color-blocking
Web and App implementation guide for Color Blocking. Trigger when user wants large color sections, striking layout divisions, and Mondrian-style grids.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill color-blocking --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.
# Color Blocking > "The grid made visible. Large, solid swaths of contrasting color defining the layout." ## When to Use Use this sub-style when the user's request matches the aesthetic described above. This is a child reference of the `design-it` skill and is not meant to be triggered directly. ## Core Principles 1. **Geometric Division**: The viewport is divided into large rectangles or squares, each filled with a solid, distinct color. 2. **No Margins Between Blocks**: Blocks touch each other directly, often separated only by a stark, 1px or 2px black line (or no line at all, letting the colors clash). 3. **Typography as Texture**: Text is placed precisely within these blocks to balance the visual weight of the colors. ## Visual DNA - **Colors**: Highly contrasting, bold pairings. Use 3 to 4 strong colors from palettes like **Industrial Chic** (Red, Black, Grey, White) or custom bold pairings (Yellow, Navy, Pink). - **Typography**: Very clean, bold sans-serifs that can hold their own against massive blocks of color. - **Borders**: Often uses thick black borders (`2px solid #000`) between blocks to emphasize the grid, reminiscent of Mondrian paintings. ## Web Implementation - CSS
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What does the color-blocking skill do?
Web and App implementation guide for Color Blocking. Trigger when user wants large color sections, striking layout divisions, and Mondrian-style grids.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill color-blocking --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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 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.