mck-ppt-design

Mck PPT Design Skill

Create professional-grade PowerPoint presentations with one prompt.

When to Use

Activate this skill when:

• User asks to create a professional, consultant-grade, or top-tier PPT
• User mentions "deck", "presentation", "slides" in a professional context
• User provides structured content (strategy, analysis, recommendations) and needs visual output
• User references "workbuddy-ppt" or "mck-ppt" design patterns

Design System

Color Palette

Color	Hex	Usage
NAVY	#051C2C	Primary — titles, circles, headers
WHITE	#FFFFFF	Backgrounds, text on navy
BLACK	#000000	Lines, text separators
DARK_GRAY	#333333	Body text
MED_GRAY	#666666	Secondary text, labels
LINE_GRAY	#CCCCCC	Table row separators
BG_GRAY	#F2F2F2	Background panels

Typography Hierarchy

Level	Font	Size	Weight	Color
Slide Title	Georgia	22pt	Bold	NAVY
Subtitle	Arial	18pt	Bold	DARK_GRAY
Body Text	Arial	14pt	Regular	DARK_GRAY
Labels	Arial	11pt	Regular	MED_GRAY
Source	Arial	9pt	Italic	MED_GRAY
Chinese Text	KaiTi	varies	Regular	—

Core Principles

1. Extreme Minimalism — Remove all non-essential visual elements
2. Consistency — Repeat visual language across all slides
3. Hierarchy — Title 22pt → Sub 18pt → Body 14pt → Source 9pt
4. Flat Design — No 3D, no shadows, no gradients
5. Rectangle-based lines — Use add_hline(), NEVER add_connector()

Layout Catalog (16+ patterns)

#	Layout	Best For
1	Title Slide	Opening / section dividers
2	Agenda	Meeting flow overview
7	Two-Column	Side-by-side comparison
8	Big Number	Single impactful statistic
10	Process Flow	Step-by-step workflows
25	Key Takeaway	Left detail + right summary
71	Table + Insight	Structured arguments + insight panel ⭐

Opening Slide Priority (Slides 2-5)

1. Table + Insight (#71) — structured arguments + insight panel
2. Big Number (#8) — single impactful statistic
3. Key Takeaway (#25) — left detail + right summary

Workflow

Step 1: Content Analysis

Parse user input for: key message, data points, structure, audience

Step 2: Layout Selection

Match content type to optimal layout pattern

Step 3: Design Application

Apply design system (colors, typography, spacing)

Step 4: Python-pptx Generation

Generate production-ready .pptx file

Step 5: Cleanup

Run full_cleanup() to remove theme artifacts

Version History

Version	Date	Changes
2.0.4	2026-03-19	#14 Three-Pillar retired → replaced by #71 Table+Insight
1.1.0	2026-03-03	Rectangle-based lines, three-layer corruption defense
1.0.0	2026-03-02	Initial specification