Consulting Design

What it does

This skill, Consulting Design, leverages Gemini to provide design feedback and generate creative solutions for software projects. It analyzes design briefs and offers actionable insights on aesthetics, usability, and alignment with project goals. The skill utilizes two tools: ask-gemini for architectural review and trade-off analysis, and brainstorm for generating alternative ideas.

When to use it

• You're designing a software system and want feedback on your current approach.
• You need help identifying potential trade-offs in different design choices.
• You’re facing a specific challenge in your design process and require creative solutions.
• You want to explore alternative approaches to solving a design problem.

Key capabilities

• Design Review: Analyzes existing designs and identifies areas for improvement.
• Trade-off Analysis: Evaluates the pros and cons of different design options.
• Brainstorming: Generates multiple creative solutions to design challenges using methodologies like divergent thinking, convergent thinking, SCAMPER, and Design Thinking.
• Gemini Integration: Utilizes Gemini models (specifically gemini-2.5-pro) for responses.

Example prompts

• "I'm designing a user authentication system. Current approach: Two-factor authentication via SMS. Trade-offs and alternatives?"
• "How might we improve the onboarding flow for new users?"
• “I’m designing [system]. Current approach: [desc]. Trade-offs and alternatives?”

Tips & gotchas

• The ask-gemini tool can be used in "changeMode" to facilitate structured edits.
• The brainstorm tool uses the “auto” methodology by default, but you can specify other methodologies like divergent or convergent thinking.
• The sandbox: true option for ask-gemini allows for code execution.