# Images for Awesome PM Skills

This folder contains all visual assets for the Awesome PM Skills project.

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## 📁 Folder Structure

```
images/
├── README.md        ← This file - image generation guide
├── skills/          ← Generated skill card images (to be added)
│   ├── zero-to-launch.png
│   ├── strategic-build.png
│   ├── design-first-dev.png
│   └── ... (24 more)
│
└── guests/          ← Downloaded guest photos (to be added)
    ├── brian-chesky.jpg
    ├── shreyas-doshi.jpg
    ├── dylan-field.jpg
    └── ... (21 more unique guests)
```

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## 🎨 Skill Card Images (27 files)

### File Naming Convention
- Format: `skill-name.png`
- Example: `zero-to-launch.png`, `strategic-build.png`
- All lowercase, hyphen-separated

### Image Specifications
- Style: Hand-drawn, warm, Charlie Mackesy-inspired
- Colors: Soft earth tones, muted blues and oranges
- Background: Cream or soft white
- Content: Guest portrait + skill name + thematic icon
- Format: PNG (transparent or white background)
- Resolution: High-res for web usage

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## 👥 Guest Photos (21 files)

### File Naming Convention
- Format: `first-last.jpg`
- Example: `brian-chesky.jpg`, `shreyas-doshi.jpg`
- All lowercase, hyphen-separated

### Source
- Download from: [lennyspodcast.com](https://www.lennyspodcast.com/)
- Use episode poster images
- Keep original quality

### Guest List

**Appearing in Multiple Skills (Priority):**
1. Brian Chesky - 3 skills (zero-to-launch, design-first-dev, quality-speed)
2. Shreyas Doshi - 4 skills (strategic-build, ship-decisions, prioritization-craft)
3. Dylan Field - 3 skills (design-first-dev, quality-speed, zero-to-launch)
4. April Dunford - 2 skills (positioning-craft, launch-execution)
5. Anneka Gupta - 2 skills (workplace-navigation, strategic-pm)
6. Kevin Weil - 2 skills (ai-product-patterns, zero-to-launch)

**Appearing Once:**
7. Marty Cagan
8. Jeffrey Pfeffer
9. Annie Duke
10. Ben Horowitz
11. Kim Scott
12. Matt Abrahams
13. Nancy Duarte
14. Bob Moesta
15. Gustaf Alstromer
16. Ronny Kohavi
17. Dan Shipper
18. Geoffrey Moore
19. Christina Wodtke
20. David Singleton
21. Ami Vora
22. Lenny Rachitsky
23. Rahul Vohra

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## 📝 Generation Instructions

See the root-level files for complete instructions:
- **QUICK-START-IMAGES.md** - Overview and workflow
- **NANO-BANANA-PROMPTS.md** - All 27 ChatGPT prompts
- **IMAGE-GENERATION-TRACKER.md** - Progress tracking

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## ✅ Checklist

### Before Generation
- [ ] Download all 21 guest photos
- [ ] Save to `images/guests/` folder
- [ ] Verify file names are correct

### During Generation
- [ ] Generate all 27 skill card images
- [ ] Save to `images/skills/` folder
- [ ] Use consistent naming convention

### After Generation
- [ ] Quality check all images
- [ ] Verify 27 skill images present
- [ ] Verify consistent style across all
- [ ] Update README.md with image references
- [ ] Commit to repository

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## 🖼️ Image Usage

### In README.md
```markdown
## 🏗️ Builder Mode

![zero-to-launch](images/skills/zero-to-launch.png)
![strategic-build](images/skills/strategic-build.png)
...
```

### In SKILL.md Files
```markdown
# Zero to Launch

![Zero to Launch Skill Card](../images/skills/zero-to-launch.png)

## When This Skill Activates
...
```

### In Documentation
Reference images with relative paths from the root:
- `images/skills/zero-to-launch.png`
- `images/guests/brian-chesky.jpg`

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## 📊 Progress Tracker

**Guest Photos Downloaded:** 0/21  
**Skill Cards Generated:** 0/27  
**Quality Checked:** 0/27  
**Integrated in Docs:** No

Update this as you progress!

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## 🎨 Style Guide

### Color Palette
- Warm earth tones (browns, tans, beiges)
- Soft blues (sky, powder blue)
- Gentle oranges (coral, peach)
- Clean whites and creams for background

### Typography
- Hand-lettered, elegant style
- Clear and legible
- Appropriate size relative to card

### Icons
- Small and subtle
- Thematically relevant to skill
- Simple, not overly detailed
- Hand-drawn aesthetic matching overall style

### Guest Portraits
- Friendly and approachable
- Not corporate or stiff
- Recognizable
- Warm expression

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## 🔗 Attribution

**All guest images are from Lenny's Podcast episodes:**
- Host: [Lenny Rachitsky](https://twitter.com/lennysan)
- Podcast: [lennyspodcast.com](https://www.lennyspodcast.com/)
- Transcripts: [ChatPRD/lennys-podcast-transcripts](https://github.com/ChatPRD/lennys-podcast-transcripts)

**Illustration style inspired by:**
- Charlie Mackesy's "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"
- Ondrej Machart's [TinyStakeholders.com](https://tinystakeholders.com)

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## 📄 License

Images are created for the Awesome PM Skills project and should be used with appropriate attribution to:
1. Lenny Rachitsky and the podcast guests
2. The Awesome PM Skills project by Udi Menkes

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**Created:** January 28, 2026  
**Last Updated:** [Update as you add images]

🎨 **Happy creating!**