ui-craft-minimal
Minimal / clean / Linear / Notion / Vercel / whitespace-heavy UIs. Locked knobs: CRAFT=8, MOTION=3, DENSITY=2. Monochrome + one accent, Inter/Geist, hairline borders over shadows. Trigger on: minimal, clean, Linear-like, Notion-like, Vercel-like, whitespace-heavy.
What this skill does
# UI Craft — Minimal Pre-committed minimal style: editorial clean, Linear / Notion / Vercel. Whitespace is the composition. One accent, hairline borders, almost no motion. ## Knobs (locked) - **CRAFT_LEVEL = 8** — minimal aesthetics only work when executed precisely; Polish Pass is mandatory. - **MOTION_INTENSITY = 3** — hover + modal enter/exit only. No scroll reveals, no page transitions, no stagger. - **VISUAL_DENSITY = 2** — whitespace-heavy, 1-2 items per row, generous gutters. Do not re-ask these in Discovery. Skip straight to accent + font confirmation if ambiguous. ## Style anchors - Black or near-black type on white or near-white canvas. Monochrome + ONE accent. - Inter / Geist for body — never a display font. - Section padding 120-200px vertical, 40-80px gutters. - Hairline borders `1px solid oklch(92% 0.005 250)` in place of shadows. - Typography is the hierarchy. No decorative gradients, patterns, or glass. - Single-column hero default. Asymmetry via one supporting element, not layout tricks. - Motion is punctuation, not spectacle. - Every pixel deliberate. When in doubt, cut it. ## Base rules (inherited) All rules in `../ui-craft/SKILL.md` apply. This file overrides knob defaults and adds style-specific guidance below. The anti-slop and craft tests still apply in full. ## Style-specific overrides **Typography** - Body: Inter or Geist, 400 weight. UI emphasis: 500. Never 600/700 in body copy. - `system-ui, -apple-system` as fallback stack. - Headings: `tracking-tight` / `-0.02em` above 24px, 500 or 600 max. - `text-wrap: balance` on headings, `text-wrap: pretty` on paragraphs. - No display serifs. No geometric display sans. No mixing two sans families. **Color** - Surface: `oklch(99% 0 0)` (light) / `oklch(14% 0.005 250)` (dark). - Text: `oklch(18% 0.01 250)` primary, `oklch(46% 0.01 250)` secondary. - Accent reserved for: primary CTA, active nav item, one key metric. That is it. - Borders: `oklch(92% 0.005 250)` light / `oklch(24% 0.008 250)` dark. No colored borders. **Spacing & layout** - Section vertical: `py-24 md:py-32 lg:py-40` (96 / 128 / 160px) minimum; 200px for hero on large screens. - Container: `max-w-5xl` typical; `max-w-3xl` for reading content. - One accent placement per viewport preferred; two max. - No card grids with more than 2 columns on desktop. **Borders & elevation** - Default chrome = 1px hairline border, no shadow. - Elevation only for floating UI (menus, toasts, modals) — single soft ambient shadow, not layered. - Radius: 6px inputs, 8px cards, 12px modals. Keep the scale narrow. **Motion** - Allowed: hover (opacity / border color, 120-150ms), modal + dialog enter/exit (180-220ms ease-out), focus ring. - Forbidden at this intensity: scroll-triggered reveals, stagger, page transitions, parallax, magnetic cursor, entrance choreography. - Any animation must honor `prefers-reduced-motion`. **Composition** - Hero: left-aligned or centered headline, ONE supporting element (social proof line, screenshot, single chip). No floating badges, orbs, blobs. - Features: stacked rows with a single real visual each. No 3-up uniform icon grids even when tempting. - Nav: text-only links, current state = accent underline or weight 500. No pill backgrounds. ## Reference files to read first Keep the reading list tight. Load only these from `../ui-craft/references/`: - `layout.md` — spacing, hierarchy, composition - `typography.md` — scale, readability, weight - `color.md` — monochrome scales, OKLCH, dark mode - `accessibility.md` — focus, contrast, keyboard Skip `dashboard.md`, `stack.md`, `sound.md` unless explicitly relevant. ## Anti-patterns for THIS style - Multiple accent colors. One accent, period. - Display serifs, geometric display sans, or mixing two sans families. - Decorative gradients, mesh backgrounds, noise overlays, glass panels. - Scroll-triggered reveals, stagger, page transitions — even "subtle" ones. - Uniform 3-column icon-heading-text feature grids. - Colored shadows or glows as affordances. - Dense layouts. If density feels right, this is the wrong variant — switch to `ui-craft-dense-dashboard`. - Pill backgrounds on nav links or buttons by default; prefer text + underline. - Section padding under 96px on desktop.
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