frontend-design
Frontend Design Skill
Create distinctive, memorable user interfaces that avoid generic AI aesthetics.
Pre-Implementation Planning
Before writing code, establish:
- Purpose & Audience - What problem does this solve? Who uses it?
- Tone - Choose a deliberate aesthetic direction:
- Brutalist, maximalist, retro-futuristic, luxury, playful, editorial, organic, industrial
- Constraints - Framework requirements, performance budgets, accessibility needs
- Memorable Element - What's the ONE thing users will remember?
Design Principles
Typography
- Avoid: Inter, Roboto, Arial, system-ui (generic AI look)
- Prefer: Distinctive typefaces with character
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