cell-figures
Use to finalize Cell Press display items — column-width sizing, minimum fonts, RGB, show-the-data with defined error bars/n/replicate type, scale bars, colorblind-safe palettes, multi-panel discipline, stand-alone legends, and image integrity.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cell-figures --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Display Items (cell-figures) ## When to trigger - Figures will not render legibly at Cell Press print widths. - Bar charts hide the underlying data (no points, no n, no defined error bars). - Panels are raw software screenshots; blots are cropped without disclosure. - Color is the sole encoding, or rainbow/jet maps are used for continuous data. ## Sizing for Cell Press columns Design figures to render at final print width without rescaling text: - **1 column** ≈ **85 mm** wide - **1.5 column** ≈ **114 mm** wide - **2 columns (full width)** ≈ **174 mm** wide - **Minimum font** in the final figure: **~6–7 pt** (sans-serif, e.g., Helvetica/Arial), legible after reduction. - **RGB** color mode (Cell is online-first); line weights heavy enough to survive reduction. > Confirm exact widths, resolution, and file formats against the current Cell Press figure/digital-image guidelines. ## Show the data, not just the summary - Replace bar-of-means with **dot plots / box+points / violins+points**, especially for small n. - State **n** and **what n is** in every legend: cells? animals? independent biological replicates? technical replicates? - **Error bars must be defined** (SD vs SEM vs 95% C
- When to trigger
- Sizing for Cell Press columns
- Show the data, not just the summary
- Color and accessibility
- Multi-panel discipline
- Figure legend structure (stand-alone)
- Image integrity (non-negotiable)
- Worked legend (stand-alone structure)
- What a Cell referee checks in figures
- Graphical Abstract vs. main figures
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the cell-figures skill do?
Use to finalize Cell Press display items — column-width sizing, minimum fonts, RGB, show-the-data with defined error bars/n/replicate type, scale bars, colorblind-safe palettes, multi-panel discipline, stand-alone legends, and image integrity.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cell-figures --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.