xxd-content-series

name	xxd-content-series
description	Design reusable Chinese traditional color systems for content series. Use when a user needs color rules for Xiaohongshu covers, WeChat articles, video thumbnails, course slides, newsletters, recurring columns, editorial series, carousels, or multi-part content that must stay recognizable over time.

xxd-content-series

Purpose

Use this skill when a creator needs repeated content to feel like one series while still giving each issue, column, or episode enough variation.

Pain Points This Solves

• Content teams lose recognition when every cover uses a new palette.
• Repeating the exact same template creates fatigue and makes new posts hard to distinguish.
• Platform templates need fixed brand layers, variable topic layers, and rules simple enough to use every week.

Data Contract

• Use the bundled references inside this skill:
  • references/chinese-color-master-list.md: full 742-color Markdown source list.
  • references/chinese-color-harmony.csv: complete machine-readable harmony table for all 742 colors.
  • references/chinese-color-harmony.md: Markdown version of the same harmony relationships.
• Give recurring colors stable roles.
• Avoid assigning too many equally strong colors to columns; recognition usually comes from stable structure plus controlled variation.

Series Workflow

1. Identify the publishing system:
   • Platform: Xiaohongshu, WeChat, newsletter, video, PPT/course, blog, poster series.
   • Cadence: daily, weekly, seasonal, campaign, course module.
   • Number of columns, formats, or recurring segments.
   • Recognition goal: subtle author identity or strong cover identity.
2. Create the fixed layer:
   • Canvas/background family.
   • Title and body text colors.
   • Author mark or brand mark.
   • Date, issue number, tag, or category marker.
3. Create the variable layer:
   • Column accents.
   • Topic mood colors.
   • Seasonal rotation colors.
   • Special issue highlight color.
4. Define reusable templates:
   • Cover or thumbnail.
   • Carousel/list page.
   • Quote or key insight card.
   • Long-form header.
   • Course or episode divider.
5. Add anti-fatigue rules:
   • What may change every issue.
   • What changes only by column.
   • What must never change.
   • How to rotate accents without making the series look random.

Output Shape

• Series identity: one paragraph focused on recognition and rhythm.
• Fixed layer: role, color name, HEX, why it stays stable.
• Variable layer: column/topic, color name, HEX, rotation rule.
• Template rules: cover, carousel, article header, quote card, divider.
• Publishing rules: cadence, rotation, special issues, fatigue limits.

If the user has only one post, use xxd-palette-applier unless they explicitly want a repeatable series.