# Graphic Layout

Use when designing graphic layouts for Xiaohongshu posts, creating visually appealing...

- Repository: https://github.com/vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills (520 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-01-23
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill graphic-layout -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill graphic-layout -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill graphic-layout -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill graphic-layout -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills`

## Description

Use when designing graphic layouts for Xiaohongshu posts, creating visually appealing content, formatting text and images, or designing professional graphics

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Graphic Layout (图文排版)

## Overview

Graphic layout is the strategic arrangement of visual elements, typography, colors, and spacing in Xiaohongshu posts to create aesthetically pleasing, readable, and engaging content that captures attention within milliseconds, communicates messages clearly, and reinforces brand identity through proven design principles. In Xiaohongshu's visually-first environment, professional layout isn't optional - it's the difference between 50 views and 50,000 views. Great design makes content scannable, shareable, and memorable, while poor layout makes even valuable content invisible.

**Key insight**: Research shows users form first impressions of visual content in 50 milliseconds. Professional graphic layout improves engagement by 40%, increases save rates by 2x (people save well-designed content for reference), and strengthens brand recognition through consistent visual identity. Design is not decoration - it's communication.

## When to Use

**Use when**:
- Creating graphic-heavy posts with text overlays (quotes, tips, statistics)
- Designing carousel slides with multiple elements per slide
- Formatting infographic content to convey information visually
- Creating promotional graphics (sales, announcements, launches)
- Designing educational visuals (tutorials, how-tos, explanations)
- Producing quote graphics or inspirational text posts
- Creating branded content templates for consistent visual identity
- Combining photos with text, icons, or decorative elements
- Designing before/after comparison graphics
- Creating listicles or numbered content in visual format

**Do NOT use when**:
- Sharing raw, unedited photos (let image stand alone)
- Content is text-heavy and better as pure text post
- Minimal design is intentional aesthetic choice (artistic direction)
- Quick, behind-the-scenes content where polish feels inauthentic
- Video-first content where graphics are secondary

## Core Pattern

The rest: https://github.com/vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/01-内容创作/graphic-layout/SKILL.md