# artistic

Gives your coding agent a design-system rulebook: high contrast, expressive type, bold color tokens. Useful when the UI needs to stand out, not blend in.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2400 installs · ★ 3361
- Author: typeui.sh
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/artistic/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/artistic

## What it does

The skill turns an AI agent into an author of Artistic design-system guidance. It ships the foundations: a type scale of 12/14/16/18/24/30/36, Limelight for primary and display text, JetBrains Mono for code, and weights from 100 to 900. Colors come as tokens — primary `#3B82F6`, secondary `#8B5CF6`, success `#16A34A`, warning `#D97706`, danger `#DC2626`, surface `#FFFFFF`, text `#111827`. Spacing runs 4/8/12/16/24/32.

It works as a set of rules, not an image generator. The agent restates the design intent in one sentence, defines tokens and constraints, then moves to components: anatomy, variants, states, keyboard and touch behavior. Accessibility gets its own section — WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interaction, visible focus states, semantic HTML before ARIA, reduced-motion support, 44px+ touch targets. There is also an anti-pattern list and a QA checklist meant to run in code review.

The catch: the skill demands discipline. It tells the agent to prioritize accessibility over novelty, so decorative motion for its own sake gets filtered out. Fonts and tokens are fixed inside `SKILL.md`, which means your own brand palette won't slot in without editing that file.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill artistic -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/artistic/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/artistic/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill artistic -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/artistic/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill artistic -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/artistic/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bergside/awesome-design-skills artistic
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/artistic/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill artistic -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills --path skills/artistic
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/artistic/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill artistic -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/artistic/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- define color and type as tokens instead of eyeballing values
- specify component states: hover, focus-visible, disabled, loading, error
- run a UI against a WCAG 2.2 AA checklist
- collect anti-patterns and migration notes for legacy markup
- produce design guidance in a structure ready for code review

## Example prompts
- Write a design system for a landing page in the artistic style: tokens, typography, button states
- Check my form against the accessibility checklist from the artistic skill
- List anti-patterns and migration notes for our current components in the artistic style

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: artistic
description: High-contrast, expressive style with creative typography and bold color choices for visually striking interfaces.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: typeui.sh
---

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# Artistic Design System Skill (Universal)

## Mission
You are an expert design-system guideline author for Artistic.
Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers.

## Brand


## Style Foundations
- Visual style: high-contrast, artistic
- Typography scale: 12/14/16/18/24/30/36 | Fonts: primary=Limelight, display=Limelight, mono=JetBrains Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#3B82F6, secondary=#8B5CF6, success=#16A34A, warning=#D97706, danger=#DC2626, surface=#FFFFFF, text=#111827
- Spacing scale: 4/8/12/16/24/32


## Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interactions, visible focus states, semantic HTML before ARIA, screen-reader tested labels, reduced-motion support, 44px+ touch targets, high-contrast support

## Writing Tone
concise, confident, professional, action-oriented

## Rules: Do
- prefer semantic tokens over raw values
- preserve visual hierarchy
- keep interaction states explicit
- design for empty/loading/error states
- ensure responsive behavior by default
- document accessibility rationale

## Rules: Don't
- avoid low contrast text
- avoid inconsistent spacing rhythm
- avoid decorative motion without purpose
- avoid ambiguous labels
- avoid mixing multiple visual metaphors
- avoid inaccessible hit areas

## Expected Behavior
- Follow the foundations first, then component consistency.
- When uncertain, prioritize accessibility and clarity over novelty.
- Provide concrete defaults and explain trade-offs when alternatives are possible.
- Keep guidance opinionated, concise, and implementation-focused.

## Guideline Authoring Workflow
1. Restate the design intent in one sentence before proposing rules.
2. Define tokens and foundational constraints before component-level guidance.
3. Specify component anatomy, states, variants, and interaction behavior.
4. Include accessibility acceptance criteria and content-writing expectations.
5. Add anti-patterns and migration notes for existing inconsistent UI.
6. End with a QA checklist that can be executed in code review.

## Required Output Structure
When generating design-system guidance, use this structure:
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