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
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
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
/Users/ravishankar/Downloads/docs/SwiftUI-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md/Users/ravishankar/Downloads/docs/AppKit-Implementing-Liquid-Glass-Design.md