# dithered

Provides design system guidelines for dithered dot-pattern aesthetics. Generates ready-to-code tokens, component specs, and accessibility checklists.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2300 installs · ★ 3349
- 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/dithered/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dithered

## What it does

This skill configures your assistant as a design system author specializing in dithering. The technique uses dot patterns to simulate shades across a limited color palette. Foundations include spacing steps from 4 to 32, specific color hex tokens, and fonts like Open Sans, Space Grotesk, and IBM Plex Mono.

The agent outputs documentation following a strict workflow: intent, tokens, component anatomy, accessibility rules, anti-patterns, and a code review checklist. Every guideline must use concrete tokens rather than vague adjectives. When retro aesthetics clash with usability, the skill explicitly prioritizes WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility over visual styling.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bergside/awesome-design-skills --skill dithered -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/dithered/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate design system specs for dot-pattern retro interfaces
- define strict color tokens and spacing scales for components
- build WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility acceptance criteria
- document component states and interaction behaviors for review

## Example prompts
- Create a button component specification using the dithered style tokens
- Generate a QA checklist for accessible form inputs under WCAG 2.2 AA
- Define foundational typography and color tokens for a retro dashboard

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: dithered
description: Dot-pattern rendering technique that simulates shades with a limited palette for nostalgic, retro, high-contrast visuals.
license: MIT
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  author: typeui.sh
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# dithered Design System Skill (Universal)

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

## Brand
Dithered Is a technique that uses patterns of dots to simulate shades and colors with a limited palette within modern digital interfaces to create nostalgic, retro, or high-contrast, artistic visual styles

## Style Foundations
- Visual style: modern, minimal
- Typography scale: 14/16/18/24/32/40 | Fonts: primary=Open Sans, display=Space Grotesk, mono=IBM Plex 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

## Writing Tone
concise, confident, helpful

## 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

## Rules: Don't
- avoid low contrast text
- avoid inconsistent spacing rhythm
- avoid decorative motion without purpose
- avoid ambiguous labels
- 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:
- Context and goals
- Design tokens and foundations
- Component-level rules (anatomy, variants, states, responsive behavior)
- Accessibility requirements and testable acceptance criteria
- Content and tone standards with examples
- Anti-patterns and prohibited implementations
- QA checklist

## Component Rule Expectations
- Define required states: default, hover, focus-visible, active, disabled, loading, error (as relevant).
- Describe interaction behavior for keyboard, pointer, and touch.
- State spacing, typography, and color-token usage explicitly.
- Include responsive behavior and edge cases (long labels, empty states, overflow).
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