design
Create distinctive, non-generic UI designs with aesthetic direction and ASCII wireframes. Use when asked to "design the UI", "create a layout", "wireframe this", or when building UI that should be memorable rather than generic. Avoids AI slop patterns.
Installation
SKILL.md
Create distinctive, non-generic UI. Avoids AI slop (purple gradients, cookie-cutter layouts).
Announce at start: "I'm using the design skill to create distinctive, non-generic UI."
This skill is user-interactive. Do NOT spawn agents to do design work.
Create distinctive, non-generic UI designs with aesthetic direction and ASCII wireframes. Use when asked to "design the UI", "create a layout", "wireframe this", or when building UI that should be memorable rather than generic. Avoids AI slop patterns. Source: howells/arc.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/howells/arc --skill design- Source
- howells/arc
- Category
- *Creative Media
- Verified
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- First Seen
- 2026-02-05
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is design?
Create distinctive, non-generic UI designs with aesthetic direction and ASCII wireframes. Use when asked to "design the UI", "create a layout", "wireframe this", or when building UI that should be memorable rather than generic. Avoids AI slop patterns. Source: howells/arc.
How do I install design?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/howells/arc --skill design Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/howells/arc
Details
- Category
- *Creative Media
- Source
- user
- First Seen
- 2026-02-05