Modern Illustration Editorial PPT Skill

Use this skill when a deck should feel high-end, modern, intelligent, and lightly artistic, with refined conceptual illustrations as the main visual system.

Style Intent

Create high-end editorial PPT slides with modern vector illustration.

• Background: clean white or light warm surface with subtle texture.
• Main visual: abstract or conceptual illustration about people, workflows, systems, or ideas.
• Illustration: smooth vector shapes, layered composition, balanced proportions, refined details.
• Typography: modern sans-serif, clean and minimal, strong hierarchy.
• Layout: asymmetric editorial composition with large negative space.
• Finish: flat with slight gradient and soft light shadows, not cartoonish or 3D realistic.
• Aspect ratio: 16:9 unless the user explicitly asks otherwise.

Required Palette

• Soft Beige: #F7F3EE
• Muted Blue: #A7C7E7
• Dusty Orange: #E8A87C
• Charcoal Gray: #2F2F2F

Utility colors may be derived for subtle texture, highlights, and muted linework:

• White: #FFFFFF
• Pale blue: #EAF4FC
• Pale orange: #FCE8DA
• Divider: #DED8D1

Non-Negotiables

• Keep the overall feeling calm, intelligent, modern, and slightly artistic.
• Use illustration as the main visual anchor when the slide needs a strong visual.
• Keep illustration refined and editorial, not playful cartoon.
• Use large negative space and asymmetric composition.
• Use modern sans-serif typography with clear hierarchy.
• Use subtle gradients only inside illustration shapes.
• Use soft shadows only when they are light, local, and not visually heavy.
• Avoid 3D realism, glossy rendering, thick shadows, saturated colors, childish characters, cluttered scenes, and dense dashboard styling.

Workflow

1. Read the source material and extract the core narrative.
2. Decide whether each slide needs an illustration, diagram, or typography-led layout.
3. Choose a layout pattern from references/slide-patterns.md.
4. Apply the style system from references/style-system.md.
5. Use references/ppt-master-integration.md for PPT master generation.
6. Validate the final result with references/qa-checklist.md.

Reference Files

• references/style-system.md: palette, typography, illustration, spacing, layout, and texture rules.
• references/slide-patterns.md: reusable illustrated editorial slide patterns.
• references/ppt-master-integration.md: PPT master execution guidance.
• references/qa-checklist.md: final visual and production checks.

Asset Files

• assets/examples/01_cover.svg: cover example for README or visual direction.
• assets/template.html: lightweight HTML reference layout for previewing the style.