Awesome-PPT-Design-Skills/japanese-style-ppt-skill/SKILL.md

name: japanese-style-ppt-skill description: Create or redesign PowerPoint/PPTX decks in the user's Japanese editorial styles: (1) "Washi Paper & Soft Glow" with washi texture, indigo restraint, and warm minimalism; or (2) high-end Japanese lifestyle magazine style with stark white background, burnt orange accent, charcoal gray, structured grids, and asymmetric edge-pressed imagery. Use when the user asks for PPT design, slide decks, presentation styling, ppt-master integration, or warm/sharp minimalist business, humanities, brand story, or lifestyle editorial decks.

Japanese Style PPT

Use this skill to design PPT decks with refined Japanese editorial restraint. It supports two house styles:

• Style 1: Washi Paper & Soft Glow - washi paper texture, quiet geometry, soft glow, indigo emphasis, professional warmth.
• Style 2: Japanese Lifestyle Editorial - stark white background, bold elegant sans-serif headings, structured grids, burnt orange/charcoal accents, asymmetric edge-pressed imagery.

Core Workflow

1. If the task uses ppt-master, follow the ppt-master pipeline first. Use this skill as the visual style layer for the Eight Confirmations, design_spec.md, spec_lock.md, SVG execution, and visual QA.
2. If the user asks for "second style", "Japanese lifestyle magazine", "burnt orange", "stark white", or "asymmetric edge-pressed imagery", read references/japanese-lifestyle-editorial.md.
3. Otherwise read references/style-system.md before choosing colors, typography, background treatment, and icon strategy.
4. Read references/slide-patterns.md before creating or rewriting slide layouts.
5. Read references/ppt-master-integration.md when producing design_spec.md, spec_lock.md, or SVG pages through ppt-master.
6. Read references/qa-checklist.md before final delivery or when reviewing a generated deck.

Non-Negotiable Style Rules

• Use a soft off-white or pale washi paper background; avoid pure white and pure black.
• Use exactly one active accent color per deck. Default to indigo #2C3E50.
• Use the supplied palette only as muted supporting colors, not as a rainbow.
• Favor thin gray lines, asymmetry, and negative space over heavy cards.
• Prefer vector diagrams, quiet image crops, and tactile paper surfaces over glossy stock visuals.
• Avoid neon, glassmorphism, loud gradients, oversized icons, emoji, and generic SaaS blue-purple aesthetics.
• Keep slide density moderate. Let one idea breathe on each page unless the source truly requires a dense framework.
• Always use 16:9 unless the user explicitly requests another ratio.

Default Style Values

• Background: #F5F5F5
• Active accent: #2C3E50
• Body text: #333333
• Secondary text: #6B6B6B
• Divider: #D8D6D0
• Palette reserves: #B3AFCB, #8995B7, #777F6C, #AA6F5F, #D5D0DB

Style 2 Quick Values

• Background: #FFFFFF
• Burnt orange accent: #CC5500
• Body/title text: #333333
• Deep clay accent: #71362B
• Layout: structured grid, high negative space, asymmetric edge-pressed images
• Typography direction: bold but elegant sans-serif headings, sharp editorial details

Output Expectations

For new decks:

• Produce a clear content strategy first: audience, narrative arc, page count, slide outline.
• Use assertion-style slide titles for business decks.
• Use Japanese minimalist editorial composition: 60-75% quiet surface, 20-30% content, 5-10% accent.
• Include speaker notes when the workflow supports them.
• Run visual QA by exporting slides to images when possible.

For redesigns:

• Preserve the user's message and slide count unless asked to restructure.
• Replace generic cards with lines, open grids, framed callouts, or bento-like asymmetry.
• Harmonize all typography, spacing, and color usage to the selected Japanese style system.

Bundled Resources

• references/style-system.md: palette, typography, texture, icon, and material rules.
• references/japanese-lifestyle-editorial.md: second style variant with stark white editorial magazine rules.
• references/slide-patterns.md: reusable PPT page structures in this style.
• references/ppt-master-integration.md: how to express this style inside ppt-master artifacts.
• references/qa-checklist.md: final review criteria.
• assets/template.html: optional HTML deck starter using this visual language.
• assets/style2-template.html: optional HTML starter for the Japanese Lifestyle Editorial variant.