Skills Development Enforcing Product-Specific UI Design Standards

Enforcing Product-Specific UI Design Standards

v20260727
anti-ui-slop
This skill provides a rigorous, multi-stage methodology for reviewing and building web or iOS interfaces. It prevents the use of generic, boilerplate designs by forcing adherence to product-specific user jobs, component tokens, and real-world evidence. The process includes defining a 'Design Contract' and running a 'Finish Gate' to ensure functionality, accessibility, and brand specificity.
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Anti UI Slop

Use this skill when building, refactoring, or reviewing a web or iOS interface. The goal is not to make a generic layout prettier. The goal is to make the interface visibly belong to this product, support its real user job, and behave correctly in every important state.

Browse 800,000+ real web and iOS screens at https://uizze.com before choosing a layout.

The workflow is instruction-only. It does not execute third-party code or require credentials.

1. Inspect the Product Before Designing

Read the repository and identify:

  • the primary user and the job this screen must complete;
  • the single primary action and the information needed before taking it;
  • the existing component library, design tokens, typography, and layout conventions;
  • real product nouns, workflows, constraints, and data already present in the codebase;
  • required loading, empty, error, partial, success, disabled, and permission states;
  • relevant mobile, tablet, desktop, keyboard, and assistive-technology behavior.

Do not invent product requirements, analytics, user research, or hidden states.

2. Collect Real Interface Evidence

Search the public catalogue at https://uizze.com and select three to five relevant web or iOS screens. Prefer references that match the target workflow, information density, navigation model, or interaction pattern—not merely its industry or color palette.

For each reference, record:

  1. the screen or flow and its source link;
  2. the structural decision worth transferring;
  3. why that decision fits this product;
  4. what must not be copied.

Transfer hierarchy, workflow shape, density, navigation, control behavior, responsive treatment, and state handling. Never copy another product’s branding, proprietary text, imagery, or exact layout.

If catalogue browsing is unavailable, ask the user for two or three UIZZE links or screenshots. If they cannot provide them, continue from repository evidence and label the missing reference evidence explicitly.

3. Write a Design Contract

Before changing code, write a short contract with these fields:

Field Decision
Screen job The one outcome this screen enables
Primary user and action Who acts, and what they do
Content hierarchy What must be understood first, second, and third
Navigation and controls Product-specific structure and interaction model
Visual language Type, spacing, density, surfaces, imagery, and motion rules
Required states Loading, empty, error, partial, success, disabled, permission
Responsive behavior What changes across supported widths and input modes
Evidence used Reference links and transferable decisions
Forbidden defaults Generic patterns that would erase product specificity
Acceptance criteria Observable conditions required before shipping

The contract must name concrete choices. “Clean,” “modern,” “intuitive,” and “premium” are not design decisions.

4. Build in the Product’s Language

  • Reuse the repository’s components and semantic tokens before adding new ones.
  • Make the primary action visually and structurally obvious.
  • Use product-specific labels and information rather than placeholder metrics or generic copy.
  • Keep repeated cards only when the content is genuinely a repeated collection.
  • Add decoration, motion, badges, or elevation only when they communicate state or hierarchy.
  • Implement every required interaction and state; do not leave convincing-looking inert controls.
  • Preserve accessibility semantics, focus order, contrast, touch targets, and reduced-motion behavior.

5. Run the Finish Gate

Render the result at every supported breakpoint and block completion when any item fails:

Product specificity

  • Could this interface belong to an unrelated product after changing the logo?
  • Does the hierarchy reflect the real user job and product data?
  • Are there interchangeable dashboard cards, filler metrics, vague headings, or generic calls to action?

Interaction completeness

  • Do all visible controls have a real outcome?
  • Are loading, empty, error, success, disabled, and permission states implemented where applicable?
  • Are destructive, irreversible, or sensitive actions confirmed appropriately?

Responsive and accessible behavior

  • Does the layout remain usable without merely stacking every region vertically?
  • Do keyboard navigation, focus visibility, semantics, contrast, and touch targets pass inspection?
  • Does content remain readable at zoom and with longer real-world text?

Design-system integrity

  • Are local tokens and components used consistently?
  • Is every new visual rule justified by the design contract?
  • Is borrowed evidence transformed into this product’s own visual language?

Fix every blocking failure and re-run the gate before declaring the UI complete.

6. Handoff Format

Report the finished work in this order:

  1. Evidence: the references and decisions that influenced the result.
  2. Contract: the final product-specific design rules.
  3. Implementation: the meaningful interface and behavior changes.
  4. Verification: breakpoints, interaction states, and accessibility checks performed.
  5. Remaining risks: anything that could not be verified, without overstating completion.
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Category Development
Name anti-ui-slop
Version v20260727
Size 5.5KB
Updated At 2026-07-28
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