ppt-visual
Design presentation visuals and slide layouts. Create visual concepts, suggest graphics, and provide design specifications for impactful PowerPoint slides.
What this skill does
# 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 ```markdown # 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│ │ │ └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐
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