Compass rose
A 'compass' rose with one numbered bearing per principle around its ring, for a post about the principles that steer a team or a choice — each page swings the needle to its bearing above the principle and how it guides, and the closing page points to true north, the 'north star' they all serve.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Compass rose for posts that teach, when the message is a list. It is built first to teach.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads |
Carousel of 4–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Use it only when the post sets out principles or directions that steer decisions — never for a how-to procedure, results or a product list.
- Each row is one principle: a short line and what it means in practice, from the copy.
- The cover title says what the principles steer; the closing line is what they all point towards.
Visual rules
- A compass rose — ticked ring, eight-point star, N E S W — with one numbered bearing marker per principle around the ring.
- Each principle page swings the brand-coloured needle to its bearing and lights its marker, with the principle and body below (beside, at 1:1).
- The cover shows the rose pointing north beside the title; the closing page lights every bearing, needle north.
More Mental models templates
Balance scale
A level balance whose two pans carry the two sides of one 'trade-off' per page, for a post that weighs choices
Element tiles
The basics of a craft set as element tiles on a small, generic periodic table (no real elements), for a post that names the essential elements of something
Chessboard
A 'chess' board where one piece works its way up the board, one move per page, for a post that lays out a strategy as deliberate moves in order
Brick by brick
A brick wall that rises one course per page, for a post about 'building blocks' laid in order, each resting on the last
Interlocking gears
A train of meshing gears, big and small, for a post about parts that drive one another
Rope bridge
A rope bridge across a gap laid one plank per page, for a post about getting from where someone is to where they want to be
Spectrum
A knob along one graded scale with a stop per position, for a post that places options between two ends
Rubric
A grading sheet of criteria with empty check boxes, for a post that sets out how to judge something
Make a Compass rose with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.