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    TMORA Print Production System and Proof Workflow

    Codex production thread that turned a one-off TMORA artwork information card into a reusable Figma and spreadsheet system, extended it to postcard backs and fixed-scale proof packets, created repeatable Shopify/catalog intake skills, reconciled a new artwork order against Gmail and Shopify, and corrected a live draft-order pricing mismatch before resending the invoice.

    Highlights

    • Built reusable 6-by-4-inch Figma components for TMORA information cards and postcard backs, with spreadsheet-driven artwork metadata and print-ready export settings.
    • Made artist dates, artwork dates, and material optional while keeping punctuation clean for unknown, approximate, partial, or blank values.
    • Reconciled the newest artwork batch against source email attachments and Shopify catalog records so artwork names, details, images, and existing or newly assigned SKUs stayed paired.
    • Created reusable TMORA production skills for Shopify product intake, postcard and information-card production, and native-Figma proof packet generation.
    • Verified draft order 33 against the confirmed order, corrected the two triptych-set catalog variants and draft lines to the approved price, and resent the corrected invoice with a brief explanation.
    • Rebuilt the proof packet as landscape-letter Figma Design components and established one fixed visualization scale so 11-by-17, 8-by-10, and 4-by-6 objects retain consistent physical proportions across every page.

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    Created artifacts

    Custom skilltmora-shopify-product-intake

    Reconciles new orders against the live Shopify catalog, separates reorders from new artwork, and creates only confirmed-new products with sequential TMORA SKUs.

    Custom skilltmora-postcard-production

    Produces correctly paired 4-by-6 artwork information cards and postcard backs from reviewed artwork records and source images.

    Custom skilltmora-print-proof-deck

    Builds reusable, fixed-scale landscape-letter proof packets in native Figma Design from reviewed artwork metadata and local high-resolution images.

    Actions and follow-ups

    Actions Taken

    • Built and audited the Figma component library, metadata workbook, production instances, postcard backs, information cards, and proof packet.
    • Updated the workbook and component API as the material field and flexible date requirements emerged.
    • Queried the newest relevant order email and live Shopify catalog, corrected artwork selection and crop behavior, and verified SKU/detail/image pairing.
    • Created and refined tmora-shopify-product-intake, tmora-postcard-production, and tmora-print-proof-deck as repeatable operating skills.
    • Verified draft order 33 line by line, corrected the triptych pricing in the catalog and draft, and resent the corrected invoice after final verification.
    • Reworked the proof system after visual review so every physical size is consistent across the packet and every proof page is named and structured by output type.

    Actions Outstanding

    • Use the fixed-scale proof components for the next operator-reviewed export and retain a final visual signoff before sending future client proofs.
    • For future orders, run product intake before postcard production so new-versus-reorder classification and SKU assignment become the shared source for cards, backs, proofs, and Shopify records.
    • Continue treating live order changes and invoice sends as separately verified steps even when the reusable skills are chained.

    Source extracts

    “
    Reusable production goal
    i want you to recreate the TMORA info card template in figma
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    Newest artwork correction
    the most recent are the two triptychs and the 4 individual peices
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    Proof workflow distinction
    the pdf presentation generator skill
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    Physical-scale requirement
    all the prints for a given size need to all be visualized asthe same size. across the whole deck.

    Decisions

    • Use Figma Design components plus a shared spreadsheet and bulk-create workflow for repeatable print assets; do not use Weave for structured metadata filling.
    • Treat exact artwork-to-title-to-SKU reconciliation as a hard gate and classify catalog candidates as new, reorder, or ambiguous before creating products or consuming new TMORA numbers.
    • Keep optional date punctuation inside the editable field values so blank fields never leave orphan parentheses or commas.
    • Keep the permanent-collection credit in the reusable masters and hide it only on the specific production instances that should omit it.
    • Generate proof packets in native Figma Design at landscape US Letter size, using local high-resolution art sources and fixed physical-scale slots rather than flexible slide layouts or Shopify thumbnails.
    • Apply pricing corrections to the underlying Shopify variants first, then refresh affected draft-order lines and verify the final subtotal before resending an invoice.