open-design/skills/guizang-ppt/README.en.md

Magazine Web PPT · Editorial-Style Web Slide Deck Skill

A Claude Code / Claude Agent Skills skill that generates single-file HTML horizontal-swipe decks with an "editorial magazine × electronic ink" aesthetic — picture Monocle with code stitched in.

Distilled by Guizang from offline talks like "One-Person Company: Organizations Folded by AI" and "A New Way of Working." Every pitfall hit during those decks is logged in checklist.md.

What you get

• 🖋 Three-tier type system: serif for headlines, sans-serif for body, mono for metadata
• 🌊 WebGL fluid / dispersion backgrounds — visible on hero pages, restrained on body pages
• 📐 Horizontal swipe navigation: ← → arrows / scroll wheel / touch swipe / bottom dots / ESC for index
• 🎨 5 curated theme presets: Ink Classic / Indigo Porcelain / Forest Ink / Kraft Paper / Dune
• 🧩 10 page layouts: cover, act divider, big numbers, lead image + text, image grid, pipeline, hero question, big quote, before/after, image + text mix
• 📄 Single HTML file — no build, no server, open directly in the browser

Fits / Doesn't fit

✅ Fits: offline talks, industry keynotes, private salons, AI product launches, demo day, presentations with strong personal voice

❌ Doesn't fit: data-heavy tables, training decks (density too low), multi-user collaborative editing (static HTML)

Install

Option 1: Paste this to an AI (recommended)

Install the guizang-ppt-skill Claude Code skill for me. Steps:

1. Make sure ~/.claude/skills/ exists (create if not)
2. Run git clone https://github.com/op7418/guizang-ppt-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/magazine-web-ppt
3. Verify: ls ~/.claude/skills/magazine-web-ppt/ should show SKILL.md, assets/, references/
4. Tell me when done. Later, saying things like "make me a magazine-style deck" will trigger this skill.

Paste the block above into Claude Code / Cursor / any AI agent with shell access and it handles the install.

Option 2: Manual CLI

git clone https://github.com/op7418/guizang-ppt-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/magazine-web-ppt

How to trigger it

Once installed, Claude Code auto-detects the skill. Trigger phrases:

• "Make me a magazine-style deck"
• "Generate a horizontal swipe deck"
• "Editorial magazine style presentation"
• "Electronic ink slides for my talk"

Workflow

The skill is a structured 6-step flow; Claude walks you through each:

1. Clarify intent — 6-question checklist: audience, duration, source material, images, theme, hard constraints
2. Copy template — assets/template.html → project folder, update <title>, swap theme vars
3. Fill content — pick from 10 layout skeletons, paste, edit copy (with class-name pre-flight + theme rhythm plan)
4. Self-check — match against references/checklist.md; P0 issues must all pass
5. Preview — open the HTML in a browser
6. Iterate — use inline styles to tune font size, height, spacing

Full spec in SKILL.md.

Directory

magazine-web-ppt/
├── SKILL.md              ← main skill file: workflow, principles, common mistakes
├── README.md             ← Chinese README
├── README.en.md          ← this file
├── assets/
│   └── template.html     ← runnable seed HTML (CSS + WebGL + swipe JS pre-wired)
└── references/
    ├── components.md     ← component catalog (type, color, grid, icons, callout, stat, pipeline)
    ├── layouts.md        ← 10 layout skeletons (paste-ready)
    ├── themes.md         ← 5 theme presets (pick, don't customize)
    └── checklist.md      ← quality checklist (P0 / P1 / P2 / P3 tiers)

Theme presets

Pick from references/themes.md. Custom hex values are not allowed — protecting the aesthetic matters more than freedom of choice.

Theme	Best for
🖋 Ink Classic	general default, commercial launches, when in doubt
🌊 Indigo Porcelain	tech / research / AI / technical keynotes
🌿 Forest Ink	nature / sustainability / culture / non-fiction
🍂 Kraft Paper	nostalgic / humanist / literary / indie zines
🌙 Dune	art / design / creative / gallery

Switching themes only requires replacing the 6 variables at the top of template.html's :root{} block — all other CSS flows through var(--...).

Core design principles

1. Restraint over flash — WebGL backgrounds only bleed through on hero pages
2. Structure over decoration — information hierarchy via type size + typeface + grid whitespace, not shadows or floating cards
3. Images are first-class citizens — crop only from the bottom; top and sides stay intact
4. Rhythm lives on hero pages — hero / non-hero alternation keeps the eye from fatiguing
5. Terms stay consistent — Skills is Skills; no mix-and-match translations

Visual references

• Monocle magazine layouts
• YC Garry Tan — "Thin Harness, Fat Skills"
• Guizang's offline talk deck series

Contributing

Bugs, layout issues, new layout requests — Issues and PRs welcome. Prioritize:

• Add new classes to template.html first; don't let layouts.md reference undefined classes
• Log pitfalls into checklist.md at the matching P0 / P1 / P2 / P3 tier
• New theme colors go into themes.md with a recommended use case

License

MIT © 2026 op7418