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generic-react-ux-designer

Professional UI/UX design expertise for React applications. Covers design thinking, user psychology (Hick's/Fitts's/Jakob's Law), visual hierarchy, interaction patterns, accessibility, performance-driven design, and design critique. Use when designing features, improving UX, solving user problems, or conducting design reviews.

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npx skills add https://github.com/travisjneuman/.claude --skill generic-react-ux-designer
  1. 01

    Install

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  2. 02

    Describe the task

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  3. 03

    Review the result

    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.

React UX Designer

Professional UX expertise for React/TypeScript applications.

Extends: Generic UX Designer - Read base skill for design thinking process, user psychology, heuristic evaluation, and research methods.

React Interaction Patterns

Micro-interactions with Framer Motion

// Checkbox animation
<motion.div
  animate={{ scale: checked ? 1 : 0 }}
  transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 500 }}
>
  <Check className="w-4 h-4" />
</motion.div>

// Button press feedback
<motion.button
  whileTap={{ scale: 0.98 }}
  whileHover={{ scale: 1.02 }}
  transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 400 }}
>
  Click me
</motion.button>

// Toast notification
<motion.div
  initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 50 }}
  animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
  exit={{ opacity: 0, y: 50 }}
>
  <Toast message={message} />
</motion.div>

Loading States

// Skeleton (preferred over spinners)
<div className="animate-pulse space-y-4">
  <div className="h-8 bg-slate-200 rounded w-3/4" />
  <div className="h-4 bg-slate-200 rounded" />
</div>

// Progress indicator for long operations
<div className="relative w-full h-2 bg-slate-200 rounded">
  <motion.div
    className="absolute h-full bg-primary rounded"
    initial={{ width: 0 }}
    animate={{ width: `${progress}%` }}
  />
</div>

Optimistic UI Pattern

const handleLike = async () => {
  // Update UI immediately
  setLiked(true);
  setCount((c) => c + 1);

  try {
    await api.like(id);
  } catch {
    // Rollback on error
    setLiked(false);
    setCount((c) => c - 1);
    toast.error("Failed to save");
  }
};

React Accessibility Patterns

Focus Management

// Modal focus trap
function Modal({ isOpen, onClose, children }: ModalProps) {
  const modalRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (isOpen) {
      const firstFocusable = modalRef.current?.querySelector(
        "button, [href], input, select, textarea",
      ) as HTMLElement;
      firstFocusable?.focus();
    }
  }, [isOpen]);

  // Trap focus within modal
  const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
    if (e.key === "Tab") {
      const focusables = modalRef.current?.querySelectorAll(
        "button, [href], input, select, textarea",
      );
      // Handle tab cycling...
    }
    if (e.key === "Escape") onClose();
  };

  return (
    <div
      ref={modalRef}
      role="dialog"
      aria-modal="true"
      onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
    >
      {children}
    </div>
  );
}

Keyboard Navigation

// Custom keyboard shortcut
useEffect(() => {
  const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
    if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "k") {
      e.preventDefault();
      openCommandPalette();
    }
  };
  window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
  return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
}, []);

// Arrow key navigation in list
const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent, index: number) => {
  switch (e.key) {
    case "ArrowDown":
      e.preventDefault();
      focusItem(index + 1);
      break;
    case "ArrowUp":
      e.preventDefault();
      focusItem(index - 1);
      break;
  }
};

Motion Accessibility

// Respect prefers-reduced-motion
const prefersReducedMotion = window.matchMedia(
  "(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)",
).matches;

<motion.div
  initial={{ opacity: 0, y: prefersReducedMotion ? 0 : 20 }}
  animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
  transition={{ duration: prefersReducedMotion ? 0 : 0.3 }}
/>;

Form UX Patterns

React Hook Form Integration

function ContactForm() {
  const {
    register,
    handleSubmit,
    formState: { errors },
  } = useForm();

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <div className="space-y-1">
        <label htmlFor="email" className="text-sm font-medium">
          Email
        </label>
        <input
          id="email"
          {...register("email", { required: "Email is required" })}
          aria-invalid={errors.email ? "true" : "false"}
          aria-describedby={errors.email ? "email-error" : undefined}
          className={cn("input", errors.email && "border-red-500")}
        />
        {errors.email && (
          <p id="email-error" className="text-sm text-red-500">
            {errors.email.message}
          </p>
        )}
      </div>
    </form>
  );
}

Inline Validation

// Validate on blur, show on focus
const [touched, setTouched] = useState(false);
const [error, setError] = useState("");

<input
  onBlur={() => {
    setTouched(true);
    setError(validate(value));
  }}
  onFocus={() => setError("")} // Clear while editing
  className={touched && error ? "border-red-500" : ""}
/>;

Modal/Dialog Patterns

Confirmation Dialog

function ConfirmDialog({ isOpen, onConfirm, onCancel, title, message }: Props) {
  return (
    <motion.div
      initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
      animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
      className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50"
    >
      <motion.div
        initial={{ scale: 0.95 }}
        animate={{ scale: 1 }}
        role="alertdialog"
        aria-modal="true"
        aria-labelledby="dialog-title"
        aria-describedby="dialog-desc"
        className="bg-white rounded-xl p-6 max-w-md"
      >
        <h2 id="dialog-title" className="text-lg font-semibold">
          {title}
        </h2>
        <p id="dialog-desc" className="mt-2 text-muted">
          {message}
        </p>
        <div className="mt-4 flex gap-3 justify-end">
          <button onClick={onCancel} className="btn-secondary">
            Cancel
          </button>
          <button onClick={onConfirm} className="btn-primary">
            Confirm
          </button>
        </div>
      </motion.div>
    </motion.div>
  );
}

Command Palette (⌘K Pattern)

function CommandPalette({ isOpen, onClose }: Props) {
  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (isOpen) inputRef.current?.focus();
  }, [isOpen]);

  const filtered = useMemo(
    () =>
      commands.filter((c) =>
        c.label.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()),
      ),
    [query],
  );

  return (
    <div role="dialog" aria-label="Command palette">
      <input
        ref={inputRef}
        value={query}
        onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
        placeholder="Type a command..."
        aria-autocomplete="list"
      />
      <ul role="listbox">
        {filtered.map((cmd) => (
          <li key={cmd.id} role="option">
            {cmd.label}
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}

Empty & Error States

// Empty state with action
function EmptyState({ title, description, action }: Props) {
  return (
    <div className="text-center py-12">
      <Icon className="mx-auto h-12 w-12 text-muted" />
      <h3 className="mt-4 text-lg font-medium">{title}</h3>
      <p className="mt-2 text-muted">{description}</p>
      <button onClick={action.onClick} className="mt-4 btn-primary">
        {action.label}
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

// Error state with retry
function ErrorState({ error, onRetry }: Props) {
  return (
    <div className="text-center py-12" role="alert">
      <AlertCircle className="mx-auto h-12 w-12 text-red-500" />
      <h3 className="mt-4 text-lg font-medium">Something went wrong</h3>
      <p className="mt-2 text-muted">{error.message}</p>
      <button onClick={onRetry} className="mt-4 btn-primary">
        Try again
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

React UX Checklist

Interaction Quality:

  • Immediate feedback on user actions
  • Loading states for async operations
  • Optimistic updates where appropriate
  • Smooth animations (60fps)

Accessibility:

  • Keyboard navigation complete
  • Focus management in modals
  • Motion respects prefers-reduced-motion
  • ARIA labels on interactive elements

Forms:

  • Inline validation
  • Clear error messages
  • Smart defaults
  • Progress indication for multi-step

See Also

  • Generic UX Designer - Design thinking, psychology
  • UX Principles - Research methods, heuristics
  • Design Patterns - Visual patterns

FAQ

What does the generic-react-ux-designer skill do?

Professional UI/UX design expertise for React applications. Covers design thinking, user psychology (Hick's/Fitts's/Jakob's Law), visual hierarchy, interaction patterns, accessibility, performance-driven design, and design critique. Use when designing features, improving UX, solving user problems, or conducting design reviews.

How do I install generic-react-ux-designer?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/travisjneuman/.claude --skill generic-react-ux-designer 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/generic-react-ux-designer/ (personal) or .claude/skills/generic-react-ux-designer/ (project).

Which AI agents can use generic-react-ux-designer?

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 generic-react-ux-designer 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 generic-react-ux-designer?

It is published by travisjneuman in travisjneuman/.claude. It has 246 recorded installs.

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