| name | photo-magazine |
| description | Create premium landscape documents with magazine-quality editorial design. Produces visually rich reports featuring bold typography, full-bleed photography, data visualization cards, and narrative layouts. Use for corporate, research, or creative reports needing editorial aesthetics, multi-column layouts, big-number dashboards, and section-based navigation that blend narrative storytelling with data. |
Editorial Magazine Report Skill
Create premium landscape documents inspired by editorial magazine design — combining full-bleed photography, bold typography, data visualization cards, and narrative storytelling.
Reference Information
- Reference Source Type: Uploaded artifact (native PDF)
- Reference Artifact Type: PDF
- Reference File Type: PDF
- Supported Outputs: PDF, DOCX, PPTX
- Default Output: PDF (landscape format best preserves the visual design)
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill for creating documents that combine:
- Narrative storytelling with data and metrics
- Full-bleed photography with editorial typography
- Data visualization (big-number cards, progress charts)
- Multi-column magazine-style layouts
- Section-based navigation and clear information hierarchy
- Premium visual impact for any content domain
Design Philosophy
The reference design follows these principles:
- Question-driven narrative — Each section opens with an aspirational question
- Visual hierarchy — Large photographs + big data + concise text
- Magazine editorial quality — Landscape orientation, generous whitespace, professional photography
- Sustainable readability — Multi-column text with clear subheadings and visual breaks
- Transparency — Present both successes and challenges openly
Output Format Selection
| User Request | Recommended Output |
|---|
| No format specified | PDF (landscape) |
| "Presentation" / "slides" | PPTX |
| "Editable document" / "Word" | DOCX |
| "Print-ready" | PDF |
| "Share online" | PDF or PPTX |
Core Style Contract
Read references/style_contract.md for the complete visual specification including:
- Typography system (SegoeSans + SegoeSerif)
- Color palette (warm cream backgrounds, green accents, pastel data cards)
- Layout patterns (navigation, multi-column, section dividers)
- Graphic elements (hand-drawn underlines, image credit cards, big-number highlights)
Quick Reference — Key Style Rules
Page: Landscape, warm off-white background (#F5F0E8)
Typography: Light-weight large headings (42-56pt H1), regular body (10-11pt), serif for quotations
Colors: Green accent (#3A7D44) for underlines and active states; pastel cards (mint, yellow, lavender, sky) for data highlights
Navigation: Top tab bar with active section highlighted in dark green pill
Section Openers: Left text (40%) + Right full-bleed photo (60%)
Content Pages: Multi-column (3-4 cols) with vertical dividers
Data Cards: Rounded rectangles with colored background + big number + description
Core Structure Contract
Read references/structure_contract.md for the complete document architecture including:
- 5-part section hierarchy (Overview → Themes → Topics → Sub-topics)
- 9 page type templates (Cover, TOC, Section Opener, Content, Dashboard, Target/Progress, Story, Appendix, Back Cover)
- Narrative flow pattern (Question → Challenge → Commitments → Progress → Gaps → Learnings → Future)
- Cross-reference and numbering conventions
Quick Reference — Document Structure
Cover Page
Table of Contents + Key Statistics
Section 1: Overview
- Leadership message / foreword
- Highlights dashboard (big metrics)
- Framework / approach explanation
Section 2-N: Thematic Sections (3-4 major themes)
- Section opener (photo + title + mini TOC)
- Approach / strategy pages
- Progress / data pages
- Learnings & what's next
Appendix
- Reporting methodology
- Disclosures
Back Cover
CJK Typography Strategy
When content includes Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text:
- Use Noto Sans CJK or Source Han Sans as the primary font family (replacing SegoeSans)
- Use Noto Serif CJK or Source Han Serif for display/quotation text (replacing SegoeSerif)
- Maintain the same weight hierarchy: Light for H1-H2, Regular for body, Bold for subheadings
- Preserve the large-size + light-weight display treatment for titles
- Ensure line-height is increased to 1.6-1.8 for CJK body text
- Use a single CJK-capable font consistently across the entire document
Implementation Guidance
For PDF Output (Recommended)
- Use landscape page orientation (11.69 x 8.27 in)
- Implement the warm cream background color
- Create the top navigation bar as a recurring element
- Use multi-column text frames for content pages
- Place full-bleed images on section opener pages
- Add rounded data highlight cards with pastel backgrounds
- Include green hand-drawn style underline beneath major titles
For PPTX Output
- Use 16:9 widescreen slides
- Apply warm cream background to all slides
- Create master slides for: Title/Cover, Section Divider, Content (multi-column), Data Dashboard, Two-Column Comparison
- Use the navigation bar as a consistent top element
- Maintain big-number cards and photo treatments
For DOCX Output
- Use landscape orientation
- Set page background to warm cream
- Use tables to achieve multi-column layouts
- Apply heading styles matching the typography hierarchy
- Insert images with rounded corner treatments where possible
Content Generation Workflow
- Gather content from user: metrics, stories, photography, goals, progress data
- Structure the narrative using the 5-part hierarchy and question-driven approach
- Design section openers — one per major theme with photo + title + mini TOC
- Build content pages — multi-column layout with subheadings and inline images
- Create data pages — big-number cards, progress charts, target/progress tables
- Add appendix — reporting methodology, disclosures, forward-looking statements
- Review for transparency — ensure challenges and gaps are reported alongside successes
Quality Checklist
