design-it
Routes frontend design tasks to 48 specific UI styles. Triggers for websites, app screens, or UI components requesting a specific aesthetic.
IT & Software DevelopmentDesign & UXdesignfrontendui
Design-It: Sophisticated UI Style Router
This is the main entry point for the design-it skill system. Instead of falling back to generic "AI slop" aesthetics, you have access to 48 distinct, deeply opinionated design styles.
When to Use
Use this skill when a user requests building any frontend interface (website, app screen, UI component) and you want to apply a specific, opinionated design aesthetic instead of generic defaults.
How to Use This Skill
When a user asks you to build a frontend interface (web or app):
- Identify the Style (Fuzzy Matching): Look for keywords in their prompt (e.g., "minimal", "glass", "retro"). You do not need an exact match. Use your semantic understanding to map their request to one of the 48 styles. For example:
- "Apple style" or "VisionOS" ->
spatial-design,bento-ui, orglassmorphism - "Windows 8" or "Metro" ->
tile-design - "Terminal" or "Hacker" ->
sci-fi-interfaceorbrutalist-typography - "Bauhaus" or "Clean" ->
swiss-design - "Cyber" or "Matrix" ->
cyberpunk-ui
If they don't specify a style, choose one that best fits the project context.
- Read the Style Reference: Check the Style Index below to find the correct path for the chosen style. Use the
view_filetool to read its specificSKILL.md. - Pick a Palette: If the user explicitly defined a theme or colors, **use th
Subscribers only
The full skill, its 49 bundled files and every download is included with every paid Complete AI plan.
Details
| Source | self |
|---|---|
| License | — |
| Risk label | safe ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | 3d-ui/SKILL.md, SKILL.md, ai-native-ui/SKILL.md, aurora-ui/SKILL.md, bento-ui/SKILL.md, brutalism/SKILL.md, brutalist-typography/SKILL.md, card-based-design/SKILL.md, claymorphism/SKILL.md, color-blocking/SKILL.md, command-center-ui/SKILL.md, cyber-y2k/SKILL.md, cyberpunk-ui/SKILL.md, dark-mode/SKILL.md, dashboard-design/SKILL.md, data-dense-design/SKILL.md, duotone-design/SKILL.md, editorial-design/SKILL.md, flat-design-2/SKILL.md, flat-design/SKILL.md, floating-ui/SKILL.md, frutiger-aero/SKILL.md, glassmorphism/SKILL.md, gradient-design/SKILL.md, high-contrast/SKILL.md, holographic-ui/SKILL.md, isometric-design/SKILL.md, layered-design/SKILL.md, material-design/SKILL.md, maximalism/SKILL.md, minimalism/SKILL.md, monochromatic-ui/SKILL.md, neo-brutalism/SKILL.md, neumorphism/SKILL.md, retro-design/SKILL.md, retro-futurism/SKILL.md, sci-fi-interface/SKILL.md, skeuomorphism/SKILL.md, soft-pastel/SKILL.md, spatial-computing-ui/SKILL.md, spatial-design/SKILL.md, swiss-design/SKILL.md, synthwave/SKILL.md, tile-design/SKILL.md, typography-first/SKILL.md, vaporwave/SKILL.md, vibrant-maximalism/SKILL.md, widget-based-design/SKILL.md, y2k-design/SKILL.md |
| Added | 2026-06-17 |
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