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Visual Design Foundations

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wshobson·vlatest·frontend·MIT

Applies design principles like color theory, typography, and layout to improve visual appeal and clarity.

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    Run this in your project

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    $ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill visual-design-foundations -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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wshobson

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Only contacts known or declared hosts: www.w3.org.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

    Hosts contacted

    www.w3.orgstandards

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned wshobson/agents at 46891e7e60.

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46891e7e60
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plugins/ui-design/skills/visual-design-foundations/SKILL.md
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4 files, 1,496 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The visual-design-foundations skill provides foundational knowledge and principles of visual design, including color theory, typography, layout composition, and user interface (UI) best practices. It helps AI agents understand how to create visually appealing and functional designs for digital interfaces.

When to use it

  • When designing a website or app and need guidance on layout structure and visual hierarchy.
  • When creating marketing materials and want to ensure consistent branding through color and typography choices.
  • When developing user interfaces and need to apply UI/UX best practices for usability and aesthetics.

Key capabilities

  • Understanding of color theory and its application in design.
  • Knowledge of typography principles for readability and visual appeal.
  • Guidance on layout composition and alignment techniques.
  • Familiarity with UI/UX best practices for effective user interaction.

Example prompts

  • "Explain the importance of white space in web design."
  • "What are the key elements of a good color palette for a mobile app?"
  • "How can I apply typography principles to improve readability on a website?"

Tips & gotchas

  • This skill is ideal for foundational knowledge but may not provide advanced technical tools or software-specific instructions.
  • Combine it with design tools like Figma or Adobe XD for practical implementation of the concepts learned.