japanese-minimalism-ig-post-skill

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japanese-minimalism-ig-post-skill

description

Create or redesign Instagram posts in a Japanese minimalism lifestyle editorial style: 4:5 aspect ratio, soft warm beige background, muted olive accents, soft charcoal typography, natural layout, lots of breathing space, delicate typography, light grid alignment, subtle texture, calm clean refined aesthetic. Use for IG posts, Instagram carousels, social graphics, lifestyle content, brand storytelling, product notes, editorial quotes, and quiet aesthetic social media design.

Japanese Minimalism IG Post Skill

Use this skill when an Instagram post should feel calm, refined, natural, and editorial, with a Japanese lifestyle magazine sensibility.

Style Intent

Create minimalist IG posts with Japanese editorial style.

• Format: 4:5 Instagram post.
• Background: warm beige with subtle texture.
• Composition: soft natural layout with lots of breathing space.
• Typography: delicate, clean, light, and refined.
• Layout: light grid alignment, asymmetric but balanced.
• Feeling: quiet, calm, aesthetic, lifestyle-oriented.

Required Palette

• Warm Beige: #F5EFE6
• Muted Olive: #A3B18A
• Soft Charcoal: #3A3A3A

Utility tones:

• Paper Line: #DED6CA
• Pale Olive: #EEF1E8
• Muted Text: #7A746D

Non-Negotiables

• Use 4:5 aspect ratio unless the user explicitly asks otherwise.
• Keep the canvas quiet and uncluttered.
• Use warm beige as the dominant background.
• Use muted olive sparingly as an accent.
• Use soft charcoal for primary text.
• Preserve generous negative space.
• Prefer delicate typography and light grid alignment.
• Do not use bold colors, heavy shadows, glossy effects, dense collage, loud stickers, or aggressive marketing layout.

Workflow

1. Identify the post purpose: quote, announcement, brand note, product highlight, carousel opener, or lifestyle editorial.
2. Select one main message.
3. Use references/style-system.md for palette, typography, spacing, and texture.
4. Choose a pattern from references/post-patterns.md.
5. Validate with references/qa-checklist.md.

Reference Files

• references/style-system.md: visual system, typography, grid, texture, and image rules.
• references/post-patterns.md: reusable IG post 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.