design-system-creation
Build comprehensive design systems with components, patterns, and guidelines. Enable consistent design, faster development, and better collaboration across teams.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-system-creation- 01
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Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads design-system-creation automatically when relevant.
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The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Design System Creation
Table of Contents
Overview
A design system is a structured set of components, guidelines, and principles that ensure consistency, accelerate development, and improve product quality.
When to Use
- Multiple product interfaces or teams
- Scaling design consistency
- Reducing redundant component development
- Improving design-to-dev handoff
- Creating shared language across teams
- Building reusable components
- Documenting design standards
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
Design System Structure:
Foundation Layer:
Typography:
- Typefaces (Roboto, Inter)
- Font sizes (scale: 12, 14, 16, 20, 28, 36, 48)
- Font weights (Regular, Medium, Bold)
- Line heights and letter spacing
Colors:
- Primary brand color (#2196F3)
- Secondary colors
- Neutral palette (grays)
- Semantic colors (success, error, warning)
- Dark mode variants
Spacing:
- Base unit: 4px
- Scale: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64px
- Apply consistently across UI
Shadows & Elevation:
- Elevation 0 (flat)
- Elevation 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 (increasing depth)
- Used for modals, cards, overlays
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| Design System Components | Design System Components |
| Component Documentation | Component Documentation |
| Design System Governance | Design System Governance |
| Design System Documentation | Design System Documentation |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Start with essential components
- Document every component thoroughly
- Include code examples
- Test components across browsers
- Include accessibility guidance
- Version the design system
- Have clear governance
- Communicate updates proactively
- Gather feedback from users
- Maintain incrementally
❌ DON'T
- Create too many components initially
- Skip documentation
- Ignore accessibility
- Make breaking changes without migration path
- Allow inconsistent implementations
- Ignore user feedback
- Let design system stagnate
- Create components without proven need
- Make components too prescriptive
- Ignore performance impact
FAQ
What does the design-system-creation skill do?
Build comprehensive design systems with components, patterns, and guidelines. Enable consistent design, faster development, and better collaboration across teams.
How do I install design-system-creation?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-system-creation in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/design-system-creation/ (personal) or .claude/skills/design-system-creation/ (project).
Which AI agents can use design-system-creation?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is design-system-creation safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains design-system-creation?
It is published by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It has 537 recorded installs.
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