Design skill

PDF design

Create professional PDF reports and funding proposals with live preview and iterative design.

When to use

What's included

HTML templates

Print-ready templates for cover pages, content pages, and budget tables at 8.5" x 11" letter size.

Brand systems

CCM standard colors and program-specific palettes with Montserrat and Source Sans Pro typography.

Interactive editing

Commands for preview, regenerate, and upload during design sessions.

PDF generation

Chromium headless printing with proper margin handling and page breaks.

Interactive commands

Command Action
preview Screenshot current state
preview page N Screenshot specific page
show cover Preview cover page
show budget Preview budget section
regenerate Create new PDF
upload Upload to Google Drive
done Finish session

Key principles

Required

Sentence case

Never Title Case. All headings use sentence case formatting.

Required

Left-aligned

Never justified text. Keep paragraphs left-aligned for readability.

Standard

Print-ready

8.5" x 11" letter size with proper margins (0.5" top/bottom, 0.65" sides).

Standard

Brand consistent

CCM red (#CA3553) or program-specific palettes.

Installation

# Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism.git

# Copy the skill to your Claude config

cp -r claude-skills-journalism/pdf-design ~/.claude/skills/

Or download just this skill from the GitHub repository.

Related skills

Professional reports, fast

HTML templates, brand systems, and iterative preview in one skill.

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