| 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
- 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.
- Create the fixed layer:
- Canvas/background family.
- Title and body text colors.
- Author mark or brand mark.
- Date, issue number, tag, or category marker.
- Create the variable layer:
- Column accents.
- Topic mood colors.
- Seasonal rotation colors.
- Special issue highlight color.
- Define reusable templates:
- Cover or thumbnail.
- Carousel/list page.
- Quote or key insight card.
- Long-form header.
- Course or episode divider.
- 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.
