A Guide to Creating Brand-Compliant PowerPoint Presentations with Claude AI

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name: brand-deck-mistral
description: Create or edit PowerPoint (.pptx) slides following the Mistral.ai brand identity - cream background, orange #fa520f, footer sunset stripe. Use when generating report decks, pitches, or lecture slides, even from raw data or rough outlines.
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# Brand Deck - Mistral.ai Brand Identity

## 1. Mission


Transform raw content into a complete `.pptx` file that opens seamlessly in PowerPoint and can be edited
normally (every block must be a real shape/textbox, NOT an inserted image).

Three non-negotiable elements define the identity; missing one makes it incorrect:

1. **Cream background `#fff8e0`** on most slides (not white).
2. **Orange `#fa520f`** used strictly for accents - never fill an entire slide background with orange except for cover/section transition slides.
3. **Horizontal sunset stripe** at the bottom of **every** slide. This is the most critical brand identifier and must never be omitted.

## 2. Color System - strictly use only the codes below


| Role               | HEX       | Used for                                              |
|--------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Primary Orange     | `FA520F`  | Eyebrows, sequence numbers, prominent metrics, accent bars |
| Dark Orange        | `CC3A05`  | Bold accents, text on cream background when stronger contrast is needed |
| Sunshine 700       | `FFA110`  | Midpoint of the sunset stripe, secondary chart bars   |
| Sunshine 500       | `FFB83E`  | Sunset stripe step, secondary chart bars              |
| Sunshine 300       | `FFD06A`  | Very light sub-block background, sunset stripe step   |
| Deep Yellow        | `FFD900`  | End step of the sunset stripe, secondary metric accent |
| Cream              | `FFF8E0`  | **Default slide background**, card background         |
| Light Cream        | `FFFAEB`  | Block background within white-background slides       |
| Dark Cream         | `FFF0C2`  | Badge background, alternating table row background    |
| Beige Border       | `E6D5A8`  | 1pt border around all cream-background blocks         |
| White              | `FFFFFF`  | Card background on cream slides, text on orange backgrounds |
| Ink                | `1F1F1F`  | Primary text, dark cover slide background             |
| Soft Ink           | `3D3D3D`  | Body copy text                                        |
| Steel              | `6A6A6A`  | Captions, sources, slide numbers                      |
| Thin Line          | `E5E5E5`  | Table gridlines, dividers on white backgrounds        |

**Color Rules (Mandatory):**
- A slide can use a maximum of **2 accent colors**. Orange is the primary accent; yellow/sunshine serves only as a supporting accent.
- **No gradients** anywhere, with one single exception: the footer sunset stripe.
- Do not add any color outside the table above. No blue, no purple, no alert red.
- Charts: primary bar/line `FA520F`, secondary `FFA110`, tertiary `FFD06A`. Never use default Office color palettes.

## 3. Typography


**Fonts - chosen based on the "universally available" rule:**
- **Headings: Georgia** (regular, not bold). A safe fallback for PP Editorial Old.
- **Body: Arial** (regular / bold). If Inter is installed on the machine, prioritize Inter.
- **Metrics/Code: Consolas** (Windows) or Menlo (macOS).

**Type Scale for 16:9 slides (13.333 × 7.5 inches):**
- Cover slide title: 40pt Georgia, line height 1.05
- Section transition number: 54pt Georgia white on orange background
- Slide title: 30pt Georgia, line height 1.15
- Stat callout: 60pt Georgia orange, line height 1.10
- Subhead within slide: 20pt Arial bold
- Body copy / Level-1 bullet: 16pt Arial, line height 1.35
- Level-2 bullet: 14pt Arial, 0.3 inch indent
- Eyebrow: 11pt Arial bold, ALL CAPS, 1pt letter spacing in orange
- Captions / sources / slide numbers: 11pt Arial in steel `6A6A6A`

## 4. Canvas, Margins, Sunset Stripe

- Slide size: **13.333 × 7.5 inches** (16:9).
- Safe margins: **0.7 inches** left/right, **0.55 inches** top, **0.75 inches** bottom.
- Corner radius: cards 12px, buttons/badges 8px.
- Sunset stripe: Snapped to the bottom edge, 0.16 inches high, full-bleed gradient across 5 stops.

## 5. Layout Suite (L1 to L9)

- L1 - Cover Slide
- L2 - Section Transition
- L3 - Bullet Points (max 5 lines, 0.08-inch orange square bullets)
- L4 - Two Columns (55% left, 45% right)
- L5 - Stat Callout (1–3 metrics at 60pt)
- L6 - Table (clean white background)
- L7 - Quote (60pt quotation marks in `FFD06A`)
- L8 - 3-Card Grid
- L9 - Closing Slide

## 8. Pre-delivery Checklist

- [ ] Exact 13.333 × 7.5 inches, correct slide count matching the agreed outline.
- [ ] **Every slide has the sunset stripe at the footer**, 0.16 inches high, full-bleed, no border.
- [ ] Content slide background is cream `FFF8E0` (not white), except L6 Table which uses a white background.
- [ ] All colors strictly adhere to the table in Section 2. No default Office colors slipped in.
- [ ] Titles use **Georgia**, body text uses **Arial** - no Calibri anywhere.
- [ ] No slide exceeds 5 bullet points. Bullet points are orange squares.

[Attach: screenshots of sample slides, font files, logo files,
 or a DESIGN.md file containing the color palette and typography]

Based on the materials we just provided, create a Skill for the system to build PowerPoint presentations
that strictly adhere to the brand identity guidelines.

BRAND INFORMATION
- Brand name: [COMPANY NAME]
- Primary color: [#XXXXXX]
- Secondary color: [#XXXXXX]
- Background color: [#XXXXXX]
- Text color: [#XXXXXX]
- Heading font: [FONT NAME]
- Body font: [FONT NAME]
- Logo: placed at [which corner], height approximately [X] cm
- Slide aspect ratio: 16:9

IN SKILL.md, CLEARLY SPECIFY
1. Color palette with HEX codes and rules on which color to use for what purpose.
2. Font scale specified in pt for 16:9 slides (13.333 x 7.5 inches).
3. Margins and safe zones around the slide edges.
4. Description of each layout: layout name, when to use it, position of each block.
5. Mandatory rules: maximum lines per slide, no clip-art,
   preserve whitespace, slide titles must be informative full sentences.
6. How to export a .pptx file using python-pptx, along with a self-check checklist.

IMPORTANT REGARDING FONTS
Only choose system fonts available on all machines (Georgia, Arial, Times New Roman, Consolas).
If the original uses proprietary fonts, propose safe alternatives and explain the rationale.

WORKFLOW
- Step 1: Analyze the materials first. Inform the system which layouts you recognize,
  and your estimates for font sizes and margins. Wait for our confirmation.
- Step 2: Write a complete SKILL.md.
- Step 3: Using that exact skill, create a sample 5-slide deck for a "Q3 Performance Report"
  (feel free to generate plausible placeholder data), then export the .pptx file for the system to download and review.

After we review the file, we will provide a list of revisions.
Update SKILL.md and re-export the slide deck for our next review.

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Slide builder kit based on DevPixel VN brand identity (Mistral.ai system). Reusable for every deck."""
from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
from pptx.dml.color import RGBColor
from pptx.enum.text import PP_ALIGN, MSO_ANCHOR
from pptx.enum.shapes import MSO_SHAPE, MSO_CONNECTOR

ORANGE, ORANGE_DEEP = 'FA520F', 'CC3A05'
SUN700, SUN500, SUN300, YELLOW = 'FFA110', 'FFB83E', 'FFD06A', 'FFD900'
CREAM, CREAM_LIGHT, CREAM_DEEP, BEIGE = 'FFF8E0', 'FFFAEB', 'FFF0C2', 'E6D5A8'
WHITE, INK, INK_TINT, STEEL = 'FFFFFF', '1F1F1F', '3D3D3D', '6A6A6A'
DISPLAY, UI, MONO = 'Georgia', 'Arial', 'Consolas'

SW, SH = 13.333, 7.5
ML, MR, MT = 0.7, 0.7, 0.5
CW = SW - ML - MR
STRIPE_H = 0.16

class Deck:
    def __init__(self, total):
        self.prs = Presentation()
        self.prs.slide_width, self.prs.slide_height = Inches(SW), Inches(SH)
        self.blank = self.prs.slide_layouts[6]
        self.total = total

    def stripe(self, s):
        """5-step gradient sunset footer stripe."""
        pass

    def light(self, bg=CREAM):
        s = self.prs.slides.add_slide(self.blank)
        self.stripe(s)
        return s

    def save(self, path):
        self.prs.save(path)
        return path

Using the brand-deck skill, create a slide deck about [TOPIC].
Required structure:
– Title slide
– "Why care" and "key takeaways" slide
– Table of contents slide with explicit slide numbers
– Glossary slide explaining complex terms
– Main content section, clearly divided into phases
– Data chart slide (explicitly state units and metric types)
– Downsides / limitations slide – do not just talk about the positives
– Three key takeaways slide
– Three immediate action items slide
– References slide with web links
– Q&A slide
Every metric must be verified against real sources; do not generate from memory.
Present the outline for approval before building the file.