Hjalmar Kjeldsen
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TV2 Østjylland — YouTube

A YouTube identity that speaks the platform’s language — pulse rings, a play-button logo and a thumbnail system made for a younger feed.

Three TV2 Østjylland hosts framed by the new pulse-ring identity
Role
Design & visual identity
Client
TV2 Østjylland
Year
2026
Category
Identity, Thumbnails, Motion
Animated YouTube wordmark with pulse rings

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The brief

The channel needed a visual language that a younger audience could read in a fast feed while still recognising TV2 Østjylland as the sender.

The channel front page with three hosts and pulse rings

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Credibility at feed speed

The identity could not feel like classic television graphics, but it could not become hollow clickbait either. It needed energy, recognisability and trust in equal measure.

A microphone featuring the logo button and pulse rings

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The visual signal

Pulse rings create movement and pull the eye towards the most important person or detail. The logo behaves like a button that activates the content.

Before and after: raw image and finished thumbnail
AfterBefore

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The thumbnail system

Faces, clear focal points and short typography give each story an immediate entrance. Colour is used more actively than in traditional broadcast graphics, while the green brand remains recognisable.

Drag the slider to compare the raw image with the final thumbnail.

Before and after: isolation story thumbnail
AfterBefore

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The result

The result is a more direct and platform-aware identity that still feels rooted in TV2 Østjylland.

The pulse rings provide a repeatable signature without forcing every story into the same layout.

Final visuals

Channel front page with hosts and pulse rings
Finished thumbnail with pulse rings and large typography
Finished thumbnail for the story about isolation
Microphone with logo button and pulse rings
The YouTube channel displayed on a MacBook
The YouTube identity inside a mobile feed
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