What problem does it solve?
This skill bridges the gap between static web interfaces and the highly responsive, physical-feeling motion found in Apple's native macOS and iOS applications. It solves the problem of interfaces feeling dead or unresponsive by providing a framework for interruptible, velocity-aware, and spatially consistent design.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Fluid Motion Principles: Implements interruptible spring-based animations that respect user velocity and momentum.
- Material & Depth Systems: Provides guidance on using backdrop-filters, translucency, and hierarchy to create depth-aware UI components.
- Accessibility & Reduced Motion: Offers standardized patterns for respecting system-level accessibility preferences like reduced motion and transparency.
- Use Case: Use this skill when building a custom modal, drawer, or gesture-driven card component that needs to feel like a native Apple system element rather than a standard web overlay.
Quick Start
Apply the apple-design principles to refactor the current modal component to use spring-based physics and interruptible transitions.