The Thumbnail Stop Test

The Thumbnail Stop Test
Reach starts with the scroll stopping. Run visuals through this before posting.
□ 1. One focal point, not three competing ones.
□ 2. Faces or numbers in frame — both halt thumbs.
□ 3. Three-word max if there's overlay text.
□ 4. Survives a 1-second glance with no context.
□ 5. Looks different from the last three posts on your grid.
□ 6. Edges aren't cropped by the platform's safe zone.
Show it to someone for one second, then ask what they saw.
Input: a draft visual. Output: stop or redo.
Run it on every image post.