Social Card Image-Led Template
Use when the image is the evidence, mood, product, object, place, or hook.
Core Rule
The image must do real work. If it is only decoration, choose another template.
Structure Options
- full-bleed image + safe title block
- large image well + editorial title
- image crop + caption ledger
- product/object photo + three evidence points
- travel/place image + map or location metadata
Must Do
- Protect faces, products, UI, and important image details from text overlay.
- Use overlays only when contrast is genuinely needed.
- Keep title and image in a clear relationship.
- If image quality is poor, crop less aggressively or switch to a text-led recipe.
Avoid
- Text covering faces or key product areas.
- Dark overlay as a lazy fix for all images.
- Decorative stock image with no content relation.
- Tiny image thumbnails on a portrait canvas.
Related Pattern
Use social-card-editorial as the closest pattern if a visual reference is needed.
Pattern Source Rule
Read this SKILL.md first. Do not read pattern.html by default.
Read pattern.html only when you need concrete layout rhythm, spatial relationships, or interaction/annotation behavior that this markdown cannot fully specify. When read, extract patterns only; do not copy DOM, CSS classes, exact spacing, placeholder copy, or styling wholesale.