Sticky notes carousel generator

A sticky notes carousel puts each idea on a paper note on a desk instead of on a designed slide. It reads like something a person scribbled rather than something a brand approved, and that is the entire reason it stops a scroll full of tidy graphics.

Template

Size

Progress

Brand name

Handle

Accent

Logo

Slides5/35

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Bluesky4
X (Twitter)4
Instagram10
Facebook20
LinkedIn20
Threads20
TikTok35

5 slides is over the limit on Bluesky (4) and X (Twitter) (4). Those posts get rejected rather than trimmed, so hide or remove some, or split the carousel across more than one post.

Cover

Your brand3 notes

Open with something specific

One idea per slide

Read it back at thumbnail size

checklist

Run these 3 checks before you publish

The ones I skip are always the ones that flop.

@yourhandle

Label

Headline

Supporting line

Slide 1

Your brand1 / 3

check 1

Open with something specific

A vague first line loses the swipe.

@yourhandle

Label

Headline

Supporting line

Slide 2

Your brand2 / 3

check 2

One idea per slide

If it needs two sentences, split it in two.

@yourhandle

Label

Headline

Supporting line

Slide 3

Your brand3 / 3

check 3

Read it back at thumbnail size

Unreadable when small means invisible in a feed.

@yourhandle

Label

Headline

Supporting line

Call to action

Your brand

your turn

Save this before your next post

Then start at the first slide and work down.

save this★

@yourhandle

Label

Headline

Supporting line

Save cue

This carousel lives in this browser. An account keeps it.

Everything you have typed here is stored on this device only, so it is gone the moment you clear your browser or switch to your phone. With a PublishQ account it belongs to you instead:

Your carousels are saved, so you can come back and edit them.
The images you upload stay in your media library.
Your logo is stored once and reused on every carousel.
Brand name, handle, and colours stop being retyped.
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Why the sticky note look stops a scroll

Most branded carousels look like each other. Flat colour, grid layout, tidy sans serif, all of it correct and all of it invisible. A note stuck on a surface breaks that pattern, and pattern breaks are what actually stop a thumb.

It sets the right expectation too. A sticky note promises something short, so people start it expecting a quick payoff and they finish it. Finished carousels get shown to more people.

The format is also honest about being informal, which is oddly freeing. You can post a half formed thought, a rough list, or a mistake you made without it looking sloppy, so posting consistently gets a lot cheaper.

What to write on the notes

One note, one thought. Try to fit a paragraph on a square of paper and the whole thing falls apart, and a crowded note is illegible at feed size anyway. A headline of a few words plus one short line underneath is the shape that works.

Lists do best here: mistakes, reminders, things you stopped doing, questions to ask before publishing. If you would genuinely scribble it down, it belongs on a note. If it needs a chart, it does not.

Use colour as meaning instead of decoration. If yellow is the idea and red is the warning, keep that consistent for the whole deck and readers pick up the code by slide three without being told.

Which platforms sticky note carousels suit

Keep 4:5 portrait for Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Threads so the notes stay large in the feed. Switch to 9:16 for a TikTok photo carousel, where the notes get more room and the layout still holds.

It fits behind the scenes posts and lessons learned especially well, because the medium matches the message. It fits pricing, data and formal announcements badly. Use a cleaner template for those.

Before you export

Keep each note to a headline plus one short line. Crowded notes stop being readable at feed size.
Reuse two or three note colours across the deck instead of picking a new one per slide.
Open with the note that states the problem and close with the note that asks for one thing.
Check the deck at thumbnail size. If the first note is unreadable small, write it shorter.

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A swipeable post where each slide shows one idea written on a sticky note. The informal, handmade look contrasts with polished brand graphics, which is what helps it stand out in a feed.

One idea: a headline of a few words plus one supporting line. It works best for lists such as mistakes, reminders or questions, and badly for anything that needs a chart or a long explanation.

Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Threads at 4:5, and TikTok photo carousels at 9:16. The layout stays readable in all of them, only the canvas changes.

Yes. Set the accent colour, your brand name, your handle and your logo once, and every slide in the deck picks them up.

Yes. Export as many decks as you like at full resolution, with no watermark and no account. The rendering happens in your browser.

They read as informal, not careless, and that helps for lessons, opinions and behind the scenes notes. For pricing, data or an announcement, pick a cleaner template.

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