design-style-picker

Generates and compares visual design direction matrices for user style selection.

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npx skills add https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills --skill design-style-picker
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Skill: design-style-picker
Source: https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/tree/main/daymade-codex/design-style-picker
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills --skill design-style-picker

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Users often cannot describe the abstract visual style they want, leading to repeated rejected UI outputs that are too colorful, too plain, or too generic. This Skill replaces verbal guesswork with batch-generated visual options the user can directly compare and pick from.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Matrix-Based Generation: Produces a vertical ladder (e.g., color intensity 20/35/50/65/80) plus horizontal direction variants so options differ meaningfully rather than being minor tweaks.
  • Asset-Preserving Evolution: Inspects existing UI screenshots, design tokens, CSS variables, and brand cues first, then evolves the current design system instead of replacing it.
  • Structured Selection and Fusion: Labels each candidate with concrete decision notes, then fuses chosen references by extracting color roles, layout density, and focal hierarchy before implementation.
  • Use Case: A user says their dashboard is "too colorful" but cannot explain further. The Skill generates boundary samples from restrained to overloaded, lets the user pick concrete files, then implements the selected fusion in the existing UI.

Quick Start

Use the design-style-picker skill to generate a matrix of visual style directions for my current UI so I can pick the one I want.

Frequently Asked Questions about design-style-picker

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I choose a UI design style when I cannot describe what I want?

Generate a matrix of visual options instead of describing the style verbally. The Skill produces a vertical ladder varying one axis like color intensity plus horizontal variants with different organization strategies, so you pick concrete image files rather than adjectives.

How to redesign a UI without losing existing design tokens and brand assets?

Inspect current screenshots, CSS variables, design tokens, and brand imagery first, then treat them as the starting vocabulary. Generated variants evolve the existing system, and implementation keeps current assets unless you explicitly ask to discard them.

What does it mean when a user says a design is too colorful?

It usually means too many competing focal points, not a request for black-and-white. The fix is assigning color roles: data colors in charts, brand colors for rare emphasis, and neutral tones for routine UI, with boundary samples showing the overload limit.

Can this approach work for design systems rather than single screens?

Yes. For design-system work, business screens serve only as optional validation samples, not the deliverable. The style matrix targets the system itself, and selected references are fused by extracting principles like palette intensity and component treatment.

When should I not use batch visual style generation?

Avoid it when the user can already articulate a precise style or when the task is a minor tweak to one component. The method is designed for unclear taste boundaries and broad direction selection, not pixel-level adjustments.