Instagram carousel cover slide

This prompt designs the first slide of an Instagram carousel. You give the topic and the exact headline, which is set huge, bold and readable on a phone, and a small Swipe hint sits at the bottom right.

image-carousel-cover — gemini — 62 words

Design the first slide of an Instagram carousel about [TOPIC, e.g. 7 AI tools every student needs].

Headline, spelled exactly: "[HEADLINE]" — huge, bold, and readable on a phone. Add a small "Swipe →" hint at the bottom right.

Style: [STYLE, e.g. bold editorial with a bright yellow background and black text], one simple supporting illustration, strong contrast, no clutter. Portrait 4:5.

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Ask for the remaining slides in the same style so the whole carousel matches.

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What you will get

A portrait first slide for an Instagram carousel with a huge bold headline spelled as you wrote it, a small swipe hint at the bottom right, one simple illustration and strong contrast on a clean background.

Common mistake

The headline has a misspelt word.

Fix: Keep it to six words or fewer and check each letter. If a word fails, add the headline yourself in an editor.

Also watch for

The text is too small on a phone. Say “the headline fills most of the slide, at least a third of its height”. Check it at thumbnail size.
The style changes on the next slides. Reuse the same style line and ask for the next slides with the first attached, or recreate the layout in a template.

Try a variation: add a closing slide

Ask for “the last slide in the same style with a call to action and a space for my handle”. Add your handle yourself so it is accurate.

Still not right? Reply with this

Keep the headline wording. Make the type larger, remove the illustration’s background detail and increase the contrast.