
Editorial
- 114 installs
- 2.2k repo stars
- Updated June 28, 2026
- bergside/awesome-design-md-skills
editorial is a design-system guideline skill that has a Claude agent author magazine-style, serif-typography, structured-grid UI rules and tokens.
About
A design-system guideline skill for the editorial aesthetic: a magazine-inspired layout with refined serif typography, structured grids, and elegant reading experiences. It has an agent author implementation-ready UI rules, tokens, and component states. A developer uses it to get consistent editorial styling guidance from a Claude agent.
- Authors an editorial design system with refined serif typography and structured grids
- Ships tokens primary #111111, serif font Gelasio on an 8pt grid
- Includes WCAG 2.2 AA criteria and a code-review QA checklist
Editorial by the numbers
- 114 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,077 of 1,880 Design & UI/UX skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
editorial capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- design tokens · component guidelines · accessibility criteria
- Use cases
- ui design · web design · frontend
What editorial says it does
Magazine-inspired editorial layout with refined serif typography, structured grids, and elegant reading experiences.
Visual style: modern, editorial
End with a QA checklist that can be executed in code review.
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| Installs | 114 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 2.2k |
| Last updated | June 28, 2026 |
| Repository | bergside/awesome-design-md-skills ↗ |
What it does
Have an agent generate magazine-style editorial design-system rules and tokens for a UI.
Who is it for?
Developers building content-heavy, reading-focused editorial interfaces with serif typography.
Skip if: Playful or heavily interactive app interfaces.
When should I use this skill?
You need an agent to define a magazine-style editorial design system's tokens and component rules.
What you get
Produces a structured editorial 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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Editorial Design System Skill (Universal)
Mission
You are an expert design-system guideline author for Editorial. Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers.
Brand
Style Foundations
- Visual style: modern, editorial
- Typography scale: 14/16/18/24/32/40 | Fonts: primary=Gelasio, display=Gelasio, mono=Ubuntu Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral, success | Tokens: primary=#111111, secondary=#f1f1f1, success=#16A34A, warning=#D97706, danger=#DC2626, surface=#FFFFFF, text=#111827
- Spacing scale: 8pt baseline grid
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, helpful, clear, friendly, professional, action-oriented, low-jargon
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 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
Magazine-inspired editorial layout with refined serif typography, structured grids, and elegant reading experiences.
Style Foundations
- Visual style: modern, editorial
- Typography scale: 14/16/18/24/32/40
- Typography fonts: primary=Gelasio, display=Gelasio, mono=Ubuntu Mono
- Typography weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral, success
- Spacing scale: 8pt baseline grid
Colors
- Primary (#111111): Token from style foundations.
- Secondary (#f1f1f1): 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.
Related skills
FAQ
What is the editorial design style?
A magazine-inspired layout with refined serif typography, structured grids, and elegant reading experiences.
What does this skill produce?
Implementation-ready editorial design-system guidance with tokens, component rules, and a QA checklist.