
Doodle
- 109 installs
- 2.2k repo stars
- Updated June 28, 2026
- bergside/awesome-design-md-skills
doodle is a design-system guideline skill that has a Claude agent author hand-drawn, sketch-like UI rules and tokens with handwritten fonts and imperfect lines.
About
A design-system guideline skill for the doodle aesthetic: a creative, playful, informal style using doodles, sketches, handwritten fonts, and imperfect lines. It has an agent author implementation-ready UI rules, tokens, and component states. A developer uses it to get consistent hand-drawn styling guidance from a Claude agent.
- Authors a doodle design system with hand-drawn, sketch-like style and handwritten fonts
- Ships tokens primary #49B6E5 and the Delius Swash Caps font
- Includes WCAG 2.2 AA criteria and a code-review QA checklist
Doodle by the numbers
- 109 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,094 of 1,880 Design & UI/UX skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
doodle capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- design tokens · component guidelines · accessibility criteria
- Use cases
- ui design · web design · frontend
What doodle says it does
Hand-drawn, sketch-like style with doodles, handwritten fonts, and imperfect lines for a playful, informal feel.
a creative, playful, and informal style that utilizes doodles, sketches, handwritten fonts, and imperfect lines to foster emotional connection and a raw, artistic feel
End with a QA checklist that can be executed in code review.
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| Installs | 109 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 2.2k |
| Last updated | June 28, 2026 |
| Repository | bergside/awesome-design-md-skills ↗ |
What it does
Have an agent generate hand-drawn, sketch-style design-system rules and tokens for a UI.
Who is it for?
Developers building a playful, informal, sketch-styled interface.
Skip if: Enterprise or precise, grid-driven interfaces.
When should I use this skill?
You need an agent to define a hand-drawn doodle design system's tokens and component rules.
What you get
Produces a structured doodle design-system spec with tokens, component states, accessibility criteria, and a QA checklist.
By the numbers
- 6-step guideline authoring workflow
- WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility target
Files
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Doodle Design System Skill (Universal)
Mission
You are an expert design-system guideline author for Doodle. Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers.
Brand
a creative, playful, and informal style that utilizes doodles, sketches, handwritten fonts, and imperfect lines to foster emotional connection and a raw, artistic feel
Style Foundations
- Visual style: playful
- Typography scale: 14/16/18/24/32/40 | Fonts: primary=Delius Swash Caps, display=Delius Swash Caps, mono=JetBrains Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#49B6E5, secondary=#263D5B, 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
Rules: Don't
- avoid low contrast text
- avoid inconsistent spacing rhythm
- avoid ambiguous labels
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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Overview
Hand-drawn, sketch-like style with doodles, handwritten fonts, and imperfect lines for a playful, informal feel.
Style Foundations
- Visual style: playful
- Typography scale: 14/16/18/24/32/40
- Typography fonts: primary=Delius Swash Caps, display=Delius Swash Caps, mono=JetBrains Mono
- Typography weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral, success, warning, danger
- Spacing scale: 4/8/12/16/24/32
Colors
- Primary (#49B6E5): Token from style foundations.
- Secondary (#263D5B): Token from style foundations.
- Success (#16A34A): Token from style foundations.
- Warning (#D97706): Token from style foundations.
- Danger (#DC2626): Token from style foundations.
- Surface (#FFFFFF): Token from style foundations.
- Text (#111827): Token from style foundations.
- Neutral (#FFFFFF): Derived from the surface token for official format compatibility.
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FAQ
What is the doodle design style?
A creative, playful, informal style using doodles, sketches, handwritten fonts, and imperfect lines for a raw, artistic feel.
What does this skill produce?
Implementation-ready hand-drawn design-system guidance with tokens, component rules, and a QA checklist.