elite-powerpoint-designer

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name: elite-powerpoint-designer
description: Create world-class PowerPoint presentations with professional design, consistent branding, sophisticated animations, and polished visual hierarchy. Use when users request presentations, slide decks, pitches, reports, or want to convert markdown to professionally designed PowerPoint with Apple/Microsoft/Google-level quality.
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# Elite PowerPoint Designer

Transform content into world-class presentations with the design quality of Apple keynotes, Microsoft product launches, and Google I/O. This skill applies 2024-2025 presentation design trends and brand-level consistency to create stunning, professional slide decks.

## Core Design Philosophy

**Principles:**
1. **Minimalism First** - Remove everything that doesn't serve a clear purpose
2. **Bold & Clear** - Large typography, high contrast, confident colors
3. **Visual Hierarchy** - Guide attention through size, color, and spacing
4. **Consistent Branding** - Every element follows the design system
5. **Purposeful Motion** - Animations only where they add clarity or emphasis

## When to Use This Skill

- User requests a "professional presentation" or "pitch deck"
- Converting markdown or text to PowerPoint
- User mentions "world-class," "high-quality," or "brand-level" design
- Creating presentations for business, sales, product launches, or keynotes
- User wants "Apple/Microsoft/Google style" presentations
- Request includes terms: slides, deck, presentation, PowerPoint, PPTX

## Design System & Brand Styles

### Available Brand Styles

**1. Tech Keynote (Apple/Tesla Style)**
- **Colors**: Deep blacks (#000000), whites (#FFFFFF), accent blue (#0071E3)
- **Typography**: SF Pro Display (title 72-96pt), SF Pro Text (body 32-44pt)
- **Layout**: Extreme whitespace, single focal point per slide
- **Transitions**: Push, Fade (duration: 0.6s)
- **Style**: Minimalist, premium, product-focused

**2. Corporate Professional (Microsoft/IBM Style)**
- **Colors**: Navy (#003366), steel blue (#0078D4), warm gray (#F3F2F1)
- **Typography**: Segoe UI (title 54-72pt), body (24-32pt)
- **Layout**: Balanced, grid-based, data-friendly
- **Transitions**: Morph, Fade (duration: 0.8s)
- **Style**: Trustworthy, data-driven, enterprise-ready

**3. Creative Bold (Google/Airbnb Style)**
- **Colors**: Bright primaries, gradients, bold combinations
- **Typography**: Product Sans or Montserrat (title 64-84pt)
- **Layout**: Dynamic, asymmetric, playful spacing
- **Transitions**: Zoom, Reveal (duration: 0.5s)
- **Style**: Energetic, innovative, design-forward

**4. Financial Elite (Goldman Sachs/McKinsey Style)**
- **Colors**: Charcoal (#2C3E50), gold accent (#D4AF37), white
- **Typography**: Garamond or Georgia (serif, elegant)
- **Layout**: Traditional hierarchy, centered, balanced
- **Transitions**: Subtle Fade only (duration: 0.4s)
- **Style**: Sophisticated, authoritative, premium

**5. Startup Pitch (Y Combinator/500 Startups Style)**
- **Colors**: High contrast black/white with brand accent
- **Typography**: Inter or Roboto (modern sans-serif)
- **Layout**: Problem-solution focused, metric-heavy
- **Transitions**: Quick Push (duration: 0.3s)
- **Style**: Energetic, data-driven, founder-friendly

## Workflow Process

### Step 1: Analyze Content & Select Style

```python
python scripts/analyze_content.py input.md
```

**Analysis considers:**
- Content type (business, creative, technical, financial)
- Audience (executives, investors, customers, technical)
- Tone indicators in content (formal, energetic, innovative)
- Explicit style requests in frontmatter

**Auto-selects brand style** or asks user:
- Tech Keynote for product launches, demos
- Corporate Professional for business reports, proposals
- Creative Bold for marketing, design showcases
- Financial Elite for investor decks, financial reports
- Startup Pitch for fundraising, accelerator demos

### Step 2: Parse Content & Map to Templates

**Slide Type Detection:**
```markdown
# Title → title_slide (