Design Guidelines

design-guidelines

Comprehensive UI/UX design guidelines covering visual design (typography, color, motion) and user experience (cognitive psychology, interaction patterns, mental models). Use when building frontend interfaces or evaluating design decisions.

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Full skill instructions

This skill provides comprehensive design guidance for creating exceptional frontend interfaces that are both visually distinctive and cognitively intuitive.

When to Use

Apply these guidelines when:

Building web components, pages, or applications
Making UI/UX design decisions
Designing interaction patterns and information architecture
Evaluating existing interfaces for improvements
Ensuring production-grade design quality

Structure

This skill consists of two complementary perspectives:

ui-design.md

Visual design principles focused on aesthetics and brand:

Typography and color systems
Motion and micro-interactions
Spatial composition and layouts
Anti-patterns to avoid (generic AI aesthetics)
Creating memorable, distinctive interfaces

ux-design.md

User experience principles based on cognitive psychology and HCI:

Mental models and task flows
Interaction patterns and usability
Cognitive biases and perception
Accessibility and inclusive design
Making interfaces feel natural and effortless

IMPORTANT: Great design requires both perspectives. Visual beauty without usability is frustrating. Usability without aesthetics is forgettable. Use both documents together for complete design guidance.

Design Philosophy

Intentionality over intensity: Bold maximalism and refined minimalism both work - the key is executing with precision
Invisible interface: The best UX feels like no UX at all - users accomplish goals without thinking about the tool
Context-specific creativity: Avoid generic solutions - design for the specific problem, audience, and constraints
Cognitive respect: Every element costs mental effort - be ruthless about reducing unnecessary complexity

Reference the specific documents (ui-design.md or ux-design.md) as needed for detailed guidance.

Install skill

Copy and run in your terminal

npx -y skills add https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill design-guidelines

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