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rshankras

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Design skills for Apple platform UI — Liquid Glass, animations, game feel (haptics, sound, celebrations), UI prototyping, UX writing, SF Symbols, and typography. Use when implementing design language features, adding juice/feedback, writing interface copy, or choosing type and iconography.

Overview

Publisher	rshankras
Repository	`claude-code-apple-skills`
Skill name	`design`
Stars	744
Forks	70
Bundled files	8
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
8 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by rshankras on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Design AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills.git /tmp/claude-code-apple-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-code-apple-skills/skills/design .claude/skills/design

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Design in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Design on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Design is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Design Skills

Skills for implementing Apple's modern design systems across platforms.

When This Skill Activates

Use this skill when the user:

Asks about Liquid Glass design
Wants to implement modern Apple UI effects
Needs guidance on visual design patterns
Asks about materials, transparency, or blur effects
Wants to create fluid animations
Asks about spring, bounce, or snappy animations
Wants PhaseAnimator or KeyframeAnimator help
Needs view transitions, matched geometry, or hero transitions
Wants SF Symbol effects (bounce, pulse, wiggle, breathe)
Asks about animation completions or withAnimation
Says the app feels flat or wants juice/game feel (celebrations, haptics, sound effects)
Wants a feedback audit — do events reach the user on the right channels?
Needs UX structure help: navigation clarity, discoverability, information architecture
Is writing or reviewing interface copy, alerts, or feature names
Asks about SF Symbols usage/authoring, fonts, Dynamic Type, or type hierarchy

Available Skills

liquid-glass/

Comprehensive Liquid Glass implementation for iOS 26+, macOS 26+.

SwiftUI .glassEffect() API
AppKit NSGlassEffectView
GlassEffectContainer patterns
Morphing transitions
Interactive effects
Button styles

animation-patterns/

SwiftUI animation patterns for iOS 13–18+.

Spring configurations (3 API generations)
PhaseAnimator and KeyframeAnimator (iOS 17+)
View transitions, matched geometry, navigation transitions
SF Symbol effects
Animation completions, transactions, timing curves

game-feel/

Game feel ("juice") as a discipline — the event×channel feedback audit, haptic vocabulary design (Core Haptics service architecture), and sound-effect layers that coexist with music. Routes to animation-patterns for motion technique and generators/milestone-celebration for generated code.

ui-prototyping/

Explore divergent UI directions for a screen as named, runnable Swift #Preview variants — compare, remix, and tune before committing to one design.

ux-writing/

Interface copy that works — voice/tone, the PACE framework, alert anatomy, feature naming, empty states, and the small-word edits that measurably improve UX.

sf-symbols/

SF Symbols end-to-end — choosing/configuring system symbols (rendering modes, variable color/draw), authoring custom symbols that interpolate across weights, and the animation preset vocabulary.

typography/

UI typography — text styles and Dynamic Type, the San Francisco family with its width axis, optical sizes, tracking vs kerning, and custom-font scaling obligations.

Key Principles

1. Platform Consistency

Follow Apple Human Interface Guidelines
Use system-provided APIs
Respect user appearance preferences

2. Performance

Use GlassEffectContainer for multiple effects
Limit number of glass effects per view
Consider GPU resources

3. Visual Hierarchy

Glass effects create depth and layering
Use tints to indicate prominence
Combine with appropriate shadows

Reference Documentation

Applying Liquid Glass to custom views (SwiftUI)
NSGlassEffectView (AppKit)
Local captured docs (optional): if ~/Downloads/docs/SwiftUI-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md or ~/Downloads/docs/AppKit-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md exists, read it for extra detail; skip silently if absent.

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Design AI skill do?

Why use Design on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Design is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Design in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills/tree/main/skills/design. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Design?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Design?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Design with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Design AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by rshankras under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Design Skills

When This Skill Activates

Available Skills

liquid-glass/

animation-patterns/

game-feel/

ui-prototyping/

ux-writing/

sf-symbols/

typography/

Key Principles

1. Platform Consistency

2. Performance

3. Visual Hierarchy

Reference Documentation

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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