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Artistic

  • 104 installs
  • 2.2k repo stars
  • Updated June 28, 2026
  • bergside/awesome-design-md-skills

artistic is a design-system skill that authors UI guidelines for a high-contrast, expressive style with creative typography and bold color choices.

About

This skill makes the agent a design-system guideline author for the Artistic style, a high-contrast, expressive look with creative typography and bold color for visually striking interfaces. It supplies concrete tokens (Limelight display typography, a #3B82F6 primary, a 12/14/16/18/24/30/36 type scale), full WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility rules, and a required output structure with component rules and a QA checklist. A developer uses it to keep an expressive, striking UI consistent and accessible.

  • Authors design-system guidance for a high-contrast, expressive artistic style
  • Ships concrete tokens: Limelight display type, #3B82F6 primary, 12-30-36 type scale
  • Enforces WCAG 2.2 AA and a code-review QA checklist

Artistic by the numbers

  • 104 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #1,112 of 1,880 Design & UI/UX skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

artistic capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities
design system · ui design · design tokens
Use cases
ui design · web design
From the docs

What artistic says it does

High-contrast, expressive style with creative typography and bold color choices for visually striking interfaces.
SKILL.md
Visual style: high-contrast, artistic
SKILL.md
Typography scale: 12/14/16/18/24/30/36 | Fonts: primary=Limelight, display=Limelight, mono=JetBrains Mono
SKILL.md
npx skills add https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-md-skills --skill artistic

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Last updatedJune 28, 2026
Repositorybergside/awesome-design-md-skills

What it does

Generate design-system guidance for a high-contrast, expressive artistic interface style.

Who is it for?

Building a visually striking, expressive interface with creative typography while staying accessible.

When should I use this skill?

You need design-system rules or tokens for a bold, high-contrast, artistic interface.

What you get

A token-driven, WCAG 2.2 AA guideline that keeps an expressive interface both striking and accessible.

  • Design-system guidance covering tokens, component rules, accessibility criteria, and a QA checklist

By the numbers

  • Typography scale 12/14/16/18/24/30/36
  • Spacing scale 4/8/12/16/24/32

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

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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:

  • 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).

Quality Gates

  • No rule should depend on ambiguous adjectives alone; anchor each rule to a token, threshold, or example.
  • Every accessibility statement must be testable in implementation.
  • Prefer system consistency over one-off local optimizations.
  • Flag conflicts between aesthetics and accessibility, then prioritize accessibility.

Example Constraint Language

  • Use "must" for non-negotiable rules and "should" for recommendations.
  • Pair every do-rule with at least one concrete don't-example.
  • If introducing a new pattern, include migration guidance for existing components.

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FAQ

What style does this skill target?

A high-contrast, artistic style with creative typography and bold color for visually striking interfaces, using the Limelight display font and a #3B82F6 primary.

Does it enforce accessibility?

Yes, WCAG 2.2 AA with keyboard-first interactions, visible focus, semantic HTML before ARIA, reduced-motion support, 44px+ touch targets, and high-contrast support.

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