brand-guidelines

Brand Guidelines Creator

Create professional brand guidelines documents (brand books) for any brand. Collect brand assets through a structured interview, then generate a self-contained HTML brand book.

Output: Single self-contained HTML file — no dependencies, opens in any browser, printable to PDF via Ctrl+P.

Pipeline

[User Request]
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[Detect Mode] -----> Express / Guided / Discovery
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[Brand Interview]    6 stages, batched questions
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[Confirmation]       Summary for user approval
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[Generate HTML]      Self-contained brand book
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[brand-guidelines.html]

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Modes

Determine the mode from the user's input:

Express — User provides brand assets upfront ("Here are my colors: #2563EB, #1E293B; font: Inter; brand name: Acme"). Validate inputs, fill gaps with smart defaults, confirm, generate.

Guided — User has some ideas but needs structure ("I want a brand guide for my SaaS startup"). Run the full 6-stage interview with suggestions.

Discovery — User starts from scratch ("Help me create a brand identity"). Start from personality/values, derive palette and typography suggestions, then proceed through all stages.

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Brand Interview Protocol

Present questions in batches by stage — not one at a time. Allow "skip" or "default" for any stage. After all stages, present a confirmation summary before generating.

Stage 1: Brand Identity (required)

Brand name:
Tagline / slogan (optional):
Industry / domain:
Brand personality (3-5 adjectives, e.g. bold, friendly, minimal):

Stage 2: Color Palette

Primary color (hex or describe, e.g. "deep blue"):
Secondary color:
Accent color(s):
Background light:
Background dark:
Semantic colors — success / warning / error / info (or "default"):

If user provides personality adjectives but no colors, generate 2-3 palette suggestions. Read references/brand-interview-guide.md for the personality-to-palette algorithm and industry defaults.