Interlocking gears
A train of meshing gears, big and small, for a post about parts that drive one another — like 'interlocking gears', each page turns its gear in the brand colour with an arrow and says which gear it turns next above the part's name and role, and the closing page sets the whole train turning.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Interlocking gears for posts that teach, when the message is steps or a process. 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 describes parts that drive one another, where one turning moves the next — never for independent tips or a ranked list.
- Each row is one part, in the order each drives the next: its name and what it moves.
- Two to eight parts; the cover names the machine, the closing line is how to keep it turning.
Visual rules
- A zigzag train of meshing gears, big and small alternating, numbered at the hubs.
- Each part page fills its gear in the brand colour with a turning arrow (the gears before it paler) above a 'Gear N → turns gear N+1' line, the part's name and its body.
- The cover shows the train still under the title; the closing page sets every gear turning.
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Rubric
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Prism facets
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Padlocks
A padlock as big as the page whose shackle springs open on every page, for a post that hands over the keys to something
Jigsaw
A jigsaw whose pieces lock into place one per page, for a post about the 'pieces of the puzzle'
Toolbox
An open toolbox with one generic tool lifted out per page, for a post that lays out a 'toolkit'
Dials and levers
A control panel of dials beside the copy, one dial turned right up per page, for a post about the 'levers to pull'
Make a Interlocking gears 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.