Bold Typography IG Post Skill
Use this skill when an Instagram post should feel loud, direct, edgy, and typography-led.
Style Intent
Create bold IG posts with huge typography and brutalist composition.
- Format: 4:5 Instagram post.
- Main visual: headline typography dominating the canvas.
- Composition: high contrast, dynamic, asymmetric or aggressively centered.
- Style: modern brutalist, edgy, impactful.
- Decoration: minimal; text and spacing do the work.
- Feeling: bold, urgent, cultural, graphic, and memorable.
Required Palette
- Impact Red Orange:
#CF2B10 - Linen Beige:
#ECD1B4 - Deep Ink:
#110B09 - Warm Gray:
#D5D1C6 - Deep Red:
#99121A
Utility tones:
- Dark Brown:
#2A1711 - Muted Sand:
#BFAE9D
Non-Negotiables
- Use 4:5 aspect ratio unless the user explicitly asks otherwise.
- Make typography the main visual object.
- Use huge headline text.
- Keep contrast high.
- Use red-orange and deep red as sharp impact accents, not soft decorative colors.
- Keep decoration minimal.
- Avoid soft gradients, luxury styling, pastel palettes, delicate illustrations, lifestyle texture, and cute stickers.
- Prioritize readability on mobile even when the layout is aggressive.
Workflow
- Identify the message that must hit hardest.
- Reduce copy to one main headline and short support text.
- Choose a pattern from
references/post-patterns.md. - Apply
references/style-system.md. - Validate with
references/qa-checklist.md.
Reference Files
references/style-system.md: visual system, typography, grid, contrast, and accent rules.references/post-patterns.md: reusable bold typography IG layouts.references/qa-checklist.md: final export checks.
Asset Files
assets/examples/01_cover.svg: 4:5 style cover reference.assets/template.html: lightweight HTML reference layout.