Layer stack
An exploded isometric stack of slabs, one per layer, for a post about something built 'layer by layer' — each page slides its own layer out of the stack in the brand colour above its name and role, and the closing page snaps the stack back together, so the reader sees how the layers rest on one another.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Layer stack 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 3–10 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 layers that rest on one another — a stack, tiers, a structure built level on level; never for a how-to procedure or a loose list.
- Each row is one layer, top layer first and the foundation last, with a short name and what it does.
- The cover title names what the stack makes up; the closing line is the one action that uses the whole stack.
Visual rules
- An isometric stack of slabs — top face, two shaded sides — numbered from the top, one slab per layer.
- Each layer page slides its own slab out to the front left in the brand colour, with a dotted guide to its place, above (beside, at 1:1) a 'Layer N of M' tag, the layer's name and its body.
- The cover shows the stack exploded with the top slab lit; the closing page shows it assembled in brand tints.
More Mental models templates
Quadrant matrix
A 2×2 quadrant matrix toured one quadrant per page, for a post that sorts things on two axes
Maturity ladder
A tall ladder with one rung per stage, for a post about levels of maturity from first steps to mastery
Equation
An equation built term by term
Venn diagram
A Venn of two to four overlapping circles lit one per page, for a post about where several things meet
Satellite orbit
One core with numbered satellites on tilted orbits around it, for a post about the parts that revolve around one centre
One-page canvas
A one-page planning canvas of ruled blocks, for a post that lays a plan out as named boxes to fill in, like a 'business model canvas'
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
Balance scale
A level balance whose two pans carry the two sides of one 'trade-off' per page, for a post that weighs choices
Make a Layer stack 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.