emil-design-eng
๐ฏSkillfrom emilkowalski/skill
Encodes Emil Kowalski's design-engineering philosophy โ UI polish, component design, and animation decisions โ to help build interfaces where invisible details compound into craft that feels right.
Overview
A skill that encodes Emil Kowalski's design-engineering philosophy โ UI polish, component design, and animation decisions โ to help AI coding agents build interfaces where invisible details compound into craft that feels right. Emil is a prominent design engineer known for Sonner, Vaul, and related UI libraries.
Key Features
- UI polish heuristics drawn from Emil Kowalski's public work
- Component design patterns that emphasize thoughtful defaults
- Animation and motion decision-making for interfaces
- A taste-driven lens that agents can apply to UI code reviews
Who is this for?
Frontend and product engineers who want their AI coding agent to write UI with the craft-level attention associated with top design engineers, rather than generic Tailwind output. Useful for SaaS landing pages, auth flows, and micro-interactions where feel matters.
Installation
npx vibeindex add emilkowalski/skill --skill emil-design-engnpx skills add emilkowalski/skill --skill emil-design-eng~/.claude/skills/emil-design-eng/SKILL.md