Nils Schlieper YouTube Intro
An intro built as a system, so it works in front of every single upload.
Client
Nils Schlieper
Role
Animation & sound design
Scope
YouTube intro
Year
2026
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Context
Nils Schlieper is a German YouTube creator. His channel needed an intro that sits in front of every upload.
Client work. The intro had to be recognisable in the first second and fit whatever the video is about, without being re-edited each time.
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Final frames
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Key design moments
Moment 01
The channel's topics, not just a logo
Most intros are a logo sting. This one speaks the channel's language: cut-out figures, big bold type like “MILLIONEN” and a chart that only goes up.
Moment 02
A system, not a one-off
It had to sit in front of any topic without changes. One graphic idea per beat, all locked to a hard bass hit, so every part stays true whatever the video is about.
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Impact
It has run at the top of every video since.
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Reflections
Designing for reuse is a different job than designing for one video. Every element had to work on every future upload, not just the first.
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