--- name: Blog Post slug: blog-post category: Writing description: Blog Post produces a single long-form article page with editorial layout, including masthead, hero image placeholder, article body with figures and pull quotes, author byline, and related posts. Use when the brief asks for blog, article, post, essay, or case study. github: "https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/design-templates/blog-post" language: TypeScript stars: 85409 forks: 10012 install: "npx degit https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/design-templates/blog-post ~/.claude/skills/blog-post" installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/blog-post source_path: design-templates/blog-post/SKILL.md collection_size: 25 category_size: 1012 collection_url: "https://dirskills.com/collections/nexu-io/open-design" added: 2026-08-13T07:36:06.710Z last_synced: 2026-08-13T07:36:06.710Z canonical_url: "https://dirskills.com/skills/blog-post" --- # Blog Post Blog Post produces a single long-form article page with editorial layout, including masthead, hero image placeholder, article body with figures and pull quotes, author byline, and related posts. Use when the brief asks for blog, article, post, essay, or case study. **Install:** ```bash npx degit https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/design-templates/blog-post ~/.claude/skills/blog-post ``` ## README # Blog Post Skill Produce a single long-form article page — editorial layout, no chrome. ## Workflow 1. **Read the active DESIGN.md** (injected above). Lean into the typography tokens — long-form is 70% type, 20% image, 10% chrome. 2. **Pick the topic** from the brief and write a real article — at least 600 words across 4–6 H2 sections. No lorem ipsum. 3. **Sections**, in order: - **Masthead** — small wordmark + 4–6 nav links, plain. - **Article header** — category eyebrow, headline (display token, large), deck (1–2 sentence subhead), author name + role + date. - **Hero image** — a 16:9 placeholder block using a DS-tinted gradient or solid fill (no external images). Add a 1-line caption underneath. - **Body** — alternating prose paragraphs with at least: - 1 pull quote (large display type, accent rule on the inline-start edge so the layout flips correctly under `dir="rtl"`). - 1 figure (image placeholder + caption). - 1 list (numbered or bulleted). - 1 inline blockquote. - **Author footer** — author avatar (initials in a circle), bio paragraph. - **Related** — 3 cards linking to other posts. Each card: tiny image block, title, 1-line excerpt, date. 4. **Write** a single HTML document: - `` through ``, CSS inline. - Article body uses the DS body font, centered, max-width per DS layout rule (typically 680–720px). - Drop caps (`first-letter`) only if the DS mood is editorial / serif — skip on tech-y DSes. - `data-od-id` on the headline, hero, body, pull quote, related grid. 5. **Self-check**: - Type hierarchy is unambiguous — H1 is clearly the headline; H2s are section dividers; pull quotes do not compete with H1. - Line length 60–75 chars for body prose. - Accent appears at most twice (eyebrow + pull-quote rule, or one link). - The page reads like a magazine, not a marketing landing. ## Output contract Emit between `` tags: ``` ... ``` One sentence before the artifact, nothing after.