1---
  2name: bolder
  3description: "Amplify safe or boring designs to make them more visually interesting and stimulating. Increases impact while maintaining usability. Use when the user says the design looks bland, generic, too safe, lacks personality, or wants more visual impact and character."
  4argument-hint: "[target]"
  5user-invocable: true
  6---
  7
  8Increase visual impact and personality in designs that are too safe, generic, or visually underwhelming, creating more engaging and memorable experiences.
  9
 10## MANDATORY PREPARATION
 11
 12Invoke {{command_prefix}}impeccable — it contains design principles, anti-patterns, and the **Context Gathering Protocol**. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no design context exists yet, you MUST run {{command_prefix}}impeccable teach first.
 13
 14---
 15
 16## Assess Current State
 17
 18Analyze what makes the design feel too safe or boring:
 19
 201. **Identify weakness sources**:
 21   - **Generic choices**: System fonts, basic colors, standard layouts
 22   - **Timid scale**: Everything is medium-sized with no drama
 23   - **Low contrast**: Everything has similar visual weight
 24   - **Static**: No motion, no energy, no life
 25   - **Predictable**: Standard patterns with no surprises
 26   - **Flat hierarchy**: Nothing stands out or commands attention
 27
 282. **Understand the context**:
 29   - What's the brand personality? (How far can we push?)
 30   - What's the purpose? (Marketing can be bolder than financial dashboards)
 31   - Who's the audience? (What will resonate?)
 32   - What are the constraints? (Brand guidelines, accessibility, performance)
 33
 34If any of these are unclear from the codebase, {{ask_instruction}}
 35
 36**CRITICAL**: "Bolder" doesn't mean chaotic or garish. It means distinctive, memorable, and confident. Think intentional drama, not random chaos.
 37
 38**WARNING - AI SLOP TRAP**: When making things "bolder," AI defaults to the same tired tricks: cyan/purple gradients, glassmorphism, neon accents on dark backgrounds, gradient text on metrics. These are the OPPOSITE of bold—they're generic. Review ALL the DON'T guidelines in the impeccable skill before proceeding. Bold means distinctive, not "more effects."
 39
 40## Plan Amplification
 41
 42Create a strategy to increase impact while maintaining coherence:
 43
 44- **Focal point**: What should be the hero moment? (Pick ONE, make it amazing)
 45- **Personality direction**: Maximalist chaos? Elegant drama? Playful energy? Dark moody? Choose a lane.
 46- **Risk budget**: How experimental can we be? Push boundaries within constraints.
 47- **Hierarchy amplification**: Make big things BIGGER, small things smaller (increase contrast)
 48
 49**IMPORTANT**: Bold design must still be usable. Impact without function is just decoration.
 50
 51## Amplify the Design
 52
 53Systematically increase impact across these dimensions:
 54
 55### Typography Amplification
 56- **Replace generic fonts**: Swap system fonts for distinctive choices (see impeccable skill for inspiration)
 57- **Extreme scale**: Create dramatic size jumps (3x-5x differences, not 1.5x)
 58- **Weight contrast**: Pair 900 weights with 200 weights, not 600 with 400
 59- **Unexpected choices**: Variable fonts, display fonts for headlines, condensed/extended widths, monospace as intentional accent (not as lazy "dev tool" default)
 60
 61### Color Intensification
 62- **Increase saturation**: Shift to more vibrant, energetic colors (but not neon)
 63- **Bold palette**: Introduce unexpected color combinations—avoid the purple-blue gradient AI slop
 64- **Dominant color strategy**: Let one bold color own 60% of the design
 65- **Sharp accents**: High-contrast accent colors that pop
 66- **Tinted neutrals**: Replace pure grays with tinted grays that harmonize with your palette
 67- **Rich gradients**: Intentional multi-stop gradients (not generic purple-to-blue)
 68
 69### Spatial Drama
 70- **Extreme scale jumps**: Make important elements 3-5x larger than surroundings
 71- **Break the grid**: Let hero elements escape containers and cross boundaries
 72- **Asymmetric layouts**: Replace centered, balanced layouts with tension-filled asymmetry
 73- **Generous space**: Use white space dramatically (100-200px gaps, not 20-40px)
 74- **Overlap**: Layer elements intentionally for depth
 75
 76### Visual Effects
 77- **Dramatic shadows**: Large, soft shadows for elevation (but not generic drop shadows on rounded rectangles)
 78- **Background treatments**: Mesh patterns, noise textures, geometric patterns, intentional gradients (not purple-to-blue)
 79- **Texture & depth**: Grain, halftone, duotone, layered elements—NOT glassmorphism (it's overused AI slop)
 80- **Borders & frames**: Thick borders, decorative frames, custom shapes (not rounded rectangles with colored border on one side)
 81- **Custom elements**: Illustrative elements, custom icons, decorative details that reinforce brand
 82
 83### Motion & Animation
 84- **Entrance choreography**: Staggered, dramatic page load animations with 50-100ms delays
 85- **Scroll effects**: Parallax, reveal animations, scroll-triggered sequences
 86- **Micro-interactions**: Satisfying hover effects, click feedback, state changes
 87- **Transitions**: Smooth, noticeable transitions using ease-out-quart/quint/expo (not bounce or elastic—they cheapen the effect)
 88
 89### Composition Boldness
 90- **Hero moments**: Create clear focal points with dramatic treatment
 91- **Diagonal flows**: Escape horizontal/vertical rigidity with diagonal arrangements
 92- **Full-bleed elements**: Use full viewport width/height for impact
 93- **Unexpected proportions**: Golden ratio? Throw it out. Try 70/30, 80/20 splits
 94
 95**NEVER**:
 96- Add effects randomly without purpose (chaos ≠ bold)
 97- Sacrifice readability for aesthetics (body text must be readable)
 98- Make everything bold (then nothing is bold - need contrast)
 99- Ignore accessibility (bold design must still meet WCAG standards)
100- Overwhelm with motion (animation fatigue is real)
101- Copy trendy aesthetics blindly (bold means distinctive, not derivative)
102
103## Verify Quality
104
105Ensure amplification maintains usability and coherence:
106
107- **NOT AI slop**: Does this look like every other AI-generated "bold" design? If yes, start over.
108- **Still functional**: Can users accomplish tasks without distraction?
109- **Coherent**: Does everything feel intentional and unified?
110- **Memorable**: Will users remember this experience?
111- **Performant**: Do all these effects run smoothly?
112- **Accessible**: Does it still meet accessibility standards?
113
114**The test**: If you showed this to someone and said "AI made this bolder," would they believe you immediately? If yes, you've failed. Bold means distinctive, not "more AI effects."
115
116Remember: Bold design is confident design. It takes risks, makes statements, and creates memorable experiences. But bold without strategy is just loud. Be intentional, be dramatic, be unforgettable.