Phase 0: IDENTITY SYSTEM — Define the brand DNA
When
Start of a new project, or when no design-system.md exists at project root.
Input (from user)
- User brief: sector, audience, personality, competitors, desired feeling.
- If no brief provided, ask the 5 identity questions (see references/identity-brief.md).
Steps
- Read
references/identity-brief.md— collect answers to the 5 questions. - Match sector in
references/sector-palettes.md— pick the OKLCH palette base. - Generate palette using
references/oklch-system.md— primary, secondary, accent, neutral + semantic colors. Validate contrast withreferences/contrast-ratios.md. - Choose typography pair from
references/typography-pairs.md— display + body fonts matching sector personality. NEVER use Inter, Roboto, Arial. - Set spacing density from
references/spacing-density.md— dense / standard / editorial. - Define motion personality from
references/motion-personality.md— corporate / modern / playful / luxury. - Check visual techniques in
references/visual-technique-matrix.md— what is allowed for this personality x density combination. - Generate
design-system.mdat project root using the matching template fromreferences/templates/(fintech, ecommerce, devtool, creative, or blank).
Output
design-system.mdat project root with: OKLCH palette, typography pair, spacing profile, motion personality, visual techniques allowed.- All colors in OKLCH format, dark mode palette included.
Next → Phase 1: DESIGNING SYSTEMS
1-designing-systems/SKILL.md — Convert identity into design tokens and responsive system.
References
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
references/identity-brief.md |
5-question brand questionnaire |
references/sector-palettes.md |
Sector-specific OKLCH palettes |
references/oklch-system.md |
OKLCH color generation rules |
references/contrast-ratios.md |
WCAG contrast validation |
references/typography-pairs.md |
Approved font pairings |
references/spacing-density.md |
Density profiles |
references/motion-personality.md |
Motion personality definitions |
references/visual-technique-matrix.md |
Allowed techniques per personality |
references/templates/ |
design-system.md templates per sector |