frontend-design

Guides creation of distinctive, non-templated visual designs for web UI projects.

Updated Oct 30, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/MauricioDMO/config --skill frontend-design-mauriciodmo
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: frontend-design
Source: https://github.com/MauricioDMO/config/tree/main/opencode/skills/frontend-design
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/MauricioDMO/config --skill frontend-design-mauriciodmo

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? AI-generated web designs tend to cluster around a few generic looks, producing pages that read as templated defaults rather than intentional choices. This Skill provides a structured design methodology that grounds every palette, typography, and layout decision in the specific brief and subject matter. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Subject-Grounded Direction: Pins down the product, audience, and page purpose before designing, deriving aesthetic choices from the subject's own world and materials. - Two-Pass Design Process: Brainstorms a compact token system (color, type, layout, signature element), critiques it against generic defaults, then builds only after the plan is confirmed distinctive. - Copy and Restraint Guidance: Covers interface writing principles, deliberate motion use, and self-critique practices like spending boldness on one signature element. - Use Case: When asked to build a landing page for a new product, use this Skill to produce a design with a memorable signature element and intentional typography instead of a generic hero-with-gradient layout. ## Quick Start Design a landing page for my product using the frontend-design skill, with a distinctive visual direction grounded in the product's subject matter.

Frequently Asked Questions about frontend-design

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I make AI-generated web designs look less generic?▼

Ground every design decision in the specific subject matter of the brief rather than reaching for default patterns. Plan a token system with named colors, deliberate type pairings, and one signature element, then critique the plan against common AI design defaults before building.

What is a good process for planning a website's visual design?▼

Work in two passes: first brainstorm a compact plan covering color palette, typography roles, layout concept, and a signature element. Then review that plan against the brief, revise anything that reads as a generic default, and only write code after the plan is confirmed distinctive.

How should typography be chosen for a web page design?▼

Pair a characterful display face used with restraint with a complementary body face, plus a utility face for captions or data if needed. Set a clear type scale with intentional weights, widths, and spacing so the type treatment itself becomes a memorable part of the design.

When should animation be used in web design?▼

Use motion deliberately where it serves the subject, such as a page-load sequence, scroll-triggered reveal, or hover micro-interactions. One orchestrated moment usually lands harder than scattered effects, and excess animation can make a design feel AI-generated.

What are common AI-generated design patterns to avoid?▼

Three overused looks are a warm cream background with serif display and terracotta accent, a near-black background with a single acid accent, and a broadsheet layout with hairline rules. These are legitimate when the brief asks for them, but should not be defaults when the brief leaves the direction open.