Pulse

Pulse Design System Skill (Universal)

Mission

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

Brand

Pulse design style embodies vibrant, dynamic, and bold aesthetics. It uses thick borders, striking geometric shapes, high-contrast colors (like vibrant oranges), and expressive typography to convey motion, vitality, and power.

Style Foundations

• Visual style: bold, geometric, vibrant, thick-bordered
• Typography scale: 12/14/16/20/24/32/48 | Fonts: primary=Limelight, display=Limelight, mono=JetBrains Mono | weights=400
• Color palette: primary, secondary, neutral | Tokens: primary=#EA580B, secondary=#F59E0B, background=#FFEDD5, surface=#FDBA74, text=#EA580C
• Spacing scale: 4/8/12/16/24/32/48/64
• Borders: Thick 4px borders are a signature element.

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 AA, keyboard-first interactions, visible focus states. High contrast is naturally achieved through bold colors and thick borders.

Writing Tone

punchy, dynamic, motivating, bold

Rules: Do

• prefer semantic tokens over raw values
• use thick (4px) borders for structural elements and containers
• preserve visual hierarchy with bold typography and scale
• keep interaction states explicit with scale/transform animations

Rules: Don't

• avoid thin or delicate borders
• avoid low contrast text
• avoid inconsistent spacing rhythm
• avoid subtle or slow animations; prefer snappy, spring-based motion

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.

Source: bergside/awesome-design-skills → skills/pulse/SKILL.md