ux-first-principles

ux-first-principles is a UI design craft & review skill for AI agents, published by davidortinau in the maui-skills repository on GitHub. Skillspace rates ux-first-principles C (71/100) and it passed the safety scan; the rating is based on static analysis only.

Apply the foundational reasoning of a senior UI/UX designer to interface decisions, BEFORE and WHILE generating UI, not just styling it afterward. This is design first principles (visual hierarchy, cognitive load, Gestalt grouping, usability heuristics, accessibility), the why behind good design, not execution (color, fonts, spacing, brand, component libraries). USE FOR: 'design a screen for', 'lay out this dashboard', 'what navigation should this app use', 'is this UI any good', 'structure this form', 'reduce clutter', 'make this clearer', grouping and prioritizing elements, choosing a flow or affordance. DO NOT USE FOR: picking colors, fonts, spacing scales, or brand systems (use a styling/execution skill); medium-specific layout (use ux-desktop, ux-tablet, or ux-mobile).

Grade
C
Quality
71 / 100
Safety
Passed
GitHub stars
156

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Our review

Architecture
94 / 100
Maturity
Structured: ships references or scripts
Security scan
No issues found
License
MIT
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