Prompt pack5 steps7 prompts
Polish UI that doesn't look AI-made
Use this when a screen looks like generic AI output and you need a coding agent to lock taste, unslop, polish, and leave standing rules. Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex with the files open—not a chat-only redesign.
01Lock taste and decisions
Commit to one direction and resolve open decisions before rewriting pixels. Taste without decisions becomes moodboard churn.
- Visual designAdd taste to my designCoding-agent prompt for Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex: infer the brief, set variance/motion/density dials, and lock one non-generic direction.
- UX designGrill my designChat or agent grill-me prompt: relentless one-at-a-time design questions with a recommended answer until decisions are resolved.
02Unslop the primary viewport
Name and remove AI defaults with evidence. Kill Critical and High before you add craft.
03Polish frontend UI
Execute hierarchy, type, color, and layout so the screen feels intentional for this product.
04Polish motion
Motion after static craft. Kill decorative loops, then spec purposeful interaction and reduced-motion fallbacks.
- Visual designPolish UI motionCoding-agent prompt for Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex: purposeful enter/exit, springs, hover/focus craft, and an anti-slop motion audit.
- Visual designDesign Apple-style UICoding-agent prompt for Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex: fluid gesture UI, springs, interruptible motion, materials, depth, and web implementation notes.
05Persist in DESIGN.md
Standing rules so the next agent session cannot reintroduce Inter, purple gradients, or bounce hovers.
Frequently asked questions
Do I run every prompt every time?
No. If taste is already locked, skip to Unslop. If motion is the only problem, jump to Polish motion. If the UI is clean but agents keep inventing purple gradients, go straight to DESIGN.md.
ChatGPT or Claude instead of a coding agent?
Fine for Add taste or Grill while you are still briefing. For Unslop, Polish frontend UI, and motion, use Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex with the real files.
How is this different from the design system pack?
This pack fixes one screen’s craft and writes standing taste rules. The design system pack inventories tokens, components, docs, and rollout across the product.
Apple-style vs Polish UI motion?
Polish UI motion is the default craft pass (enter/exit, hover, restraint). Design Apple-style UI is for gesture physics: sheets, drag, rubber-banding, interruptible springs.