Outline Template

Standard structure for slide deck outlines with style instructions.

Outline Format

# Slide Deck Outline

**Topic**: [topic description]
**Style**: [selected style]
**Audience**: [target audience]
**Language**: [output language]
**Slide Count**: N slides
**Generated**: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm

---

<STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS>
Design Aesthetic: [2-3 sentence description from style file]

Background:
  Color: [Name] ([Hex])
  Texture: [description]

Typography:
  Primary Font: [detailed description for image generation]
  Secondary Font: [detailed description for image generation]

Color Palette:
  Primary Text: [Name] ([Hex]) - [usage]
  Background: [Name] ([Hex]) - [usage]
  Accent 1: [Name] ([Hex]) - [usage]
  Accent 2: [Name] ([Hex]) - [usage]

Visual Elements:
  - [element 1 with rendering guidance]
  - [element 2 with rendering guidance]
  - ...

Style Rules:
  Do: [guidelines from style file]
  Don't: [anti-patterns from style file]
</STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS>

---

[Slide entries follow...]

Cover Slide Template

## Slide 1 of N

**Type**: Cover
**Filename**: 01-slide-cover.png

// NARRATIVE GOAL
[What this slide achieves in the story arc]

// KEY CONTENT
Headline: [main title]
Sub-headline: [supporting tagline]

// VISUAL
[Detailed visual description - specific elements, composition, mood]

// LAYOUT
[Composition, hierarchy, spatial arrangement]

Content Slide Template

## Slide X of N

**Type**: Content
**Filename**: {NN}-slide-{slug}.png

// NARRATIVE GOAL
[What this slide achieves in the story arc]

// KEY CONTENT
Headline: [main message - narrative, not label]
Sub-headline: [supporting context]
Body:
- [point 1 with specific detail]
- [point 2 with specific detail]
- [point 3 with specific detail]

// VISUAL
[Detailed visual description]

// LAYOUT
[Composition, hierarchy, spatial arrangement]

Back Cover Slide Template

## Slide N of N

**Type**: Back Cover
**Filename**: {NN}-slide-back-cover.png

// NARRATIVE GOAL
[Meaningful closing - not just "thank you"]

// KEY CONTENT
Headline: [memorable closing statement or call-to-action]
Body: [optional summary points or next steps]

// VISUAL
[Visual that reinforces the core message]

// LAYOUT
[Clean, impactful composition]

STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS Block

The <STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS> block contains all style-specific guidance for image generation:

Section	Content
Design Aesthetic	Overall visual direction from style file
Background	Base color and texture details
Typography	Font descriptions for Gemini (no font names, describe appearance)
Color Palette	Named colors with hex codes and usage guidance
Visual Elements	Specific graphic elements with rendering instructions
Style Rules	Do/Don't guidelines from style file

Important: Typography descriptions must describe the visual appearance (e.g., "rounded sans-serif", "bold geometric") since image generators cannot use font names.

Section Dividers

Use --- (horizontal rule) between:

• Header metadata and STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS

• STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS and first slide

• Each slide entry

Slide Numbering

• Cover is always Slide 1

• Content slides use sequential numbers

• Back Cover is always final slide (N)

• Filename prefix matches slide position: 01-, 02-, etc.

Filename Slugs

Generate meaningful slugs from slide content:

Slide Type	Slug Pattern	Example
Cover	cover	01-slide-cover.png
Content	{topic-slug}	02-slide-problem-statement.png
Back Cover	back-cover	10-slide-back-cover.png

Slug rules:

• Kebab-case (lowercase, hyphens)

• Derived from headline or main topic

• Maximum 30 characters

• Unique within deck