social-media-carousel_skill

Overview

This skill creates multi-slide carousel designs optimized for Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X. It encodes layout rules, text hierarchy, swipe psychology, and platform-specific specs so creators can generate consistent, high-engagement slide posts. Use it to produce hooks, sequential value slides, and CTAs that drive saves, follows, and shares.

How this skill works

The skill defines a 7-slide framework (Hook, Context, Value slides, CTA) and enforces text hierarchy, spacing, and readability rules for each slide. It includes platform dimensions, aspect-ratio recommendations, numbering styles, and swipe cues, plus templates and batch generation scripts to render slides programmatically. Designers can plug in content for each slide and generate consistent visual output across platforms.

When to use it

• Creating educational or tip-driven carousel posts for social feeds
• Designing LinkedIn or Instagram slide posts that prioritize swipe-through
• Batch-generating numbered content series or listicles
• Repurposing long-form content into a concise multi-slide format
• Producing before/after case studies or storytelling carousels

Best practices

• Lead with a strong hook on slide 1 to stop the scroll
• Limit copy to 30–40 words per slide and one idea per slide
• Use consistent fonts, colors, margins, and numbering across slides
• Prefer 1080x1350 (4:5) for Instagram and LinkedIn to maximize feed real estate
• Include a visible swipe indicator on the first slide and a clear CTA on the last slide

Example use cases

• A 7-slide tutorial: Hook → context → five actionable tips → CTA
• A case study: timeline of problem, experiments, outcome, and key takeaway
• A before/after portfolio post with annotated screenshots and results
• A tools listicle: highlight top items across multiple slides with logos
• Batch-exporting weekly carousel templates with numbered progress indicators