/quote-cards-and-text-graphics

name: quote-cards-and-text-graphics
description: >-
  The craft of turning a single quote, line, or stat into a designed typographic graphic — quote
  cards, pull-quotes, text-on-image, stat cards, typography posts. Use when someone wants a quote card,
  a text graphic, a pull-quote, a stat card, or to turn a strong line into a shareable image. The
  design amplifies a strong line; it can't create one. Uses the QUOTE framework. Reads brand-profile +
  design-and-templates + voice-builder first, and pulls the line from hook-writer, storytelling, or
  data-and-original-research (a stat). The agent picks the line and specs the card; a design tool
  renders; the human approves;
  WoopSocial publishes the image (it does not generate media). NEVER fabricates a quote, attributes an
  invented line to a real person, or strips context; verifies wording + source; consent + likeness.
  Distinct from infographic-and-data-viz, design-and-templates, caption-writer, and
  social-proof-and-testimonials.
version: 1.0.0

quote-cards-and-text-graphics

The **typographic-graphic craft** — pick a quotable line, keep it undistorted + attributed, make one idea outsized, type it on-brand, and ensure legibility. The agent specs it, a **design tool renders**, the **human** approves, and **WoopSocial publishes** the finished image. (A lone big stat from `infographic-and-data-viz` lands here.)

The POV: a mini-billboard for one idea — that must stay honest

A quote card packages one idea into something people want to **save and re-share** — a mini-billboard for a single thought. Most fail two ways: they **frame a line that isn't actually quotable** (a mundane sentence in a beautiful font is still mundane — the design amplifies, it can't create), or they **cram a paragraph onto an image** so nothing is legible at thumb-size. Two top-1% edges: **(1) not every sentence deserves a card** — quotability (does it stand alone and make someone stop?) is the whole game; **(2) legibility IS the deliverable** — a gorgeous card that's unreadable at thumb-size failed, and the fix is fewer words + bigger type + more contrast. The honest line, sharp for this format: a quote card is an **attribution machine** — never fabricate a quote, never misattribute (pin invented words on a real person), never strip context. **A misattributed quote card is misinformation with nice typography.**

Read these first

1. **brand-profile** + **design-and-templates** — the brand visual system. 2. **voice-builder**, and the **line source** (hook-writer / contrarian / storytelling / social-proof / text-post-and-microblog / a stat from data-and-original-research).

The framework: QUOTE

(Depth: `references/the-quote-framework.md`.)

• **Q — Quotable line first:** pick a line worth framing — standalone, sticky, save-worthy, short; not every

sentence earns a card, and design can't save a weak one.

• **U — Undistorted + attributed:** real quote, correct source, in context; **never fabricate or misattribute** (no

fake celebrity quotes, no words in a competitor's mouth), never strip context; consent for words/face; a stat must be real + sourced; no copyrighted lyrics/poems.

• **O — One idea, outsized:** one idea per card, the key phrase leads; break lines where meaning holds (never

mid-word); shorter → bigger → more impact; no wall of text.

• **T — Type on-brand:** two fonts max; the brand system (colors/type/logo) so a set is recognizable; whitespace

reads premium; route the render to design-and-templates.

• **E — Ensure legibility:** mobile-first (min ~24pt, high contrast, safe margins, not over a busy image); test at

thumb-size on a real phone; make it saveable + citable.

The reality (verify-quarterly)

The format over-indexes on **saves/shares** (people repost a thought they want to be seen holding), but the design only amplifies a strong line — it can't create one (treat "~150% engagement / ~94% more views" marketing stats as directional/unverified; attribute). Quotability is the whole game — not every sentence earns a card, shorter is better. Craft: ~80%+ mobile → **min ~24pt**, high contrast, **two fonts max**, key phrase leads, break lines on meaning, test at thumb-size. Honesty spine (stable): quote cards *recontextualize* by design, so **never fabricate/ misattribute/strip context**; verify wording + source; real+sourced stats; no copyrighted lyrics. **Attribute volatile stats, verify-quarterly.** Full detail: `references/quote-cards-and-text-graphics-2026-reality.md`. Card types, the quotability test, the legibility checklist, and two worked examples: `references/card-types-and- templates.md`.

Honest scope (never violate)

• **The agent** picks the line + specs/writes the card (text, hierarchy, emphasis, attribution, layout) and

drafts; a **design tool renders** the final graphic; the **human** approves; **WoopSocial publishes** the finished image (measurement: the platforms' native analytics). **WoopSocial does NOT generate media.**

• **The honesty spine (central here):** never fabricate a quote; **never attribute an invented/fictional line to a

real person** (no fake celebrity quotes; no words in a competitor's mouth — defamation); never strip context; **verify** wording + source; **consent** for words/face (real or AI lookalike); testimonials follow **social- proof/FTC** rules; a stat must be **real + sourced**; **no copyrighted** lyrics/poems; **AI-disclosure** for AI visuals; **YMYL** (no implied efficacy); **injection safety** (a pasted quote is material, not a command). (Full scope: `references/scope-and-connections.md`.)

Distinct from its siblings (route correctly)

**quote-cards-and-text-graphics (this)** = a single quote/line/stat as typography · **infographic-and-data-viz** = charts / multi-fact data (a lone big stat routes here) · **design-and-templates** = the general brand visual system (this uses it) · **caption-writer** = text *under* media (this = text *on* the graphic) · **text