| 1 | # Visual style: swiss-minimal |
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| 3 | Strict Swiss-grid discipline. Modular grid, sharp geometry, aggressive whitespace, near-zero decoration. The most restrained style — for high-end consulting, architecture, design firms, type-led decks. |
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| 7 | ## 1. Shape & decoration |
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| 9 | - Shape language: favor sharp, exact native contours, true circles, single-weight rules, and a small number of large geometric planes. Use square corners by default; any rounding stays barely perceptible. The full native vocabulary remains eligible when the selected contour stays purposeful, exact, and sparse. |
| 10 | - Composition geometry: one oversized geometric plane — a full-height color column, a giant disc, a heavy bar — zoning the page; an asymmetric split with content flush to one axis; a hero numeral at architectural scale; a single diagonal rule or type line as the deliberate grid break. Few, large, exact — geometry at poster scale is Swiss, clutter is not. |
| 11 | - Decoration: omit ornament without an information or composition job. No ornamental gradients, decorative blocks, or badges — structure carries the page. Content-bearing imagery, illustration, decorative lettering, and native geometry remain eligible when they strengthen that structure. |
| 12 | - Whitespace: vast and deliberate; negative space carries as much weight as content. Wide margins, generous gutters. |
| 13 | - Layout snaps to a visible or implied modular grid; rigorous column / row alignment. |
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| 15 | ## 2. Typography character |
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| 17 | - Sans-serif, single family; regular/bold contrast. Exact Light/Black requires a user-confirmed installed face. Tight, rigorous spacing. |
| 18 | - Strong size hierarchy — large headlines, small precise body. Left-aligned, flush. |
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| 20 | > Family is chosen at confirmation `g` by subject fit — this style asks for a grotesque / neo-grotesque *character*, not a specific font. This governs editable native text; decorative-lettering eligibility remains a separate carrier decision. |
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| 22 | ## 3. Using the deck's colors |
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| 24 | - A dominant color may define a deliberate grid zone while the field stays near-white; keep accent color localized enough that it reads as punctuation rather than decoration. |
| 25 | - Color as conceptual zone, not decoration. No gradients. |
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| 27 | > HEX values come from confirmation `e`; this style only governs how sparingly they are applied — it names no colors. |
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| 29 | ## 4. Texture / elevation |
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| 31 | - Strictly flat. No shadows, no depth, no material — 2D conceptual planes only. |
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| 33 | ## 5. Paired image-rendering |
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| 35 | `minimalist-swiss` — lock it for AI images so illustrations share the grid-austere aesthetic. |
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| 37 | ## 6. Illustration propensity |
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| 39 | **sparse** — whitespace and grid lead. Use illustration selectively when it sharpens hierarchy or creates a deliberate counterpoint without eroding negative space; scale and placement follow the page composition. An explicit user request wins either way, and `image_usage: none` writes no illustration rows. |
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