sheleg-design-skill 1.0.1 → 1.3.0
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- package/CHANGELOG.md +122 -0
- package/README.md +46 -3
- package/bin/cli.js +7 -4
- package/cursor/rules/sheleg-design.mdc +44 -0
- package/package.json +1 -1
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +1 -1
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/skills/sheleg-design/AI_PRODUCT_PATTERNS.md +155 -0
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/skills/sheleg-design/FIGMA_BRIDGE.md +125 -0
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/skills/sheleg-design/SKILL.md +51 -1
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/skills/sheleg-design/styles/briefing-room.md +156 -0
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/skills/sheleg-design/styles/tokens/briefing-room.css +118 -0
- package/plugins/sheleg-design/skills/sheleg-design/styles/workbench.md +6 -1
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that does not fit becomes a second slide — never a smaller type ramp); the
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## [1.2.0] - 2026-07-29
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Worked through Figma's *State of the Designer 2026* (NewtonX, 906 digital
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designers across five regions, surveyed September–October 2025). It is a survey
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of the profession — AI adoption, what designers mean by craft, satisfaction,
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regional outlook — **not** a visual-trends report, so nothing here is a "trend"
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invented from it. Two findings were actionable, and one was a gap in this skill.
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products* the **third most in-demand skill (37%)**, ahead of motion design
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(29%) and information architecture (19%). Organizing rule: **honest state**.
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Contents: the five states of a model call (idle · working · complete ·
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thoughtful problem solving (47%), clear intuitive UX (36%), emotion and
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