Frontend & UI

design-skills · Neumorphism

Soft extruded surfaces in stone gray with Space Mono type.

What it is

A guideline skill for neumorphic UI: inner and outer shadows on a monochromatic stone #E7E5E4 surface, a teal #006666 accent, Space Mono for display and body, compact density spacing.

Soft, extruded UI elements with inner and outer shadows on monochromatic surfaces for a tactile, embedded look.
From the upstream SKILL.md

Why it matters for design

  • Monochromatic surfaces mean depth comes from shadow rather than from color contrast.
  • Compact density spacing suits control-heavy panels such as dashboards and settings screens.
  • Rules forbid mixing visual metaphors, so soft extrusion stays the only depth language.

What it covers

  • Style foundations
  • Accessibility
  • Rules: don’t
  • Expected behavior
  • Component rule expectations
  • Quality gates

How to install

design-skills · Neumorphism

  1. Clone the repo.

    git clone https://github.com/bergside/awesome-design-skills
  2. Point Codex at the skill file.

    skills/neumorphism/SKILL.md
  3. Then describe the UI you want. Codex follows the skill.

How to run it with Codex

  1. Have Codex set surface and shadow tokens before styling any individual control.

  2. Ask for visible focus states, since soft shadows alone fail keyboard users.

  3. Require semantic HTML before ARIA, as this skill specifies.

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