Brand DESIGN.md Styles
Use this skill when the user wants to:
- make a page look like Apple, Stripe, Linear, Notion, Figma, Vercel, or similar
- restyle an existing UI to match a recognizable design language
- compare multiple design styles before implementing a frontend
- use the local DESIGN.md library installed from the desktop collection
Quick workflow
- Identify the target brand or 2-3 candidate brands.
- Read
references/brands.mdto find the correct path. - Open only the specific brand's
DESIGN.mdfile you need. - Extract the parts that matter for the task:
- visual atmosphere
- color system
- typography
- spacing and layout
- components
- do's and don'ts
- Translate the design system into implementation:
- define CSS variables first
- choose realistic font fallbacks if the original font is proprietary
- mirror density, rhythm, contrast, and component behavior
- If the user asks for a comparison, compare systems at the design-language level instead of dumping raw tokens.
Rules
- Do not copy logos, wordmarks, or trademarked brand assets.
- Recreate the design language, not the branding itself.
- If the user is working inside an existing product, preserve the product's IA and structure unless they explicitly want a redesign.
- If a brand uses a proprietary font like
SF Pro, say so and use a close fallback when implementing. - Prefer one dominant style reference. Only mix brands when the user explicitly asks for a hybrid.
References
- Brand index:
references/brands.md - Source library root:
references/library/README.md - Brand files:
references/library/design-md/<brand>/DESIGN.md
Good defaults
- For premium minimalism:
apple,vercel,notion - For polished SaaS marketing:
stripe,linear.app,framer,webflow - For dark developer tooling:
cursor,raycast,warp,supabase - For editorial / warm product pages:
airbnb,intercom,claude
Output guidance
- When implementing UI, explicitly mention which brand reference you used.
- Convert the chosen DESIGN.md into a concise implementation plan before coding.
- If the user asks for options, offer 3 sharply different directions rather than many similar ones.