Whiteboard Diagrams

1Steps to build an AI startup by making something people want:
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3{
4  "style": {
5    "name": "Whiteboard Sketch Diagram",
6    "description": "Transform any concept into an elegant hand-drawn diagram. Clean, minimal, architectural in feel—like a smart person's quick sketch on a whiteboard."
7  },
8  "core_philosophy": {
9    "essence": "Elegant simplicity—the lightest possible touch that still communicates clearly",
10    "mindset": "An architect or designer explaining an idea with a fine pen",
11    "goal": "Clarity through restraint and refinement"
12  },
13  "visual_foundation": {
14    "canvas_structure": {
15      "outer_background": "#FFFFFF",
16      "card": {
17        "size": "95-98% of canvas—minimal white margin",
18        "color": "#FEFEFE",
19        "corner_radius": "12-16px subtle roundness",
20        "shadow": "NONE",
21        "border": "NONE"
22      }
23    },
24    "overall_aesthetic": {
25      "feel": "Light, airy, intellectual, refined",
26      "weight": "Delicate—everything feels thin and elegant",
27      "space": "Generous white space everywhere"
28    }
29  },
30  "line_work": {
31    "critical_principle": "THIN AND DELICATE—not bold, not heavy, not chunky",
32    "quality": {
33      "weight": "Fine, thin lines—like a 0.5mm pen or fine-tip marker",
34      "character": "Architectural, precise but hand-drawn",
35      "consistency": "Uniform thin weight throughout"
36    },
37    "stroke_style": {
38      "lines": "Thin, clean, slightly imperfect",
39      "corners": "Sharp or slightly rounded, never bulky",
40      "feel": "Drawn quickly but skillfully"
41    }
42  },
43  "color_palette": {
44    "exact_colors": {
45      "card_background": {
46        "hex": "#FEFEFE",
47        "description": "Almost white, flat, neutral"
48      },
49      "primary_text": {
50        "hex": "#020202",
51        "description": "Near-black for text—crisp and readable"
52      },
53      "line_gray": {
54        "hex": "#4A4B4B",
55        "description": "Dark gray for all drawn lines, boxes, shapes—NOT pure black"
56      },
57      "accent_blue": {
58        "hex": "#2C68B7",
59        "description": "Clear medium blue—for arrows, connectors, brackets, some labels"
60      },
61      "accent_red": {
62        "hex": "#B34952",
63        "description": "Warm coral-red—for category labels, emphasis text"
64      },
65      "fill_blue": {
66        "hex": "#2C68B7",
67        "description": "Same blue for small filled squares/shapes"
68      },
69      "fill_gray": {
70        "hex": "#4A4B4B",
71        "description": "Dark gray for filled grid cells"
72      }
73    },
74    "usage": {
75      "text": "Primary text in #020202 black, categories in #E54B54 red",
76      "lines_and_shapes": "All outlines in #4A4B4B gray—NOT black",
77      "arrows_and_flow": "#2C68B7 blue—thin and elegant",
78      "fills": "Small filled squares in blue or gray—never large solid areas"
79    }
80  },
81  "typography": {
82    "style": {
83      "type": "Elegant italic handwriting",
84      "weight": "Light to medium—never bold or heavy",
85      "slant": "Natural italic lean",
86      "character": "Fluid, intelligent, like architect's lettering"
87    },
88    "colors": {
89      "titles": "#020202 black, italic",
90      "category_labels": "#E54B54 red",
91      "annotations": "#2C68B7 blue or #020202 black"
92    }
93  },
94  "diagram_elements": {
95    "boxes_and_rectangles": {
96      "stroke": "THIN #4A4B4B gray outline—1-2px weight max",
97      "fill": "Empty/transparent—never solid filled large boxes",
98      "corners": "Slightly rounded or sharp, hand-drawn",
99      "style": "Light, airy, not heavy containers"
100    },
101    "grids_and_matrices": {
102      "stroke": "Thin gray lines",
103      "cells": "Small—may contain small filled squares or numbers",
104      "fills": "Small squares filled blue or gray to show data"
105    },
106    "arrows": {
107      "critical": "THIN, ELEGANT, SIMPLE—not chunky PowerPoint arrows",
108      "stroke": "Thin #2C68B7 blue line—same weight as other lines",
109      "heads": "Small, simple, minimal—just two short angled lines forming a point",
110      "style": "Like hand-drawn with a fine pen, not a thick marker",
111      "types": [
112        "Simple thin straight arrows",
113        "Thin curved arrows for flow",
114        "Never: block arrows, 3D arrows, gradient arrows, thick arrows"
115      ]
116    },
117    "brackets": {
118      "style": "Thin hand-drawn curly braces in blue",
119      "weight": "Same thin line weight as everything else"
120    },
121    "dots_and_markers": {
122      "style": "Small filled circles or squares",
123      "size": "Tiny—proportional to the thin line aesthetic",
124      "colors": "Blue or red for emphasis"
125    }
126  },
127  "visual_language": {
128    "shapes_vocabulary": {
129      "rectangles": "Thin outlined boxes—vertical or horizontal orientation",
130      "grids": "Small matrices with tiny filled cells",
131      "lists": "Simple dashed or bulleted items inside boxes",
132      "flow": "Thin arrows connecting elements left-to-right"
133    },
134    "composition_patterns": {
135      "typical_layout": "2-4 main elements arranged horizontally with arrows between",
136      "spacing": "Generous gaps between elements",
137      "alignment": "Rough but intentional alignment",
138      "hierarchy": "Titles above boxes, labels below or beside"
139    },
140    "proportions": {
141      "line_weight_to_space": "Very thin lines in very open space",
142      "text_to_diagram": "Text is secondary, diagram dominates",
143      "fill_to_empty": "Mostly empty, fills are small accents"
144    }
145  },
146  "elegance_principles": {
147    "lightness": "Everything should feel like it could float away",
148    "restraint": "Use the minimum to communicate the idea",
149    "refinement": "Quality of line over quantity of elements",
150    "intelligence": "Looks like a smart person drew it quickly",
151    "breathing": "White space is as important as the marks"
152  },
153  "avoid": [
154    "Thick, heavy, bold lines",
155    "Chunky PowerPoint-style arrows",
156    "Block arrows or 3D arrows",
157    "Large solid filled areas",
158    "Dense, cluttered layouts",
159    "Bold or heavy typography",
160    "Drop shadows or gradients",
161    "Corporate clip-art aesthetic",
162    "Rounded bubble shapes",
163    "Any line weight that feels 'heavy'",
164    "Pure black (#000000) for lines—use #4A4B4B gray",
165    "Decorative elements",
166    "Overly complex diagrams"
167  ]
168}