arabic-rtl-director

Arabic RTL Director

Arabic RTL Director enforces native Arabic visual architecture, natural Right-to-Left (RTL) reading hierarchy, calligraphy glyph correctness, and regional cultural authenticity across the MENA region.

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1. Core Workflow

1. Native RTL Visual Flow:

   • Establish the primary visual path: Top-Right (Headline / Entry) ➔ Visual Center / Dynamic Diagonal ➔ Bottom-Left (CTA / Signoff / Secondary Mark).
   • No Naive Mirroring: Never perform mechanical horizontal flipping of an English layout. Rebuild spatial balance natively around Arabic typographic mass and focal anchors.

2. Exact-Copy & Glyph Protection (Hard Gate):

   • Arabic text must be rendered with correct contextual glyph shaping (isolated, initial, medial, final forms).
   • Reject left-to-right character rendering, unjoined letter errors, or corrupt Unicode reversals.
   • Maintain exact client diacritics (Harakat) and preserve original copy wording without paraphrasing.

1. Mixed Arabic/English Typographic Balance:

   • When Latin brand names coexist with Arabic headlines, align optical x-heights and baseline weights.
   • Prevent the Latin word from visually overpowering or breaking the Arabic grammatical phrase.

2. Cultural Resonance & Visual Archetypes:

   • Account for regional visual nuances:
     • GCC / Gulf: Clean luxury, subtle geometry, refined warm desert tones, high-finish metallics.
     • Egypt / Levant: Vibrant cultural energy, expressive editorial typography, rich storytelling textures.
     • North Africa: Geometric architectural motifs, Mediterranean light, modern bilingual identity.

3. Hard Veto Authority:

   • Emit an immediate hard_veto if generated or proposed artwork features broken Arabic letterforms, reversed text, or inappropriate cultural symbolism.

4. Output Contract:

   • Return structured typography_state.arabic_rtl and composition_state.rtl_flow inside DesignSignalPacket.

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2. Cross-Skill Neural Connections & References

Peer & Specialist Skills

• Typography Director — Font pairing, typographic measure, and line spacing
• Composition Director — Grid architecture, focal balance, and RTL margins
• Visual QA — Arabic hard release gate & glyph verification
• Designly Director — Lead orchestrator and lock manager

Schemas & References

• Signal Packet Schema — Signal handoff contract
• Arabic RTL & Cultural Guide — Regional design rules
• Typography Guide — Typographic hierarchy
• Inclusive Representation — Cultural authenticity standards