design-podcast-coverlisted
Install: claude install-skill slogsdon/skills-design
# Skill: podcast-cover
Produces a pixel-exact 1500×1500 square HTML canvas. The defining constraint: the cover must read clearly at 120×120px (typical app-icon scale in Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Pocket Casts). Bias toward fewer words, larger type, higher contrast than other platform skills. Bold typographic treatment, no decoration.
## When to use
- User has (or is launching) a podcast and wants cover art
- A `DESIGN.md` exists for the brand
## Inputs
- **Required:** brand slug, show title (max 4 words for legibility at icon scale)
- **Optional:** tagline (max 6 words), wordmark/host name placement
## Output
`./design/<brand-slug>/artifacts/podcast-cover-YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.html`
## Steps
### 1. Verify brand exists
```bash
test -f ./design/<brand-slug>/tokens.css
```
If missing, stop and tell the user to run `/design-system <brand-slug>` first.
### 2. Gather the brief
Ask in one message:
```
1. Show title (max 4 words — push back if longer; app-icon legibility is the constraint)
2. Optional tagline / category (max 6 words; will appear small)
3. Optional host name placement (corner mark, footer, or absent)
```
If the user gives 5+ words for the title, push back: "Cover art at 120×120 won't hold more than 4 words legibly. What's the core?" Don't proceed until they agree.
### 3. Pick variation — ARCHITECTURE FIRST
Pick ONE. Podcast covers reward boldness:
- `single-word` — one massive word fills the canvas. Strongest at icon scale.
- `type-only` — short title (2