Frontend Design Skill
Build memorable web interfaces with bold aesthetics. Production-grade code that avoids generic AI patterns.
Just Ask Claude To…
"Build a brutalist landing page for a crypto wallet app""Create a retro-futuristic dashboard with neon accents and grid overlays""Design a maximalist portfolio hero section with animated gradient meshes""Build a minimal editorial blog layout with dramatic typography""Create a playful pricing page with organic shapes and pastel colors""Design a luxury product showcase with subtle animations and refined spacing""Build an industrial-style admin panel with monospace fonts and raw aesthetics"What You’ll Get
- Working code (HTML/CSS/JS, React, Vue, etc.) ready for production
- Distinctive aesthetics with unique typography, color schemes, and layouts
- Refined animations using CSS, anime.js, or Framer Motion
- Responsive design tested across screen sizes
Supported Stacks
| Framework | Languages | Animation | Styling |
|---|---|---|---|
| React, Vue, Svelte, Astro | TypeScript, JavaScript | anime.js, Framer Motion, CSS | Tailwind CSS, CSS-in-JS, CSS variables |
Common Use Cases
Landing Page for SaaS
Who: Startup founder
"Build a landing page for an AI code review tool. Brutalist aesthetic with sharp contrasts, monospace fonts, and terminal-inspired UI elements. Include hero, features, and CTA sections."Portfolio Redesign
Who: Designer seeking refresh
"Create a portfolio homepage that screams editorial luxury. Asymmetric grid layout, serif display fonts (Fraunces or similar), dramatic shadows, and scroll-triggered reveals. Show 3 featured projects."Dashboard Overhaul
Who: Product team lead
"Design an analytics dashboard with retro-futuristic vibes. Neon accent colors on dark backgrounds, glowing borders, geometric patterns, and smooth chart animations. 4 key metric cards + graph."Marketing Microsite
Who: Marketing manager
"Build a product launch microsite with maximalist energy. Vibrant gradients, overlapping elements, playful animations, and bold typography. Single-page with sections for features, testimonials, and waitlist signup."Blog Platform
Who: Content creator
"Create a minimal blog layout with exceptional typography. Large readable text, generous whitespace, subtle hover effects, and art deco-inspired geometric accents. Article list + featured post."Pro Tips
- Define aesthetic first: Choose brutalist, maximalist, retro-futuristic, luxury, playful, editorial, industrial, or create your own. Commit fully.
- Avoid generic patterns: No Inter/Roboto fonts, no purple gradients on white, no cookie-cutter layouts. Be bold.
- Match complexity to vision: Maximalist needs elaborate code; minimalist needs precision and restraint.
- Vary between projects: Different themes, fonts, aesthetics each time. Never converge on Space Grotesk.
- Extract before building: When replicating screenshots, use ai-multimodal skill to extract colors, typography, spacing first. Document in
docs/design-guidelines/, then implement.
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Related Skills
- AI Multimodal - Extract design guidelines from screenshots
- Frontend Development - Build complex frontend features
- UI Styling - Tailwind CSS + component libraries
- Aesthetic - Advanced visual design systems
Key Takeaway
Frontend Design creates unforgettable interfaces by committing to bold aesthetic directions. Extract design specs from references, choose your visual identity, then execute with precision. Avoid generic AI patterns at all costs.