design-standardslisted
Install: claude install-skill rampstackco/claude-skills-starter
# Design Standards
Production design standards for any web project. Stack-agnostic. Tool-agnostic. Covers tokens, contrast, hierarchy, spacing, mobile rules, and the pre-ship checklist.
This skill complements `brand-identity` (which defines the visual system) and `brand-style-guide` (which documents it). This skill is for the day-to-day work of applying those standards in real components and pages.
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## When to use
- Building a new page, section, or component
- Reviewing UI for quality, accessibility, or consistency
- Setting up design tokens for a new project
- Fixing layout, contrast, or hierarchy issues
- Establishing a button or form standard
- Pre-ship design review
## When NOT to use
- Defining a brand identity from scratch (use `brand-identity`)
- Documenting a finished brand system (use `brand-style-guide`)
- Building a formal component library (use `design-system`)
- Frontend code architecture (use `frontend-component-build`)
- Accessibility-only audits with WCAG remediation (use `accessibility-audit`)
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## Required inputs
- The page or component being built or reviewed
- The brand's design tokens (colors, type, spacing) - or willingness to define them
- The target devices and viewports
If brand tokens are undefined, define a working set first using the template in [`references/design-tokens-template.md`](references/design-tokens-template.md).
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## The framework: 6 standards
Six standards apply to every piece of UI. Hold the line on these and most