Founder's note
A short, intimate handwritten note from the founder on personal 'From the desk of' stationery, taped to a linen desk: two to four lines in their own hand and a signature with a pen flourish. Far shorter than a letter, it reads like a private word passed across the table.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Founder's note for posts that start a conversation, announce news or prove a point, when the message is one sharp insight, a quote or a story. It is built first to start a conversation.
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 | X, Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 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
The Director offers it only when these exist. Without them it simply picks another template.
- A real person: a founder, a team member or a customer
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
- Written by the real founder named in the source, in the first person; never invent a founder or a quote.
- Two to four short lines — one honest thought, thanks or promise; no sales pitch, prices or invented numbers.
- The signature is part of the founder's real name (first name or initials).
Visual rules
- A cream note card printed 'From the desk of' with the name in spaced serif capitals and a double rule, taped at an angle to a linen desk in the brand's deep shade.
- The note in a large handwriting face in pen ink, signed with a brand-ink flourish; logo and website on the desk (a brand band on stories).
More People & story templates
Meet the team
A clean 'meet the team' grid of two to six people: each a monogram tile of their initials in the brand's colours (never an invented face), their real name in the heading…
Behind-the-scenes collage
Three of the brand's own behind-the-scenes photos as taped polaroids scattered at easy angles on a studio grid, each with a handwritten caption, under a bold headline.
Client spotlight card
A client spotlight as a collectible trading card on a dark table: a foil-edged card whose 'portrait' window carries the client's initials on a crest, the client's name…
Thank-you board
A studio corkboard pinned with three to five thank-you notes from real clients
Founder letter
A signed letter from the founder on the brand's letterhead
Team spotlight
An editorial staff profile: the team member's real photo, their name set big, role, three facts and a line in their own words.
Customer story
A three-act customer story
Quote portrait
A magazine pull-quote: one sentence someone really said, set large in a serif with its key phrase in brand colour, and a typographic portrait
Make a Founder's note 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.