Slide Illustrations
Procedure
- Confirm the selected cards or slides, intended scene, and requested artwork. Use available image-generation features only when the user requests artwork. Do not pass confidential text, internal diagrams, or personal data to an external image service. Use an approved, non-sensitive scene description. If generation or measurement is unavailable, state the limitation and request an asset or the missing dimensions instead of inventing a result.
- Measure the actual available slot using supported editing tools; use slide XML only if accessible and necessary. Account for text, padding, and existing art. Measure in a consistent unit: 914400 EMU = 1 inch; 12700 EMU = 1 point.
- For an empty card, use these optional starting measurements, then check fit:
- Padding
P = 0.20 in, gapG = 0.15 in. - Wide card (
width >= 1.5 * height): image left, text right. Slot widthmin(height - 2*P, width*0.28); heightheight - 2*P. - Other cards: image above text. Slot width
width - 2*P; initial image heightheight*0.45. Reserve the remaining area for text. - If a dimension is non-positive or text cannot fit, adjust the layout or ask to split the content. Do not continue with invalid dimensions.
- Padding
- Select one style for the deck:
- Business line art: navy
1E2761, blue2F6FD0, light blue8FB3E0, thin outlines, simple rounded figures, white or very light background. - Flat modern: no outlines or gradients, simplified faceless figures, purple, periwinkle, steel blue, navy, and white, with a subtle ellipse floor shadow and light background. Match the existing palette first. These are alternatives, not simultaneous rules.
- Business line art: navy
- Request the measured aspect ratio or the closest supported ratio with generous safe margins. Do not assume a portrait slot should use a square image.
- Fit the image proportionally:
scale = min(slot_width/image_width, slot_height/image_height). Center it within the slot; preserve the full image without stretching or cropping. Use a user-approved crop only if explicitly requested. - Reflow adjacent text without changing its meaning. Preserve template fonts; aim for at least 14 pt body text. Ask before materially shortening content. Add concise alt text describing the scene's meaning, not decorative details.
- Inspect the changed slides for overlap, aspect ratio, empty space, readable text, and consistent style. Report generated or reused assets and limitations.
Prompt patterns
Business line art:
Flat vector business illustration of [scene], thin clean outlines, rounded figures, navy and blue palette matching the slide, light background, generous safe margins, [slot aspect ratio], no words, letters, numbers, or logos.
Flat modern:
Flat modern spot illustration of [scene], simplified faceless person, rounded periwinkle panel, purple ellipse floor shadow, steel blue props, navy accents, light background, no outlines, no gradients, [slot aspect ratio], no words, letters, numbers, or logos.
Independence
This skill can be used on its own. If a journey card or another layout provides an explicit slot, use that slot rather than recalculating it from the whole card.