component-design

Design

Design reusable UI components and design system elements with consistent styling and behavior. Use for: building design systems, creating component libraries, establishing UI patterns, and ensuring design consistency across products.

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Component Design

Description

Component Design creates reusable, consistent UI building blocks. A well-designed component library ensures visual consistency, speeds up design/development, and maintains quality across all interfaces.

When to Use

After foundational design tokens (colors, type, spacing) are defined
Before designing full pages
Building a design system
When UI needs consistency audit
Creating handoff documentation

Instructions for AI Agents

Step 1: Identify Component Needs

Prompt to inventory components:

Based on the wireframes for [PROJECT], list all UI components needed:

**Actions**
- Buttons (primary, secondary, etc.)
- Links
- Icon buttons

**Inputs**
- Text inputs
- Select/dropdowns
- Checkboxes/radios
- Toggles
- Text areas

**Display**
- Cards
- Tables
- Lists
- Badges/tags
- Avatars
- Progress indicators

**Navigation**
- Tabs
- Breadcrumbs
- Pagination
- Menus

**Feedback**
- Alerts/toasts
- Modals
- Tooltips
- Empty states

**Layout**
- Headers
- Sidebars
- Footers

Step 2: Define Component States

Standard interactive states:

State	When	Visual Change
Default	Normal state	Base appearance
Hover	Mouse over	Slight change (lighter/darker, shadow)
Focus	Keyboard focus	Visible focus ring
Active	Being clicked	Pressed appearance
Disabled	Not available	Reduced opacity, no interaction
Loading	Processing	Spinner, skeleton
Error	Validation failed	Error styling
Success	Action completed	Success styling

Step 3: Component Specification Template

For each component, document:

## Success Criteria

### Minimum Requirements
- [ ] Core components designed (buttons, inputs, cards)
- [ ] All interactive states defined
- [ ] Size variants specified
- [ ] Colors reference design tokens
- [ ] Touch targets minimum 44px

### Quality Indicators
- [ ] Consistent across all components
- [ ] Accessible (contrast, focus states)
- [ ] Developer-ready specifications
- [ ] Covers all wireframe needs

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## Related Skills

- **Previous**: `color_palettes.md`, `typography.md`, `spacing_rhythm.md`
- **Next**: `interaction_design.md` - Add micro-interactions
- **Related**: `design_documentation.md` - Full specification


## Using the Reference Files

**`/references/component_examples.md`** — Detailed component examples including buttons, inputs, cards, navigation, and badges.

**`/references/prompts_and_templates.md`** — Prompts library and component specification templates.