design-system
Mechanical implementation invariants for frontend design: token architecture, typography hierarchy, loading order, FOUT prevention, chrome stability, motion timing, color semantics. Use with design when building components, pages, or design systems. (Aesthetic direction lives in...
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill design-system --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.
# Design system ## When to Use Use this skill when you need mechanical implementation invariants for frontend design: token architecture, typography hierarchy, loading order, FOUT prevention, chrome stability, motion timing, color semantics. Use with design when building components, pages, or design systems. (Aesthetic direction lives in... Apply with **design** when implementing UI: components, pages, or design systems. Every color, type, and motion choice should trace back to these rules. ## Token architecture All colors map to a small set of primitives. No random hex values. - **Foreground**: Text hierarchy (primary, secondary, muted). - **Background**: Surface elevation (base, raised, overlay). - **Border**: Separation hierarchy (subtle, default, emphasis). - **Brand**: Identity and primary accent. - **Semantic**: Destructive, warning, success (and optional info). Use tokens in code (CSS variables, theme objects); never hardcode hex for UI. ## Typography - **Hierarchy**: Headlines — heavier weight, tighter letter-spacing for presence. Body — comfortable weight for readability. Labels/UI — medium weight, works at smaller sizes. Data — monospace, `tabular-nums` for alignment. - C
- When to Use
- Token architecture
- Typography
- Loading order — first seen, first loaded
- Never let fonts pop in (no FOUT) — ever
- Slow-loading content — never show the ugly intermediate state
- Chrome stays still — status text never resizes layout
- Motion
- Scroll-driven narrative (scrollytelling)
- Spatial composition & layout
- Nested radii (only when one rounded element sits inside another)
- Color
- Backgrounds & detail
- Limitations
What does the design-system skill do?
Mechanical implementation invariants for frontend design: token architecture, typography hierarchy, loading order, FOUT prevention, chrome stability, motion timing, color semantics. Use with design when building components, pages, or design systems. (Aesthetic direction lives in...
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill design-system --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.