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everything-claude-code/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md
Affaan Mustafa 4813ed753f feat: consolidate all Anthropic plugins into ECC v2.0.0
Ports functionality from 10+ separate plugins into ECC so users only
need one plugin installed. Consolidates: pr-review-toolkit, feature-dev,
commit-commands, hookify, code-simplifier, security-guidance,
frontend-design, explanatory-output-style, and personal skills.

New agents (8): code-architect, code-explorer, code-simplifier,
comment-analyzer, conversation-analyzer, pr-test-analyzer,
silent-failure-hunter, type-design-analyzer

New commands (9): commit, commit-push-pr, clean-gone, review-pr,
feature-dev, hookify, hookify-list, hookify-configure, hookify-help

New skills (8): frontend-design, hookify-rules, github-ops,
knowledge-ops, lead-intelligence, oura-health, pmx-guidelines, remotion

Enhanced skills (8): article-writing, content-engine, market-research,
investor-materials, investor-outreach, x-api, security-scan,
autonomous-loops — merged with personal skill content

New hook: security-reminder.py (pattern-based OWASP vulnerability
warnings on file edits)

Totals: 36 agents, 69 commands, 128 skills, 29 hook scripts
2026-03-31 21:55:43 -07:00

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frontend-design Create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality. Use this skill when the user asks to build web components, pages, or applications. Generates creative, polished code that avoids generic AI aesthetics.

This skill guides creation of distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces that avoid generic "AI slop" aesthetics. Implement real working code with exceptional attention to aesthetic details and creative choices.

The user provides frontend requirements: a component, page, application, or interface to build. They may include context about the purpose, audience, or technical constraints.

Design Thinking

Before coding, understand the context and commit to a BOLD aesthetic direction:

  • Purpose: What problem does this interface solve? Who uses it?
  • Tone: Pick an extreme: brutally minimal, maximalist chaos, retro-futuristic, organic/natural, luxury/refined, playful/toy-like, editorial/magazine, brutalist/raw, art deco/geometric, soft/pastel, industrial/utilitarian, etc.
  • Constraints: Technical requirements (framework, performance, accessibility).
  • Differentiation: What makes this UNFORGETTABLE? What's the one thing someone will remember?

CRITICAL: Choose a clear conceptual direction and execute it with precision. Bold maximalism and refined minimalism both work - the key is intentionality, not intensity.

Then implement working code (HTML/CSS/JS, React, Vue, etc.) that is:

  • Production-grade and functional
  • Visually striking and memorable
  • Cohesive with a clear aesthetic point-of-view
  • Meticulously refined in every detail

Frontend Aesthetics Guidelines

Typography

Choose fonts that are beautiful, unique, and interesting. Avoid generic fonts like Arial and Inter; opt instead for distinctive choices that elevate the frontend's aesthetics. Pair a distinctive display font with a refined body font.

Color & Theme

Commit to a cohesive aesthetic. Use CSS variables for consistency. Dominant colors with sharp accents outperform timid, evenly-distributed palettes.

Motion

Use animations for effects and micro-interactions. Prioritize CSS-only solutions for HTML. Use Motion library for React when available. Focus on high-impact moments: one well-orchestrated page load with staggered reveals (animation-delay) creates more delight than scattered micro-interactions. Use scroll-triggering and hover states that surprise.

Spatial Composition

Unexpected layouts. Asymmetry. Overlap. Diagonal flow. Grid-breaking elements. Generous negative space OR controlled density.

Backgrounds & Visual Details

Create atmosphere and depth rather than defaulting to solid colors. Apply creative forms like gradient meshes, noise textures, geometric patterns, layered transparencies, dramatic shadows, decorative borders, custom cursors, and grain overlays.

Anti-Patterns (NEVER do these)

  • Overused font families (Inter, Roboto, Arial, system fonts)
  • Cliched color schemes (particularly purple gradients on white backgrounds)
  • Predictable layouts and component patterns
  • Cookie-cutter design that lacks context-specific character
  • Converging on common choices (Space Grotesk) across generations

Execution

Match implementation complexity to the aesthetic vision. Maximalist designs need elaborate code with extensive animations and effects. Minimalist or refined designs need restraint, precision, and careful attention to spacing, typography, and subtle details.

Interpret creatively and make unexpected choices that feel genuinely designed for the context. No design should be the same. Vary between light and dark themes, different fonts, different aesthetics.