hps-memphis-pop
Helps your agent tell the story of how 80s design shaped today's apps. It explores pop culture and lessons learned. Useful for talks and design communities.
What it does
This tool creates slide presentations with a visual style inspired by the 1980s, called Memphis. It uses a pattern of colorful dots, geometric shapes, and vibrant colors to give your slides a unique and eye-catching look.
When to use it
- ✓To create a presentation about 1980s graphic design or pop culture.
- ✓When you want slides with a fun and unconventional look.
- ✓To present ideas in a visually impactful way.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Create a presentation about the history of graphic design using the Memphis style.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
You start with an example file and replace the content with your text and images. The tool handles the visual aspect, automatically applying the Memphis style.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill hps-memphis-popOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/plugins/_official/examples/hps-memphis-pop/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
Memphis Pop(孟菲斯波普)
A locked single-theme deck plugin: the memphis-pop skin from the upstream
MIT-licensed lewislulu/html-ppt-skill
(36 themes × 31 layouts), shipped as one self-contained seed — example.html —
that carries the full token sheet, the Memphis decor devices, the slide
scaffold, and the keyboard runtime.
Start from example.html. Replace content only. Never rewrite the design
system or the runtime script. Never introduce colors or fonts outside this
spec.
Positioning vs. sibling Memphis-adjacent plugins: this is the full-bleed
scattered confetti-dot pattern Memphis. daisy-days is hand-drawn daisy
childlike (flower illustration devices), block-frame is big-color-block
neobrutalist (no pattern). The three decor systems are mutually exclusive —
do not mix.
Locked token sheet (do not deviate)
Every variable below is defined in the seed's :root. Slides reference
tokens only — never hard-code a color in slide markup.
:root{
--bg:#fef6e8; /* warm cream canvas */
--bg-soft:#fdebc7;
--surface:#ffffff; /* card face */
--surface-2:#fff1d1;
--border:#111111; /* everything outlines in near-black */
--border-strong:#111111;
--text-1:#111111; --text-2:#333333; --text-3:#666666;
--accent:#ff3d8b; /* hot pink — the lead */
--accent-2:#37c2d7; /* teal */
--accent-3:#ffcc00; /* yellow */
--good:#6ac04c; --warn:#ffcc00; --bad:#ff3d8b;
--grad:linear-gradient(135deg,#ff3d8b,#ffcc00 50%,#37c2d7);
--grad-soft:linear-gradient(135deg,#fdebc7,#fff1d1);
--radius:10px; --radius-sm:6px; --radius-lg:18px;
--shadow:5px 5px 0 #111; /* hard offset, never blurred */
--shadow-lg:9px 9px 0 #111;
--font-sans:'Space Grotesk','Inter','Noto Sans SC',sans-serif;
--font-serif:'Space Grotesk','Noto Sans SC',sans-serif;
--font-mono:'JetBrains Mono',SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;
--font-display:'Archivo Black','Space Grotesk',sans-serif;
--letter-tight:-.01em; --letter-normal:0;
--ease:cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}
Fonts come from Google Fonts @import only (Archivo Black, Space Grotesk,
Noto Sans SC, JetBrains Mono). No other external resource of any kind.
Signature decor devices (the Memphis kit)
- Confetti-dot canvas — the
bodybackground tiles three offsetradial-gradientlayers of 3px dots (pink / teal / yellow at 200 / 220 / 260px tile sizes) over--bg. It is full-bleed on every slide; slides stay transparent so the pattern always shows through. Never paint an opaque slide background. - Black-outlined cards —
.cardis2.5px solid #111with--shadow(hard offset, zero blur). Hero cards may use--shadow-lg. - Geometric SVG confetti — inline SVG triangles, squiggle zigzags,
circles, plus signs and half-tone arcs, each stroked in
#111and filled with one accent, scattered absolutely behind/around content (.memphis-shape). 2–4 per slide maximum. - Tilted sticker pills —
.pillcarries a 2px black border, an accent fill and a slightrotate(±2deg); used as tags and badges. - Thick black divider bars —
.divider-accentis a hot-pink bar with a black outline; section dividers pair it with a giant outlined numeral. - Gradient display numerals —
.gradient-text(the tri-color--grad) is reserved for big numbers and 1–2 highlight words.
Layout system (shared upstream 31-layout catalog)
The upstream catalog is shared across the html-ppt family; compose pages from these master categories:
| group | layouts |
|---|---|
| Openers & transitions | cover · toc · section-divider |
| Text-centric | bullets · two-column · three-column · big-quote |
| Numbers & data | stat-highlight · kpi-grid · table · chart-bar/line/pie/radar |
| Code & terminal | code · diff · terminal |
| Diagrams & flows | flow-diagram · arch-diagram · process-steps · mindmap |
| Plans & comparisons | timeline · roadmap · gantt · comparison · pros-cons · todo-checklist |
| Visuals | image-hero · image-grid |
| Closers | cta · thanks |
Default sequence: cover → toc → (section-divider → 2–4 content pages) × N → thanks. Charts are always pure CSS or inline SVG — never Chart.js or any
external library. The seed demonstrates: cover, toc, section-divider,
two-column, kpi-grid, stat-highlight, chart-bar, process-steps, big-quote,
thanks.
Page structure & runtime contract (keep the seed script verbatim)
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FAQ
Can I change the colors and fonts?
No, the visual style is fixed to maintain the Memphis identity. You can only change the slide content.
How many slides can I create?
The tool offers 31 layout types that you can combine to create as many pages as you need.
How do I navigate through the slides?
You can use the keyboard arrows, spacebar, PageUp/PageDown, Home, and End keys to navigate between slides.
Details
Original description by the author
A pop-culture retrospective on how 1980s design language shaped today's apps — the scenes, the turning point, and the takeaway. Built as a decision-grade story deck for talk audience, design community.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #557
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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