From c6887c874c29e63e65a182b243d1233afa41b759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vance Ingalls Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:12:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] feat(skill): add container anti-default and typography guidance - Anti-default: discourage card/container patterns in favor of content placed directly on canvas (professional video style vs web UI style) - Typography section: weight contrast, deliberate case, tracking, one typeface at two weights - Visual depth: softened to avoid templating (content-appropriate, not every-composition-the-same) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) --- skills/compose-video/house-style.md | 25 +++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/compose-video/house-style.md b/skills/compose-video/house-style.md index d089bae7fc..f484b1b3d5 100644 --- a/skills/compose-video/house-style.md +++ b/skills/compose-video/house-style.md @@ -91,18 +91,19 @@ Beyond choosing a typeface: Things the LLM reaches for that look generic. Do the opposite. -| Default | Instead | -| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| Inter / Roboto / system font | Pick a typeface with character — commit to it | -| `#f5f5f5` / `#333` / mid-gray | Go high contrast. Near-black or near-white, not the middle | -| Blue accent `#3b82f6` | No blue unless the user asks for blue | -| Everything centered, equal weight | One focal point per frame. Lead the eye somewhere | -| Uniform spacing | Tight clusters and open gaps. Vary deliberately | -| Same entrance on every element | Never repeat an entrance pattern in a composition | -| 1s duration on everything | 0.3–0.6s. Shorter than you think | -| `power2.out` on everything | Vary eases — no more than 2 independent tweens with the same ease (staggers are exempt) | -| Always dark background | Match the content: food, weddings, kids, wellness, education → light palette | -| Inventing colors per-element | Declare palette up front. Every element references it | +| Default | Instead | +| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| Inter / Roboto / system font | Pick a typeface with character — commit to it | +| `#f5f5f5` / `#333` / mid-gray | Go high contrast. Near-black or near-white, not the middle | +| Blue accent `#3b82f6` | No blue unless the user asks for blue | +| Everything centered, equal weight | One focal point per frame. Lead the eye somewhere | +| Uniform spacing | Tight clusters and open gaps. Vary deliberately | +| Same entrance on every element | Never repeat an entrance pattern in a composition | +| 1s duration on everything | 0.3–0.6s. Shorter than you think | +| `power2.out` on everything | Vary eases — no more than 2 independent tweens with the same ease (staggers are exempt) | +| Always dark background | Match the content: food, weddings, kids, wellness, education → light palette | +| Inventing colors per-element | Declare palette up front. Every element references it | +| Content in cards/containers | Place content directly on the canvas — separate with space and alignment, not box boundaries. Cards are a web pattern. Exception: dashboards, lower thirds, captions over footage | ## Palettes