# Four-photo collage per idea slide

A culture and creative format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/culture-and-creative/four-photo-collage-per-idea-slide

Fill each slide with a 2x2 collage of reference photos for one idea, often tied to a theme or event. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 10x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Slideshow, Talking head.

## Why it works

Each slide acts as a mini moodboard, so viewers get several ideas at once and save the post for later.

## How to make it

1. Pick one theme per slide
2. Collage four photos or cutouts on a clean background
3. Number the posts as a running series, like Part 9

## Hook formula

[Theme] ideas >>>> part [#]

## Examples

- @lyssa_inspo (4K followers, TikTok slideshow): 29x their usual views. Hook: “Hoco Proposal Ideas >>>>>>>>>>” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lyssa_inspo/photo/7689850159815052557)
- @theknotmaze (13K followers, TikTok talking head): 13x their usual views. Hook: “SPOOKY SEASON CROCHET INSPO” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@theknotmaze/video/7696256085652475166)
- @bloomingbottles_ (9K followers, TikTok slideshow): 7.4x their usual views. Hook: “diy craft ideas! part 9 (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) !!” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@bloomingbottles_/photo/7689603302786501909)
- @desireemony (70K followers, Instagram slideshow): 4.6x their usual likes. Hook: “Purl Soho Cashmere Merino Bloom Fresh Fig” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeUdm0ZEUWv/)

More culture and creative formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/culture-and-creative.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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