
Mono
- 434 installs
- 2.2k repo stars
- Updated June 28, 2026
- bergside/awesome-design-skills
Create monochromatic or single-hue interfaces for dashboards, docs sites, or CLI-adjacent web tools where one color family plus neutrals carries brand without rainbow palettes.
About
Mono design skill instructing Claude Code to build monochromatic interfaces using one hue family, neutral grays, and saturation-based emphasis for SaaS dashboards, content sites, and CLI-style web tools with cohesive, disciplined color.
- Single-hue scale with neutral grays
- Contrast-safe text on tinted surfaces
- Monochrome icons and chart styling
- Restrained accent via saturation shifts
- Tokenized shades for hover and active
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- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 434 |
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| repo stars | ★ 2.2k |
| Last updated | June 28, 2026 |
| Repository | bergside/awesome-design-skills ↗ |
What it does
Create monochromatic or single-hue interfaces for dashboards, docs sites, or CLI-adjacent web tools where one color family plus neutrals carries brand without rainbow palettes.
Files
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mono design Design System Skill (Universal)
Mission
You are an expert design-system guideline author for mono design. Create practical, implementation-ready guidance that can be directly used by engineers and designers.
Brand
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Style Foundations
- Visual style: minimal, clean, high-contrast, playful, matrix
- Typography scale: desktop-first expressive scale | Fonts: primary=Space Mono, display=Space Mono, mono=JetBrains Mono | weights=100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, success, warning, danger, info | Tokens: primary=#37F712, secondary=#00A6F4, success=#00A63D, warning=#FE9900, danger=#FF2157, surface=#E7E5E4, text=#78716B
- Spacing scale: compact density mode
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interactions, visible focus states, semantic HTML before ARIA, screen-reader tested labels
Writing Tone
concise, confident, helpful, clear, friendly
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 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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Overview
Monospace-driven, matrix-inspired design with high-contrast elements, compact density, and a hacker-chic aesthetic.
Style Foundations
- Visual style: minimal, clean, high-contrast, playful, matrix
- Typography scale: desktop-first expressive scale
- Typography fonts: primary=Space Mono, display=Space Mono, mono=JetBrains Mono
- Typography weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
- Color palette: primary, secondary, success, warning, danger, info
- Spacing scale: compact density mode
Colors
- Primary (#37F712): Token from style foundations.
- Secondary (#00A6F4): Token from style foundations.
- Success (#00A63D): Token from style foundations.
- Warning (#FE9900): Token from style foundations.
- Danger (#FF2157): Token from style foundations.
- Surface (#E7E5E4): Token from style foundations.
- Text (#78716B): Token from style foundations.
- Neutral (#E7E5E4): Derived from the surface token for official format compatibility.