Designing B2B Social Visuals
B2B Social Visual Design System
Create a master Figma file with these artboards:
- LinkedIn Post: 1200×628px
- LinkedIn Square: 1080×1080px
- Instagram Square: 1080×1080px
- Instagram Story: 1080×1920px
- Twitter/X Header: 1200×675px
Set up components for: brand colors, typography scale, logo variants, and icon library.
Progress:
- Set up platform artboards with safe zones
- Create 3-5 master template types
- Build modular component library
- Generate 20+ template variants
- Set up content calendar visual framework
- Implement performance tracking system
1. Platform Setup
Safe Zones:
- LinkedIn: 100px margin from edges
- Instagram: 80px margin (square), 120px top/bottom (story)
- Twitter/X: 100px margin from edges
Typography Hierarchy:
- H1: 32-40px (headlines)
- H2: 24-28px (subheads)
- Body: 16-20px (readable at thumbnail)
- Caption: 12-14px (sources, handles)
2. Master Template System
Template A: Data/Stat Cards
- Large number (80-120px)
- Supporting context
- Source attribution
- Brand accent color
Template B: Quote Cards
- Quote text (24-32px)
- Attribution line
- Brand photo/avatar
- Background pattern/texture
Template C: Product Demos
- Product screenshot/mockup
- Feature callout
- Benefit statement
- CTA element
Template D: Event Promotions
- Event title/date
- Key speaker/topic
- Registration CTA
- Event branding
Template E: Thought Leadership
- Professional headshot
- Key insight/tip
- Industry context
- Company branding
3. Component Library Structure
📁 Brand Elements
└── Colors (primary, secondary, neutral palette)
└── Logos (horizontal, stacked, icon versions)
└── Typography (text styles for each hierarchy)
📁 Layout Components
└── Backgrounds (solid, gradient, pattern options)
└── Frames (borders, dividers, accent bars)
└── CTAs (buttons, badges, arrows)
📁 Content Elements
└── Icons (industry-specific set of 20-30)
└── Charts (bar, pie, line graph templates)
└── Photo frames (consistent masking shapes)
4. Template Variants Generation
From 5 masters, create variants by:
- Swapping color schemes (3 brand palettes)
- Rotating layout orientations
- Adjusting typography weights
- Changing background treatments
- Modifying accent elements
Target: 4-5 variants per master = 20-25 total templates
Example 1: Data Card Template Input: "87% of B2B buyers research online before contacting sales" Output: Large "87%" in brand blue, "of B2B buyers research online first" in smaller text, source citation, company logo bottom right
Example 2: Quote Card Variant Input: CEO quote about industry trends Output: Quote in quotation marks, CEO headshot left side, company name/title below, branded background pattern
Example 3: Product Demo Post Input: New dashboard feature Output: Clean screenshot with callout bubble highlighting feature, benefit statement overlay, "Learn More" CTA button
Weekly Rhythm:
- Monday: Industry insight/thought leadership
- Tuesday: Product/service highlight
- Wednesday: Data/statistic post
- Thursday: Behind-the-scenes/culture
- Friday: Week recap/upcoming events
Monthly Themes:
- Week 1: Industry trends
- Week 2: Product focus
- Week 3: Client success stories
- Week 4: Company thought leadership
Visual Consistency Rules:
- Maintain 70% brand colors, 30% seasonal/campaign accents
- Use same filter/photo treatment across month
- Rotate between 3 template families weekly
Track These Metrics:
- Engagement rate by template type
- Click-through rate by CTA style
- Save/share rate by content format
- Comment rate by visual style
A/B Testing Framework: Test weekly:
- Color psychology (warm vs cool backgrounds)
- Typography weight (bold vs regular headlines)
- Layout density (minimal vs information-rich)
- CTA placement (bottom right vs center)
Optimization Cycle:
- Run template for 2 weeks
- Analyze performance data
- Identify top 3 performing elements
- Create new variants emphasizing those elements
- Retire bottom 20% of templates
- Introduce 2-3 new experimental templates monthly
Figma Setup for Handoff:
- Create "PRODUCTION TEMPLATES" page
- Add instruction text layers for each template
- Use component properties for easy text swapping
- Set up color/image swap tokens
- Create export presets for each platform
Instruction Format per Template:
TEMPLATE: Data Card - LinkedIn
1. Double-click main number → replace with your stat
2. Double-click description → add context
3. Right panel → swap brand color if needed
4. Replace source text at bottom
5. Export → LinkedIn Post preset
- Design for mobile-first viewing (80% of social consumption)
- Maintain 60-40 text-to-visual ratio for accessibility
- Use consistent visual hierarchy across all templates
- Include brand elements without overwhelming content
- Test readability at actual platform thumbnail sizes
- Keep file organized with clear naming conventions
- Version control: save monthly template archive
- Don't create templates too complex for non-designers to modify
- Avoid platform-specific elements in cross-platform templates
- Don't ignore platform algorithm preferences (LinkedIn favors document carousels)
- Avoid text smaller than 16px for mobile readability
- Don't use more than 3 fonts across entire system
- Avoid templates requiring custom photo cropping skills
- Don't forget to account for profile picture overlap on organic posts