taste-skill
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Premium frontend design skill: layout, typography, colors, spacing, and motion. Prevents generic AI-generated UI. Auto-invoked when building any frontend component. Source: Leonxlnx/taste-skill. Has 3 tunable settings: DESIGN_VARIANCE, MOTION_INTENSITY, VISUAL_DENSITY.
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- Markssuave/Markssuave-Agent-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- podo/design-agent-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- alunadev/ald-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- nadavnaveh/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 1, 2026
- abhijeetgupta23/ai-agent-to-learn-faster-and-bettertheir own version, first seen Nov 1, 2026
- ivanalvarizjr/CodeBOTtheir own version, first seen Oct 25, 2026
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- huytieu/COG-second-brain★ 1.3ksame name
- podo/design-agent-skills★ 32same name
- wrg32786/aigent-os★ 25same name
- PIXARTSeu/Synapse★ 9same name
- welshDog/HyperCode-V2.4★ 5same name
- abhijeetgupta23/ai-agent-to-learn-faster-and-better★ 4same name
- alunadev/ald-skills★ 4same name
- Roentek/Claude_Code_Boilerplate_Framework★ 4same name
- ivanalvarizjr/CodeBOT★ 2same name
- nadavnaveh/skills★ 2same name
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
7 rules. 0 are common, 7 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Common
Most of the 14 edited versions we read keep these.
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Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 15
Never center everything. Create visual hierarchy through asymmetry and intentional alignment.
- Distinctive: line 16
Use a grid system (12-column or custom).
- Distinctive: line 26
Never use font weights below 400 for body text.
- Distinctive: line 32
Use HSL for consistency. Adjust lightness for variants, keep hue constant.
- Distinctive: line 34
Never use pure black (#000) on pure white (#fff).
- Distinctive: line 38
Use a spacing scale (4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96).
- Distinctive: line 47
Never animate layout properties (width, height, top, left).
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 14 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Taste Skill — Premium Frontend Design
Settings (adjust per project)
- DESIGN_VARIANCE: 5 — How experimental the layout is. (1-3: clean/centered | 8-10: asymmetric/modern)
- MOTION_INTENSITY: 4 — How much animation. (1-3: simple hover | 8-10: magnetic/scroll-triggered)
- VISUAL_DENSITY: 5 — Content per screen. (1-3: spacious/luxury | 8-10: dense dashboards)
Layout rules
- Never center everything. Create visual hierarchy through asymmetry and intentional alignment.
- Use a grid system (12-column or custom). No arbitrary positioning.
- Give elements room to breathe. Minimum 24px between unrelated elements.
- Cards and containers: consistent padding (16px minimum, 24px preferred).
- Max content width: 1200px for reading content, wider for dashboards.
Typography
- Maximum 2 font families per project (1 preferred).
- Establish a type scale: use consistent sizes across the project (e.g., 14, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48).
- Line height: 1.5 for body text, 1.2 for headings.
- Never use font weights below 400 for body text.
- Headings: use size AND weight to establish hierarchy (not just size).
Color
- Define a palette of 5-7 colors maximum. Primary, secondary, accent, success, warning, error, neutral.
- Use HSL for consistency. Adjust lightness for variants, keep hue constant.
- Background hierarchy: use subtle shade differences (not borders) to separate sections.
- Never use pure black (#000) on pure white (#fff). Soften both: #0f0f0f on #fafafa.
Spacing
- Use a spacing scale (4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96).
- Consistent padding within components. Consistent margins between components.
- Section spacing: 64px+ between major sections on landing pages.
Motion and animation
- Entrance animations: fade + slight translate (8-16px). Duration 200-400ms.
- Hover effects: scale(1.02) or subtle shadow elevation. Duration 150-200ms.
- Transitions: use ease-out for entrances, ease-in for exits.
- Never animate layout properties (width, height, top, left). Use transform and opacity.
- Respect prefers-reduced-motion media query.
Anti-patterns (what makes AI UI look like "slop")
- Generic centered hero with gradient background — do something interesting
- Rounded corners on everything with the same radius — vary intentionally
- Blue/purple default palette — choose colors that match the brand
- Stock icons with no relationship to the content
- Equal spacing everywhere — use spacing to create hierarchy
- "Lorem ipsum" or obviously placeholder content
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