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Craft complete cover briefs from manuscript data.

Design & Creative#typography#palette#design-brief#cover-design#book-cover#art-research
Authorcdeistopened
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps authors and designers generate a complete, production-ready book cover design brief from manuscript data, art-research notes, and genre signals, saving time and ensuring consistency across designers and tools.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Trim & Spine Specs: calculate trim size, spine width, and provide a template-ready spec
  • Genre Signal Analysis: interpret category norms to align cover aesthetics with reader expectations
  • Art Research: curate public-domain art options with licensing notes and crop guidelines
  • Palette & Typography: propose color schemes and typography hierarchies for print and thumbnail readability
  • Comp Cover Gallery: collect reference covers for study
  • Design Brief Document: generate a handoff-ready markdown brief for designers
  • Thumbnail Test Criteria: ensure designs read at 120x180px
  • Workflow & Integration: outline data flows from manuscript to brief to designer assets

Quick Start

Provide your manuscript and niche data, then run the cover-brief skill to generate a complete design brief and direction for your cover.

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Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: cover-brief
Download link: https://github.com/cdeistopened/skill-stack-skills/archive/main.zip#cover-brief

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