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Apple Hig Designer Skill 2026 — Development skill for Claude Code

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Claude Code skill for designing Apple HIG-compliant interfaces — iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, Liquid Glass.

How to install Apple Hig Designer Skill 2026

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open tristan-mcinnis/apple-hig-designer-skill-2026 and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Apple Hig Designer Skill 2026 does

Claude Code skill for designing Apple HIG-compliant interfaces — iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, Liquid Glass.

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README

Apple HIG Designer Skill

A Claude Code skill for designing Apple-style interfaces that follow the [Human Interface Guidelines](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines).

What It Does

When activated, this skill enables Claude Code to produce HIG-compliant UI code with:

San Francisco typography with correct Display/Text thresholds
Apple system colors with full light/dark mode support
8pt grid spacing and 44pt minimum touch targets
SF Symbols integration with proper rendering modes
WCAG AA accessibility including VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, reduced motion
Platform-specific design for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS
Liquid Glass support (iOS 26+ / 2025 design language)

Coverage

Area	File	Lines
Core skill	`SKILL.md`	455
Extended components	`references/components.md`	283
UX patterns	`references/patterns.md`	157
Inputs & platforms	`references/inputs-and-platforms.md`	246
Liquid Glass	`references/liquid-glass.md`	273
Technologies	`references/technologies.md`	194
Total		1,608

HIG Topics Covered

Foundations: Typography, colors, spacing, layout, safe areas, accessibility, SF Symbols, animation
Components: Buttons, navigation bars, tab bars, cards, sheets, alerts, search, menus, pickers, toggles, progress indicators, popovers, sidebars, segmented controls, sliders, steppers, text fields
Patterns: Navigation, onboarding, settings, loading/empty states, error handling, sharing, drag & drop, feedback/haptics, undo, data entry, authentication, permissions, file management, collaboration
Inputs: Touch gestures, hardware keyboard, pointer/trackpad, Apple Pencil, game controllers
Platforms: iOS, iPadOS (multitasking), macOS (menu bar, windows), watchOS (complications, Digital Crown), tvOS (focus navigation), visionOS (spatial design, eye+hand interaction)
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