Put the cover under the lamp. Each of the five things that made it work is a layer you can switch on: the words, the grid it sits on, the colours it uses, the subject, the light.
I ASKED CLAUDE / APPLE 1980 SOLD A BUSINESS / SPACEX 2026 SOLD A VISION / 15X REVENUE THEN — 100X REVENUE NOW. Stacks three layers of information — AI question + two-giant comparison + specific multiples — creating strong curiosity and save impulse.
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Posted by John Doe on WeChat cover, 5 Jun 2026. Shown with credit and a link back.
Keep all five layers and swap what’s under them: your shop, your budget, your city. You get four covers and the post text.
Verbatim. Copy it, or let Queenie swap in your own details.
Based on the reference cover's composition, visual metaphors, and readability as a WeChat public-account thumbnail, generate a new horizontal WeChat public-account cover. Output size: 1456x582, ratio about 2.5:1; the core subject and essential title information must also work within WeChat's safe square crop. Article title: {fill in the WeChat article title} Intro: {fill in the intro} Original cover method: I Asked Claude: Apple's 1980 IPO vs SpaceX's 2026 IPO — Who's Better at "Selling the Future"? Style dual-skill Create a horizontal WeChat public-account article cover, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, for an article titled "I Asked Claude: Apple's 1980 IPO vs SpaceX's 2026 IPO — Who's Better at 'Selling the Future'?". Central concept: visualize abstract tool capabilities as interface windows, code snippets, node networks, control consoles, AI workflows, or a glowing system core. Style: preserve the reference cover's visual direction: detail-dense collage/interface/chart visuals. Use a palette inspired by #fef4d7 (cream), #fef1d5 (cream), #766956 (brown), #c1b295 (gray). Keep the image editorial, conceptual, and readable as a small WeChat thumbnail. Composition: the image is information-dense, suitable for a central subject plus supporting info on the left and right, keeping the thumbnail readable. Keep the main subject and any essential title text inside the safe square crop, while using the full wide frame for atmosphere, secondary symbols, or directional motion. Text strategy: use either no text or a very short headline fragment from the title. If text is used, make it large, clean, and integrated into the layout rather than pasted on top. Mood: match the article skill "I Asked Claude Apple's 1980 IP... style dual-skill" -- useful, sharp, high-signal, and slightly more memorable than a normal tutorial thumbnail. Avoid: photorealistic clutter unless the source cover is photo-led, fake logos, unreadable tiny text, generic gradient blobs, stock-office imagery, watermark-like marks, and literal screenshots unless the article is explicitly about software interfaces.
