pnas-figures
Use to finalize PNAS display items — column-width sizing (~9 / 11.4 / 18 cm), minimum font sizes, show-the-data with n and defined error bars, scale bars, colorblind-safe palettes, legend structure, image integrity, and color-mode notes. Enforces figure rigor before submission.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pnas-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 (pnas-figures) ## When to trigger - Figures and tables push the page/item allowance (`pnas-writing`). - Fonts are unreadable at print size, or colors are not colorblind-safe. - Bar charts hide the underlying data (no points, no n). - Panels are screenshots of software output pasted into the figure. - You are unsure which column width to design to. ## Sizing for PNAS columns PNAS is a multi-column journal; design each figure to render at a standard print width **without rescaling text**: - **1 column** ≈ **9 cm** wide - **1.5 column** ≈ **11.4 cm** wide - **2 columns (full width)** ≈ **18 cm** wide > Confirm exact widths in current PNAS author/digital-art guidelines. - Minimum font in the final figure: **~6–8 pt** (sans-serif, e.g., Helvetica/Arial), legible after reduction to print size. - Line weights ≥ ~0.5 pt; avoid hairlines that vanish in print. - Submit at the required resolution (line art high-dpi; halftones/photos at the specified dpi) — confirm specs. ## Show the data, not just the summary - Replace bar-of-means with **dot plots / box+points / violins+points** wherever n is small. - Always state **n** in the legend, and **what n is** (cells? animals? subjec
- When to trigger
- Sizing for PNAS columns
- Show the data, not just the summary
- Color and accessibility
- Figure legend structure
- Integrity rules (non-negotiable)
- Multi-panel discipline
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the pnas-figures skill do?
Use to finalize PNAS display items — column-width sizing (~9 / 11.4 / 18 cm), minimum font sizes, show-the-data with n and defined error bars, scale bars, colorblind-safe palettes, legend structure, image integrity, and color-mode notes. Enforces figure rigor before submission.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pnas-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.