From 8842a4c1b5d66fdef5ebd8768f1627108cacf024 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:25:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add comprehensive accessibility guidance to frontend-design skill - Update skill description to emphasize accessibility as a core principle - Add accessibility to the Design Thinking checklist - Add full 'Accessibility Excellence' section covering: - Semantic Structure (HTML elements, heading hierarchy, landmarks) - Keyboard Navigation (tab order, focus indicators, skip links) - Visual Accessibility (contrast, color independence, reduced motion) - ARIA & Screen Readers (labels, live regions, state attributes) - Interactive Components (buttons vs links, form labels, modals) - Testing Checklist for verification - Emphasize that accessibility and bold design are not in conflict - Update closing statement to reference serving all users --- .../skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md | 62 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/plugins/frontend-design/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md b/plugins/frontend-design/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md index 600b6db4..00a01ebc 100644 --- a/plugins/frontend-design/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md +++ b/plugins/frontend-design/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md @@ -1,27 +1,28 @@ --- name: frontend-design -description: Create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality. Use this skill when the user asks to build web components, pages, or applications. Generates creative, polished code that avoids generic AI aesthetics. +description: Create distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with high design quality and full accessibility. Use this skill when the user asks to build web components, pages, or applications. Generates creative, polished, accessible code that avoids generic AI aesthetics. license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt --- -This skill guides creation of distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces that avoid generic "AI slop" aesthetics. Implement real working code with exceptional attention to aesthetic details and creative choices. +This skill guides creation of distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces that avoid generic "AI slop" aesthetics while ensuring full accessibility for all users. Implement real working code with exceptional attention to aesthetic details, creative choices, and inclusive design. The user provides frontend requirements: a component, page, application, or interface to build. They may include context about the purpose, audience, or technical constraints. ## Design Thinking Before coding, understand the context and commit to a BOLD aesthetic direction: -- **Purpose**: What problem does this interface solve? Who uses it? +- **Purpose**: What problem does this interface solve? Who uses it? Consider the full spectrum of users including those with disabilities. - **Tone**: Pick an extreme: brutally minimal, maximalist chaos, retro-futuristic, organic/natural, luxury/refined, playful/toy-like, editorial/magazine, brutalist/raw, art deco/geometric, soft/pastel, industrial/utilitarian, etc. There are so many flavors to choose from. Use these for inspiration but design one that is true to the aesthetic direction. -- **Constraints**: Technical requirements (framework, performance, accessibility). +- **Accessibility**: Accessibility is not a constraint—it's a design opportunity. The best interfaces are both beautiful AND universally usable. - **Differentiation**: What makes this UNFORGETTABLE? What's the one thing someone will remember? -**CRITICAL**: Choose a clear conceptual direction and execute it with precision. Bold maximalism and refined minimalism both work - the key is intentionality, not intensity. +**CRITICAL**: Choose a clear conceptual direction and execute it with precision. Bold maximalism and refined minimalism both work - the key is intentionality, not intensity. Great design serves everyone. Then implement working code (HTML/CSS/JS, React, Vue, etc.) that is: - Production-grade and functional - Visually striking and memorable - Cohesive with a clear aesthetic point-of-view +- Fully accessible to all users - Meticulously refined in every detail ## Frontend Aesthetics Guidelines @@ -39,4 +40,53 @@ Interpret creatively and make unexpected choices that feel genuinely designed fo **IMPORTANT**: Match implementation complexity to the aesthetic vision. Maximalist designs need elaborate code with extensive animations and effects. Minimalist or refined designs need restraint, precision, and careful attention to spacing, typography, and subtle details. Elegance comes from executing the vision well. -Remember: Claude is capable of extraordinary creative work. Don't hold back, show what can truly be created when thinking outside the box and committing fully to a distinctive vision. \ No newline at end of file +## Accessibility Excellence + +Accessibility is not an afterthought—it's fundamental to great design. Beautiful interfaces must work for everyone. Follow these principles: + +### Semantic Structure +- **Use semantic HTML elements**: `
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