Create New Design

Create New Design

Scaffold a new design inspiration with the correct file structure, ViewTransition naming, and component patterns.

Required Information

Before creating files, gather:

1. Design ID (kebab-case): e.g., pricing-table, user-profile
2. Title: e.g., "Pricing Table", "User Profile Card"
3. Description: One-line description for the main page
4. Tags: 2-4 category tags (e.g., "Card", "Form", "Dashboard")
5. Attribution (optional): Twitter handle of original designer

File Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── designs/
│   │   └── [design-id]/
│   │       └── page.tsx          # Detail page
│   └── page.tsx                   # Update designs array
└── components/
    └── previews/
        └── [Name]Preview.tsx      # Preview component

Step 1: Create Preview Component

Create src/components/previews/[Name]Preview.tsx.

See examples/preview-template.tsx for the full template.

Key conventions:

• Export named function: export function [Name]Preview()
• ViewTransition names: [design-id]-light, [design-id]-dark, [design-id]-light-panel, [design-id]-dark-panel
• Side-by-side layout with dot grid backgrounds
• Light panel: bg-[#f5f5f5] with #d4d4d4 dots
• Dark panel: bg-zinc-950 with #3f3f46 dots

Step 2: Create Detail Page

Create src/app/designs/[design-id]/page.tsx.

See examples/page-template.tsx for the full template.

Key conventions:

• Use DM Sans font for design pages
• Split layout: 50/50 light/dark
• Header with back arrow, Code button, and attribution
• Code button links to the component file on GitHub
• Attribution format: "Inspired from @username" with profile photo via unavatar.io

Step 3: Update Main Page

Add entry to src/app/page.tsx:

import { [Name]Preview } from "@/components/previews/[Name]Preview";

const designs = [
  // ... existing designs
  {
    id: "[design-id]",
    number: "XX",  // Increment from last
    title: "[Title]",
    description: "[Description]",
    tags: ["Tag1", "Tag2"],
    PreviewComponent: [Name]Preview,
  },
];

Step 4: Update globals.css

Add ViewTransition CSS for new design in src/app/globals.css:

/* Add to existing shared element transitions section */
::view-transition-old([design-id]-light),
::view-transition-new([design-id]-light),
::view-transition-old([design-id]-dark),
::view-transition-new([design-id]-dark),
::view-transition-old([design-id]-light-panel),
::view-transition-new([design-id]-light-panel),
::view-transition-old([design-id]-dark-panel),
::view-transition-new([design-id]-dark-panel) {
  animation-duration: 300ms;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Add to reduced motion section */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  ::view-transition-old([design-id]-light),
  ::view-transition-new([design-id]-light),
  ::view-transition-old([design-id]-dark),
  ::view-transition-new([design-id]-dark),
  ::view-transition-old([design-id]-light-panel),
  ::view-transition-new([design-id]-light-panel),
  ::view-transition-old([design-id]-dark-panel),
  ::view-transition-new([design-id]-dark-panel) {
    animation: none;
  }
}

ViewTransition Naming Convention

Code Button Format

<a
  href="https://github.com/ainergiz/design-inspirations/blob/main/src/app/designs/[design-id]/page.tsx"
  target="_blank"
  rel="noopener noreferrer"
  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-zinc-500 hover:text-zinc-700 hover:bg-zinc-100 rounded-lg transition-colors"
>
  <Code className="w-4 h-4" />
  <span className="hidden sm:inline">Code</span>
</a>

Attribution Format

<a
  href="https://x.com/[username]"
  target="_blank"
  rel="noopener noreferrer"
  className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-zinc-500 hover:text-zinc-700"
>
  <span className="hidden sm:inline text-zinc-400">Inspired from</span>
  <Image
    src="https://unavatar.io/x/[username]"
    alt="[Name]"
    width={24}
    height={24}
    className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full"
  />
  <span className="font-medium text-zinc-700">@[username]</span>
  <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
</a>

Step 5: Custom Animations (if needed)

If your component has custom animations (e.g., carousels, progress bars), add keyframes to src/app/globals.css:

/* Example: Carousel progress animation */
@keyframes carousel-progress {
  from {
    transform: scaleX(0);
  }
  to {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }
}

.animate-carousel-progress {
  animation: carousel-progress linear forwards;
}

Common animation patterns:

• Progress bars: scaleX(0) to scaleX(1) with origin-left
• Fade in: opacity: 0 to opacity: 1
• Slide up: translateY(10px) to translateY(0)

Related Skills

Consider using these patterns in your design:

• component-variants: Color token mapping for light/dark modes
• expandable-card: Smooth expand/collapse with grid-rows
• image-carousel: Auto-advance carousel with touch support
• glassmorphism: Frosted glass overlay effects
• nested-card: Outer gradient with inner content card
• stacked-cards: Fanned/cascading card stacks with hover lift
• dropdown-menu: Click-outside detection and z-index stacking

Checklist

• Preview component created with correct ViewTransition names
• Detail page created with split layout
• Code button links to component file on GitHub
• Design entry added to main page designs array
• globals.css updated with ViewTransition CSS
• Custom keyframes added to globals.css (if needed)
• Attribution included (if available)
• Both light and dark variants implemented
• Components follow existing code style
• Touch interactions considered for mobile