Cycle
A loop diagram: three to six brand-coloured icon nodes around a ring, joined clockwise by curved arrows, with the loop's name in a tinted centre disc and each stage's name and line of detail set around the outside — the picture of a process that feeds itself.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Cycle for posts that teach or start a conversation, when the message is steps or a process or one sharp insight. 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, Pinterest, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 16:91600 × 900 px | X, YouTube |
| 1.91:11200 × 628 px | Newsletter, Blog |
Single image. 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
- Stages are in the real order of a repeating process; the last one leads back into the first.
- The centre label names the loop in two to four words; stage details are one plain line each.
Visual rules
- Brand-filled nodes with on-brand icons on a ring; curved 0.3rem ink arcs with drawn arrowheads run clockwise.
- The loop's name sits in a tinted centre disc; stage labels sit outside the ring, never over an arc.
- Portrait and square place labels around the ring; landscape sets them in columns either side with leaders.
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Make a Cycle 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.