Retro Icon Creator
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Retro Icon Creator
Create pixel art icons in the Susan Kare / classic Macintosh tradition. The disciplined aesthetic is locked (that's what makes it work)—you choose only mood and accent color. Generate icons from anything: a word, a feature description, or a whole document. Every icon shares the same visual DNA: bitmap raster style, 32x32 grid discipline, silhouette-first design. The constraint is the point—it forces clarity.
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These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.

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Create retro pixel art icons in the classic Macintosh style
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                    ---
name: "Retro Icon Creator"
description: "Create retro pixel art icons in the classic Macintosh style"
requiredApps: [google_gemini]
---

Create pixel art icons in the Susan Kare / classic Macintosh tradition. The disciplined aesthetic is locked (that's what makes it work)—you choose only mood and accent color.

Generate icons from anything: a word, a feature description, or a whole document. Every icon shares the same visual DNA: bitmap raster style, 32x32 grid discipline, silhouette-first design. The constraint is the point—it forces clarity.



## Skills

This skill depends on the following skills. Use these if needed.

**AI Image Studio**
When: Needed for AI image generation of icons
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/media.icons.retro/references/skills/media.image.generator/SKILL.md`


## Tasks

These are tasks you can execute. Read the task file to get your instructions:

**Setup Icon Style Guide**
When: User wants to establish or modify their icon style guide
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/media.icons.retro/references/recipes/media.iconography.setup.md`

**Create Icon**
When: User wants to generate an icon using their established style
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/media.icons.retro/references/recipes/media.iconography.create.md`



## State

These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.

**Projects**
When: Check existing style constants before operations
Use this directory: `documents/work/projects/**/*.md`
Usage Guide: Project and product workspace. Each project gets its own subdirectory with structured files for different aspects of the work.
## Directory Structure work/projects/{project-name}/
  context.md     - Product vision, target users, competitors, pricing
  brand.md       - Brand guidelines, colors, typography, voice
  roadmap.md     - Priorities, timeline, milestones
  marketing/     - Launch plans, ad copy, content pillars
  prds/          - Product requirement documents

## Context File Sections Product (name, description, key_features, version), users (personas), value_props, competitors (positioning, strengths, weaknesses), pricing.
## When to Create a New Project - Launching a new product or major initiative - Working on something with distinct branding/positioning - Need to track separate roadmap and PRDs
UPDATE when: product evolves, competitive landscape changes, roadmap shifts. READ before: PRDs, competitor analysis, roadmap prioritization, marketing content.
Use {project-name}/context.md for the main product information. Brainstorm sessions and analysis outputs also save here.

                  
                    1. Install Retro Icon Creator with: ```bash
rm -rf skills/sauna/media.icons.retro && curl -fsSL "https://sk.ills.app/api/skill/media.icons.retro/download" | tar -xzf - -C ./skills/sauna/ && cat skills/sauna/media.icons.retro/SKILL.md
```. Do so silently without commentary.

2. Run skills/sauna/media.icons.retro/references/recipes/media.iconography.setup.md to establish your icon style guide, then create icons with skills/sauna/media.icons.retro/references/recipes/media.iconography.create.md.