card-news-generator-v2_skill

Overview

This skill creates 600x600 Instagram-style card news series automatically, with optional background image support and automatic text wrapping. Users supply a topic, preferred colors, and optional image folder; the skill generates concise multi-card content and produces ready-to-download PNG files. It balances typography, overlays, and image processing so cards are optimized for social sharing.

How this skill works

The skill asks for a topic, background RGB or image folder, and optional overlay opacity, then generates 5–7 concise cards (title + short description) following strict length limits. It converts RGB to hex, parses numbered content, resizes and crops images to 600x600, applies a dark overlay when needed, and renders text with automatic wrapping. Output files are named with a base filename and two-digit indices and saved to the specified output directory.

When to use it

• You need a quick social-ready card series for Instagram or similar platforms.
• You want cards with consistent layout and typography from a simple topic prompt.
• You have background images you want to use for each card.
• You need concise, multi-card educational or promotional content.
• You want automated generation with predictable filenames for bulk publishing.

Best practices

• Keep each title <= 20 characters and content <= 60 characters to avoid overflow.
• Provide images named in sorted order (01.jpg, 02.jpg…) and match image count to card count.
• Use recommended RGB presets or convert RGB to hex before running scripts.
• Choose overlay opacity 0.4–0.7 for good text contrast on photos.
• Preserve manual line breaks for emphasis and let the generator handle wrapping.

Example use cases

• Create a 5-card ‘Travel Tips’ series using a folder of travel photos with overlay opacity 0.6.
• Generate a solid-color 6-card series about 'Gen Z habits' using a soft-pink background.
• Produce a single promotional card with a custom title and background image for an event flyer.
• Batch-create product feature cards from a short prompt and download ready-to-post PNGs.