founddream/editorial-card-generator-skill

Editorial Card Generator

Turn text into stunning editorial-style infographics — with zero design effort.

A Claude Code skill that transforms your content into beautiful, magazine-style information cards. Perfect for social media, presentations, or knowledge sharing.

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✨ Example Output

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Why This Skill?

Content creators face a universal problem:

• Design is hard — Not everyone can create professional visuals
• Tools are expensive — Figma, Canva, and Adobe require subscriptions
• Time is scarce — Learning design takes away from creating content
• Consistency suffers — Each design looks different from the last

This skill solves all of that with a single command.

The Solution

Describe what you want → Get publication-ready HTML cards → Export as PNG

You: "Make an infographic about Tailwind CSS layoffs"
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Claude creates: 4 stunning cards with data, quotes, and analysis
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You click: "Export All Cards" → 4 high-res PNGs downloaded

What Makes It Different?

Installation

Option 1: Clone directly (Recommended)

# Navigate to your Claude Code skills directory
cd ~/.claude/skills  # or your custom skills path

# Clone this skill
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/editorial-card-generator.git

Option 2: Manual installation

1. Download or copy the editorial-card-generator folder
2. Place it in your Claude Code skills directory:
   • macOS/Linux: ~/.claude/skills/
   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\

Verify Installation

In Claude Code, the skill will automatically activate when you:

• Ask to “make a poster”, “create cards”, or “design an infographic”
• Mention “visualize content” or “information graphics”
• Request “magazine-style design” or “editorial layout”

Usage

Example 1: Tech News

Create an infographic about this:

Tailwind CSS laid off 75% of staff. Revenue dropped 80% because
developers use AI tools like Cursor instead of reading docs.
The old business model (docs → traffic → sales) is broken.

Output: 4 cards with bold data visualization, dark-mode data card, and industry analysis

Example 2: Educational Content

Make visual cards explaining:

What is Docker?
1. Containers package apps with dependencies
2. Run anywhere consistently
3. Faster than VMs, more isolated than bare metal

Output: Clean numbered list cards with definitions and use cases

Example 3: Social Media Thread

Turn this twitter thread into cards:

[Thread about productivity tips...]

Output: Each tweet becomes a shareable card with consistent branding

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🎨 Design System

Every card follows strict design principles:

The Style

• Movement: Modern Editorial + Swiss International Style
• Philosophy: Order, contrast, large typography, paper texture
• Format: 600px × 800px (3:4 ratio) — perfect for Instagram, Twitter

The Colors

Background: #f2efe9  (Warm cream paper)
Text:       #1a1a1a  (Deep charcoal)
Accent:     #d95e00  (Hermès orange)

The Typography

• Noto Serif SC (700, 900) — Headlines
• Noto Sans SC (400, 500, 700) — Body text
• Oswald (500, 700) — Numbers and English

The Texture

• SVG noise overlay (opacity 0.06) for paper feel
• Deep shadows (25px blur) for floating effect
• Subtle gradients and opacity shifts

Card Types

The skill intelligently divides content across 3-6 cards:

Card 1: The Cover

• Massive percentage or key number
• Bold headline (48-56px)
• Short tagline

Card 2-N: Content

• List cards: Numbered sections (01/02/03)
• Data cards: Dark background, large stats, key quotes
• Mixed layout: Text + visual elements

Card N: The Outro

• Summary or call-to-action
• Generous whitespace
• Thoughtful closing

File Structure

editorial-card-generator/
├── SKILL.md        # Core instructions (what Claude reads)
├── examples/       # Real outputs
│   └── tailwind-crisis/
│       └── index.html
├── README.md       # This file
└── LICENSE         # MIT

Technical Stack

• Tailwind CSS — Utility-first styling
• FontAwesome — Icons
• html2canvas — HTML to PNG export
• Google Fonts — Noto typography
• SVG Filters — Noise texture

When to Use

Perfect for:

• Social media content (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn)
• Educational materials and tutorials
• Presentation slides
• Newsletter visuals
• Knowledge sharing
• Thread summarization

Skip for:

• Complex data visualization (use charts)
• Video content
• Interactive elements

Acknowledgments

• Swiss International Style — Josef Müller-Brockmann and the Basel school
• Google Fonts — Noto type family
• html2canvas — Niklas von Hertzen
• Anthropic — Claude Code and Agent Skills framework

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a pull request

Ideas for contributions:

• New color themes
• Additional card layouts
• More examples
• Design system improvements

License

MIT License — feel free to use, modify, and distribute.

Thank You

To everyone who stars, forks, and uses this skill — thank you. Good design should be accessible to everyone, not just those with design tools or training.

If this helps you create something beautiful, that’s all I wanted.

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Made with ❤️ for Claude Code