Carousel Design by The Futur

The Futur Carousel Design is an online video course taught by Chris Do, founder and CEO of The Futur. It covers how to plan, write and design carousel posts, the swipeable multi-image format used on Instagram and LinkedIn. Over more than two hours of video, the course moves from content strategy and writing hooks to a repeatable visual formula, sequential design and platform best practices. It costs $199 and includes activities, prompts and a Carousel Template Kit that The Futur values at $39.

Carousels reward careful planning, because every slide has to earn the next swipe. What sets this course apart from a typical social media tutorial is the order of work: it asks you to write first and design later, treating each carousel as a short piece of sequential storytelling rather than a set of pretty slides.

What You Will Learn

• Building a content strategy so each post has a clear purpose
• Writing hooks and copy before you open your design software
• Creating a visual formula: a colour palette, fonts and a photo or illustration style you can reuse
• The fundamentals of sequential design, so slides lead naturally from one to the next
• Instagram best practices, including your grid, hashtags, guest posting, a posting schedule and headshots
• How Reels fit alongside carousels in your content mix

Who Is The Futur Carousel Design For?

The course suits designers, freelancers and creative studios who want to use Instagram or LinkedIn to show their thinking and attract clients. The official level is beginner to intermediate, and the only stated prerequisite is basic design knowledge or Illustrator skills.

It is also useful for in-house designers who produce social content for a brand and want a clearer process, and for educators or consultants who share ideas online and need them to look consistent.

It is not a course in advanced typography or layout theory, and it will not teach you social media advertising. Its focus is organic content: what to say, how to say it and how to design it so people swipe to the end.

Course Structure

The course follows the process of making a carousel, step by step:

• Content strategy: deciding what to post and why
• Write first, design later: writing hooks and the text of each slide before designing
• The formula: choosing a palette, fonts and an image style to keep your posts consistent
• Sequential design fundamentals: pacing, flow and how to keep people swiping
• Instagram best practices: the profile grid, hashtags, guest posting, a schedule and headshots
• Reels: using short video alongside carousels

Alongside the videos you get activities and prompts, book recommendations, a bonus video, a list of tools and resources, and the Carousel Template Kit.

Price and Access

The course costs $199. The lessons are pre-recorded videos, so you can watch them in your own time and apply them to your next posts straight away. The included Carousel Template Kit is valued by The Futur at $39, so it adds useful starting files to the package. For the current price and details of access, check the official course page.

About the Instructor

Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning director, designer, strategist and educator, and the founder and CEO of The Futur. He teaches several of The Futur's core courses, including Typography 01, Logo Design 01 and Stylescapes.

Things to Consider

• Software: basic design or Illustrator skills are enough; the template kit gives you a starting point.
• Time: the video is around two hours, but the real work is writing and designing your own carousels afterwards. Plan a few weeks of posting to practise.
• Writing matters: expect to spend as much time on hooks and copy as on visuals.
• Platforms: the lessons address Instagram and LinkedIn; adapt sizes and tone for each.
• Add motion later: The Futur's Animation for Designers covers animated carousels and stories if you want to go further.
• Be consistent: results from social media come from posting regularly, not from one perfect carousel.

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For the full syllabus and pricing, visit the official The Futur website.

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Last verified: November 9, 2026