Taste pack
private repo
purple gradient + glowcream bg, serif, terracotta"passionate about"an arrow on every buttonthe same rounded card, again- a human wrote the joke first
Read before writing
a context pack i feed my models before they design or write anything. it holds 100+ resources and 15 taste rules, plus a growing list of everything that makes ai output look like ai output.
the list on the paper above is a few lines from forbidden.md, the file that grows every time i spot a new tell. this site was built against the same pack.
The fifteen rules
- Start from a brief, never “make it beautiful”
- Copy a direction, including what it avoids
- Write the design doc and tokens before code
- Plan twice, then cut the generic parts
- Avoid the default AI looks
- Let typography carry the personality
- One orchestrated motion moment
- Spend boldness in one place
- Remix real component code
- Close the loop with screenshots
- One specific note at a time
- Write without the AI tells
- UI copy names the action
- Art direction means specifics
- For AI video, script seconds
Inside
- Website and UI design
- Coding-agent context files and skills
- Writing and voice
- AI video, image and creative tools
- Prompt libraries and system prompts
- CAD, 3D printing and hardware
- Agents and automation
- Products and sites to study
- Methods and tips
the repo is private for now.