apple-design
apple-design is an agent skill published by emilkowalski, listed under design. It lives in the emilkowalski/skills repository, which has 49,715 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
This library translates Apple's interface design principles for web development, including gesture-driven UI, spring animations, and typography. It requires no specific credentials to use.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads emilkowalski/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add emilkowalski/skills
Maintenance
Apple's approach to interface design and fluid, physical motion, translated for the web. Use when building or reviewing gesture-driven UI, spring animations, drag/swipe/sheet interactions, momentum and interruptible transitions, translucent materials and depth, typography (optical sizing, tracking, leading), reduced-motion, or the design foundations (feedback, spatial consistency, restraint) behind Apple-style interfaces.
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| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apple-design (this page) | emilkowalski | Apple's approach to interface design and fluid, physical motion, translated for the web. Use when building or… | 49,715 | 2026-10-11 |
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Common questions about apple-design
- What does apple-design do?
- This library translates Apple's interface design principles for web development, including gesture-driven UI, spring animations, and typography. It requires no specific credentials to use.
- How do I install apple-design?
- Run npx skills add emilkowalski/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes apple-design?
- emilkowalski.
- Is apple-design maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 49,715 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-11. The repository declares the MIT licence.
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