAMN INTERESTING

Honestly I'm similar to Robbie, I have no idea what I'm drawn to in thumbnails.

KAYLA I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS!!! I haven't even watched the video yet but I'm just SO IMPRESSED. The level of commitment. We stan.

The plot twist. I.SCREAMED. You're the best and I loved this video so much.

you included my comment! 🥺 tysm for doing the full body thumbnail month. i know it made you uncomfortable but it really made me feel seen & happy. my favourite was dec & the white-based background month (which obviously shows my taste), the only one i hated was january’s theme (which, again, tells me i have no taste)

This video has everything I never knew I wanted: booktube reccs, YT stats, body acceptance as FACT, color theory, and a healthy POV on how insane stats are as a tool for measuring worth. This video is everything and I love you.

when you said "there's a lot going on in march" i was just like OH GOD she has NO idea what she has in store! (at least assuming that clip was filmed at the beginning of the month).

I honestly LOVED the full-body thumbnails, I thought they were so eye-catching, especially because of the jewel tones.

Can we appreciate the DEDICATION?! 😭 This video made me realise that a) I wish I was a creative person b) there are SO MANY booktubers that KZread has yet to recommend to me *saves playlist to watch later* and c) I was so unobservant to your changing thumbnails because I am a Kayla Stan and will watch everything you put out regardless of the thumbnail 😂 but I already knew that...

omg!! i am so honoured to be mentioned, thank you 🤧♥️ i will forever be amazed by your creativity & this was so creatively inspiring to watch! i adore the december thumbnails, your outfits 😍😍

You sneaky minx I knew you were up to something with your thumbnails this year! 🤩

@DrinkingByMyShelf

3 жыл бұрын

Just properly watching now and a) this is the best thing I've ever seen and I'm legit making thumbnail notes and b) you poor thing with "March is a busy month, I need something to be easy this month" OH NO MARCH DID NOT DELIVER

This was so fun. I laughed through the whole November concept explanation. “White men love to do this” lolol.

Kayla is now my favorite mystery author

I feel like the first 10 seconds of a video are sooo much more important now than the thumbnail because of the automatic preview thing

Omg I’m so honored to be mentioned 🥺💜

Ahhhh I definitely noticed when you were changing it up! That’s too funny what an awesome concept. You’re so stinkin creative! 🙌🏻🔥 Ok just finished and this was amazing, I felt so similar about thumbnails this year, definitely experimenting with them and discovering what I liked. Anyways loved going on the journey with you through this YEAR LONG VIDEO 😵🤯

That plot twist ending and the changed camera angle felt so Fleabag to me and I'm LIVING for it 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

The end though 😂 This video was so fun!! The full body thumbnails were probably the most stunning to me (the Pantone though!!) but I am definitely in the group that automatically clicks on all of your videos so what do I know lol

26:04 I’m soooooo happy that you mentioned Clau’s channel 💕

Everyone in these comments: omg I noticed that!!! Me: completely oblivious 🤦‍♀️ I am apparently zero percent observant lol 😆

I just wanted to let you know that while I did not recognize the changing thumbnail themes each month, I still consistently clicked on your videos this year actively thinking "oh my god I love this thumbnail." So while the experimental part was lost on me, your effort and time to create the thumbnails was always a a front row thought of mine when I watched each video. Your effort and dedication does not go unnoticed!

Kayla made a feature length film? Let’s click! ☺️

She's baaack. Omg. You spoiled us with the daily videos!

The dedication... wow!!! So interesting seeing all the different stats for each style!

randomly rewatching in 2023. the “it’s january 2020” cold open was a complete jumpscare 😅

My favorite thumbnails was definitely those with doodles on them! Makes it look like a feel good video, wich they are! Probs for the commitment to the projects, and it's fun to see the change of the discussion and styles around the topic 🥰

am i the only one who didn't even realize the monthly color thing there was no way i was gonna catch on to this vid

Every now and then I thought that your thumbnails looked pretty out there... But a year long experiment? Iconic honestly.

I really sat here & watched this straight through from beginning to end

I feel like I just watched an hour and a half of "The Psychology of KZread with Lala" and I'm 100% here for it!! The effort and dedication you put into your channel and the fact that you share it all with us.... RESPECT!

I wish I was even a TINY BIT as creative as you, my god

This is so bloody fascinating. The dedication, honestly

Wow mad respect for how much work you put into this! So thorough I’m so impressed! I’ve been wanting to change up my thumbnails or put more effort in but its something I’m lazy with so this is very inspiring💕💕💕

This was so interesting! I'd wondered about some of the thumbnails. Also, this is so helpful to think about different styles to try out.

1hr 45min? We've been blessed!

I noticed there was a change in thumbnail style but I assumed you were trying something different! Nice work!!!

I didn’t even notice this was an hour and a half long, this is such an interesting experiment!! Love all the designs!

I recently have been also trying to figure out a style for my own thumbnails, and watching this video was so much fun and so INSPIRING so Thank You So Much!