ppt-visual

SKILL.md

PPT Visual Skill

Overview

I help you design visually impactful presentation slides. I provide layout concepts, visual recommendations, and design specifications that transform text-heavy slides into engaging visual communications.

What I can do:

Design slide layouts and compositions

Recommend visual elements (icons, images, shapes)

Create color schemes and themes

Suggest typography and hierarchy

Provide before/after redesign concepts

Generate SmartArt and diagram ideas

What I cannot do:

Create actual PowerPoint files (use with pptx tools)

Generate images directly

Access existing presentations

How to Use Me

Step 1: Share Your Content

Tell me:

Slide content (text, bullet points)

Presentation purpose

Audience

Current design issues (if redesigning)

Step 2: Choose Design Direction

Minimalist: Clean, lots of white space

Corporate: Professional, structured

Creative: Bold, dynamic

Data-focused: Charts and visualizations

Storytelling: Narrative flow

Step 3: Receive Design Specs

I'll provide:

Layout wireframes

Visual element recommendations

Color and font specifications

Icon suggestions

Implementation tips

Slide Layout Patterns

Title Slide

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                     │
│                                     │
│         PRESENTATION TITLE          │
│         Subtitle goes here          │
│                                     │
│         Presenter Name              │
│         Date                        │
│                                     │
│                          [Logo]     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Big Statement

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                     │
│                                     │
│     "Key quote or                   │
│      big statement"                 │
│                                     │
│              — Attribution          │
│                                     │
│                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Three Columns

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│           Section Title             │
├───────────┬───────────┬─────────────┤
│   [Icon]  │   [Icon]  │   [Icon]    │
│           │           │             │
│  Point 1  │  Point 2  │  Point 3    │
│  Details  │  Details  │  Details    │
│           │           │             │
└───────────┴───────────┴─────────────┘

Image + Text (Split)

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    │                │
│                    │   Heading      │
│    [Full Height    │                │
│     Image]         │   • Point 1    │
│                    │   • Point 2    │
│                    │   • Point 3    │
│                    │                │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Data Highlight

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                     │
│            85%                      │
│     ───────────────                 │
│     Key metric description          │
│                                     │
│   ┌─────┐  ┌─────┐  ┌─────┐        │
│   │ 10K │  │ 25% │  │ #1  │        │
│   │users│  │growth│  │rank │        │
│   └─────┘  └─────┘  └─────┘        │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Timeline

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│           Our Journey               │
│                                     │
│  2020        2021        2022       │
│    ●──────────●──────────●          │
│    │          │          │          │
│  Event 1   Event 2    Event 3       │
│                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Comparison

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│           Before vs After           │
├─────────────────┬───────────────────┤
│     BEFORE      │      AFTER        │
│                 │                   │
│   [Visual]      │    [Visual]       │
│                 │                   │
│   • Problem 1   │    • Solution 1   │
│   • Problem 2   │    • Solution 2   │
│                 │                   │
└─────────────────┴───────────────────┘

Process Flow

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│           How It Works              │
│                                     │
│   ┌───┐      ┌───┐      ┌───┐      │
│   │ 1 │ ───► │ 2 │ ───► │ 3 │      │
│   └───┘      └───┘      └───┘      │
│   Step 1     Step 2     Step 3      │
│   Detail     Detail     Detail      │
│                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Quote + Image

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                     │
│   "Quote text that                  │
│    spans multiple         [Speaker  │
│    lines here"             Photo]   │
│                                     │
│    — Speaker Name                   │
│      Title, Company                 │
│                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Output Format

# Slide Design: [Slide Title]

**Slide Type**: [Title/Content/Data/etc.]
**Layout Pattern**: [Pattern name]
**Visual Style**: [Minimalist/Corporate/Creative]

---

## Layout Wireframe

[ASCII representation of layout]

---

## Content Placement

### Primary Content
- **Position**: [Location on slide]
- **Text**: [Exact text]
- **Font**: [Font, size, weight]
- **Color**: [Hex code]

### Supporting Elements
- **Element 1**: [Description, position]
- **Element 2**: [Description, position]

---

## Visual Elements

### Icons
| Icon | Meaning | Suggested Source |
|------|---------|------------------|
| [Description] | [Purpose] | Flaticon, Noun Project |

### Images
| Image | Description | Specs |
|-------|-------------|-------|
| [Type] | [What it shows] | [Size, style] |

### Shapes
| Shape | Use | Color |
|-------|-----|-------|
| [Shape] | [Purpose] | [Hex] |

---

## Color Palette

| Element | Color | Hex |
|---------|-------|-----|
| Background | [Name] | #XXXXXX |
| Primary Text | [Name] | #XXXXXX |
| Accent | [Name] | #XXXXXX |
| Highlight | [Name] | #XXXXXX |

---

## Typography

| Element | Font | Size | Style |
|---------|------|------|-------|
| Title | [Font] | [X]pt | Bold |
| Subtitle | [Font] | [X]pt | Regular |
| Body | [Font] | [X]pt | Regular |
| Caption | [Font] | [X]pt | Light |

---

## Animation Suggestions

1. **[Element]**: [Animation type, timing]
2. **[Element]**: [Animation type, timing]

---

## Implementation Notes

1. [Tip for implementation]
2. [Tip for implementation]
3. [Tip for implementation]

Design Principles for Slides

1. One Idea Per Slide

Single key message

Support with visuals

Don't overcrowd

2. Visual Hierarchy

Title (largest)
↓
Key Point (prominent)
↓
Supporting Details (smaller)
↓
Source/Footer (smallest)

3. The Rule of Thirds

┌───┬───┬───┐
│ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │
├───┼───┼───┤
│ 4 │ 5 │ 6 │  Place key elements at
├───┼───┼───┤  intersection points
│ 7 │ 8 │ 9 │
└───┴───┴───┘

4. Contrast Creates Emphasis

Large vs small

Dark vs light

Color vs neutral

Image vs text

5. Alignment Creates Order

Use consistent margins

Align related elements

Create invisible grid

Before/After Examples

Text-Heavy → Visual

Before (Text dump):

Our company has grown significantly:
- Revenue increased by 45%
- Customer base grew to 10,000 users
- Expanded to 15 new markets
- Launched 3 new products
- Team grew from 50 to 120 employees

After (Visual design):

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│         2024 Growth Highlights      │
│                                     │
│   ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐       │
│   │ +45% │ │ 10K  │ │  15  │       │
│   │ Rev  │ │Users │ │Markets│       │
│   └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘       │
│                                     │
│   ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐                │
│   │  3   │ │ 120  │                │
│   │Prodts│ │ Team │                │
│   └──────┘ └──────┘                │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Color Scheme Templates

Corporate Blue

Primary: #1E3A5F (Dark Blue)
Secondary: #3498DB (Bright Blue)
Accent: #E74C3C (Red)
Background: #F5F7FA (Light Gray)
Text: #2C3E50 (Dark Gray)

Modern Minimal

Primary: #000000 (Black)
Secondary: #666666 (Gray)
Accent: #FF6B6B (Coral)
Background: #FFFFFF (White)
Text: #333333 (Dark Gray)

Creative Bold

Primary: #6C5CE7 (Purple)
Secondary: #00CEC9 (Teal)
Accent: #FDCB6E (Yellow)
Background: #2D3436 (Dark)
Text: #FFFFFF (White)

Nature/Sustainability

Primary: #27AE60 (Green)
Secondary: #2ECC71 (Light Green)
Accent: #F39C12 (Orange)
Background: #FDFEFE (Off-white)
Text: #2C3E50 (Dark Gray)

Font Pairing Suggestions

Professional

Headings: Montserrat Bold

Body: Open Sans Regular

Modern

Headings: Poppins SemiBold

Body: Inter Regular

Classic

Headings: Playfair Display

Body: Source Sans Pro

Tech

Headings: Space Grotesk Bold

Body: IBM Plex Sans Regular

Tips for Better Slides

Kill bullet points - Use visuals instead

One number per slide - Make data memorable

Full-bleed images - Go edge-to-edge

Dark backgrounds - Stand out in dim rooms

Consistent icons - Same style throughout

Animate purposefully - Support story, don't distract

Leave margins - Content shouldn't touch edges

Test on projector - Colors look different

Resources

Icon Libraries

Flaticon (flaticon.com)

The Noun Project (thenounproject.com)

Feather Icons (feathericons.com)

Heroicons (heroicons.com)

Stock Photos

Unsplash (unsplash.com)

Pexels (pexels.com)

Pixabay (pixabay.com)

Color Tools

Coolors (coolors.co)

Adobe Color (color.adobe.com)

Color Hunt (colorhunt.co)

Limitations

Cannot create actual PPTX files directly

Cannot generate images

Design specs need implementation

Complex animations need manual setup

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