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Minimal

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

Minimal is a Claude Code skill that authors design-system guidance for a stripped-back, whitespace-heavy visual style.

About

Minimal is a design-system guideline authoring skill that produces implementation-ready UI rules for a stripped-back, whitespace-heavy aesthetic. A developer uses it to convert a design intent into design tokens, component anatomy, interaction states, and accessibility criteria. It favors clean typography and restrained color for clarity and focus.

  • Minimal, clean design system emphasizing whitespace and restrained color
  • Tokens: Open Sans/Inter type, Inconsolata mono, light surface #F4F4F1
  • Generates component rules, WCAG 2.2 AA criteria, and a QA checklist

Minimal by the numbers

  • 117 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #1,071 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

minimal capabilities & compatibility

free

Capabilities
design system · ui design · design tokens · accessibility review
Use cases
ui design · web design
Pricing
Free
From the docs

What minimal says it does

Stripped-back design emphasizing whitespace, clean typography, and restrained color for maximum clarity and focus.
SKILL.md
You are an expert design-system guideline author for minimal design.
SKILL.md
npx skills add https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-md-skills --skill minimal

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Installs117
repo stars2.2k
Last updatedJune 28, 2026
Repositorybergside/awesome-design-md-skills

What it does

Generate a minimal, whitespace-first design system with tokens, component states, and a QA checklist.

Who is it for?

Building a clean, whitespace-first UI with restrained color and clear typography

Skip if: Bold, high-ornament, or maximalist interfaces

When should I use this skill?

You need a minimal design system with tokens and component rules

What you get

An implementation-ready minimal design-system spec with tokens, component states, and a QA checklist.

  • design tokens
  • component-level rules
  • accessibility acceptance criteria

By the numbers

  • 6-step spacing scale 4/8/12/16/24/32

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

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Minimal Design Design System Skill (Universal)

Mission

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

Brand

Style Foundations

  • Visual style: minimal, clean, bold
  • Typography scale: desktop-first expressive scale | Fonts: primary=Open Sans, display=Inter, mono=Inconsolata | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
  • Color palette: primary, neutral, success, warning, danger | Tokens: primary=#0C0C09, secondary=#312C85, success=#16A34A, warning=#D97706, danger=#DC2626, surface=#F4F4F1, text=#0C0C09
  • 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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FAQ

What visual style does Minimal produce?

A stripped-back design emphasizing whitespace, clean typography, and restrained color for clarity and focus.

Does it cover accessibility?

Yes. It targets WCAG 2.2 AA with keyboard-first interactions and visible focus states.

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