Magazine Poster Skill
Produce a single-page editorial poster — looks like a tear-out from a
Sunday paper. Long-form, deliberate, type-driven.
Workflow
- Read the active DESIGN.md (injected above). Pick the heaviest serif
token in the DS for the headline, the body serif for the columns, and
a typewriter / mono token for the section eyebrows and annotations.
- Pick the topic from the brief. Write a real, opinionated headline —
one with a struck-through word ("a designer", "the template hunt") and
an italic accent on a key noun ("first draft", "mood", "specifics").
- Layout, in order:
- Top rule — thin black hairline + a dateline ("01 · A · YOUR LAB"
left, "DD · MMM · YYYY" right). Light typewriter font.
- Top eyebrow — a single mono tag like "POSTED TODAY".
- Headline — 2–3 lines, oversized serif. One word struck through
with
text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-thickness: 2px.
One word italic, in accent color.
- Deck — a 1–2 sentence subhead in italic serif at ~60% size of
the headline, with a dash separator and a
— what works callout
fragment in accent.
- Accent rule — short horizontal accent-colored bar (~80px).
- Body grid — six numbered cells in a 2×3 (or 3×2) grid. Each cell:
- eyebrow (
01 · SHIP FAST) in mono, accent color.
- bold serif sub-headline.
- 2–3 sentence body in body serif.
- one annotated callout — a quoted "use this prompt" line on a tinted
background block, set in mono.
- Footer band — rule above, three cells: handle / role / date, with a
small "PRO TIP" plate on the left containing one closing line.
- Write a single HTML document:
<!doctype html> through </html>, CSS inline.- Background uses a creamy paper tint (
#f3eee2 or DS canvas) plus a
subtle paper noise (radial-gradient dots at low opacity).
- 2-column body grid via CSS Grid; min-width 1100px page.
data-od-id on header, headline, deck, each cell, footer.
- Self-check:
- Type hierarchy is unmistakable — headline owns the page.
- Strikethrough + italic accent both appear, exactly once each.
- Body reads like real opinion, not lorem ipsum.
- Looks intentional at 1280–1440px wide.
Output contract
Emit between <artifact> tags:
<artifact identifier="poster-slug" type="text/html" title="Poster Title">
<!doctype html>
<html>...</html>
</artifact>
One sentence before the artifact, nothing after.
1---2name: magazine-poster3description: An editorial-style poster — newsprint paper, dateline, oversized serif headline with a struck-through word and italic accent, a 2-column body block, and 6 numbered sections with annotated pull-quote captions. Reads like a Sunday-paper full-page essay or a thoughtful launch poster. Use when the brief asks for "magazine poster", "editorial poster", "newsprint", "essay layout", or "manifesto".4---56# Magazine Poster Skill78Produce a single-page editorial poster — looks like a tear-out from a9Sunday paper. Long-form, deliberate, type-driven.1011## Workflow12131. **Read the active DESIGN.md** (injected above). Pick the heaviest serif14 token in the DS for the headline, the body serif for the columns, and15 a typewriter / mono token for the section eyebrows and annotations.162. **Pick the topic** from the brief. Write a real, opinionated headline —17 one with a struck-through word ("a designer", "the template hunt") and18 an italic accent on a key noun ("first draft", "mood", "specifics").193. **Layout**, in order:20 - **Top rule** — thin black hairline + a dateline ("01 · A · YOUR LAB"21 left, "DD · MMM · YYYY" right). Light typewriter font.22 - **Top eyebrow** — a single mono tag like "POSTED TODAY".23 - **Headline** — 2–3 lines, oversized serif. One word struck through24 with `text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-thickness: 2px`.25 One word italic, in accent color.26 - **Deck** — a 1–2 sentence subhead in italic serif at ~60% size of27 the headline, with a dash separator and a `— what works` callout28 fragment in accent.29 - **Accent rule** — short horizontal accent-colored bar (~80px).30 - **Body grid** — six numbered cells in a 2×3 (or 3×2) grid. Each cell:31 - eyebrow (`01 · SHIP FAST`) in mono, accent color.32 - bold serif sub-headline.33 - 2–3 sentence body in body serif.34 - one annotated callout — a quoted "use this prompt" line on a tinted35 background block, set in mono.36 - **Footer band** — rule above, three cells: handle / role / date, with a37 small "PRO TIP" plate on the left containing one closing line.384. **Write** a single HTML document:39 - `<!doctype html>` through `</html>`, CSS inline.40 - Background uses a creamy paper tint (`#f3eee2` or DS canvas) plus a41 subtle paper noise (`radial-gradient` dots at low opacity).42 - 2-column body grid via CSS Grid; min-width 1100px page.43 - `data-od-id` on header, headline, deck, each cell, footer.445. **Self-check**:45 - Type hierarchy is unmistakable — headline owns the page.46 - Strikethrough + italic accent both appear, exactly once each.47 - Body reads like real opinion, not lorem ipsum.48 - Looks intentional at 1280–1440px wide.4950## Output contract5152Emit between `<artifact>` tags:5354```55<artifact identifier="poster-slug" type="text/html" title="Poster Title">56<!doctype html>57<html>...</html>58</artifact>59```6061One sentence before the artifact, nothing after.
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