Launch countdown
A mission-control launch countdown: a dark console screen reading 'T-MINUS' and the count from the copy huge in glowing mono digits (unlit segments ghosted behind), the unit beside it, a plotted ascent from an original rocket on its pad, and status lights with GO checks naming what ships.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Launch countdown for posts that announce news, start a conversation or get people to act, when the message is one sharp insight, a number or a list. 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 | 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 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 count and the launch date come from the copy exactly as written; never compute, round or invent them.
- Name the launch as the business names it; the detail line says what it brings in plain words.
- Console checks are 1–3 word names of real parts of the launch — no invented features or numbers.
Visual rules
- A night console: logo and a LAUNCH CONTROL chip, the mission name in the heading face, then a scan-lined screen with T-MINUS, the count in glowing mono digits over ghosted unlit segments and the unit in condensed caps, plotted on a faint grid with range rings and a dashed ascent from an original rocket on its pad.
- Status lights in the palette with GO checks, the website and an ALL SYSTEMS GO status; story canvases fill the foot with a quiet bank of console keys. Distinct from the split-flap event countdown.
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Make a Launch 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.