Countdown
A split-flap countdown: the days to the event on flip tiles straddling a brand-colour field, the event name above and the date, venue and stand below — urgency with a reason to book now.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Countdown for posts that announce news, get people to act or start a conversation, when the message is one sharp insight or a number. It is built first to announce news.
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
The Director offers it only when these exist. Without them it simply picks another template.
- A real number from your post or your brand facts
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
- The number of days, the dates, venue and stand all come from the copy; never compute or invent them.
- The event name is written exactly as the organiser writes it.
Visual rules
- A brand-colour field with a halftone corner above paper; night split-flap tiles with a hinge line and notches straddle the split; a condensed DAYS TO GO label; a ruled DATE / VENUE / FIND US table; a night call-to-action and the website. On wide canvases the field becomes the left half.
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Make a Countdown 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.