Design Playground Template
Use this template when the playground is about visual design decisions: components, layouts, spacing, color, typography, animation, or responsive behavior when explicitly requested.
Layout
+-------------------+----------------------+
| | |
| Controls | Live component/ |
| grouped by: | layout preview |
| • Spacing | (renders in a |
| • Color | mock page or |
| • Typography | isolated card) |
| • Shadow/Border | |
| • Interaction | |
| +----------------------+
| | Prompt output |
| | [ Copy Prompt ] |
+-------------------+----------------------+Control types by decision
| Decision | Control | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Sizes, spacing, radius | Slider | border-radius 0–24px |
| On/off features | Toggle | show border, hover effect |
| Choosing from a set | Dropdown | font-family, easing curve |
| Colors | Hue + saturation + lightness sliders | shadow color, accent |
| Layout structure | Clickable cards | sidebar-left / top-nav / no-nav |
| Desktop layout | Width or density slider | compare a fixed desktop canvas |
Preview rendering
Apply state values directly to a preview element's inline styles:
function renderPreview() {
const el = document.getElementById("preview");
el.style.borderRadius = state.radius + "px";
el.style.padding = state.padding + "px";
el.style.boxShadow = state.shadow
? `0 ${state.shadowY}px ${state.shadowBlur}px rgba(0,0,0,${state.shadowOpacity})`
: "none";
}Show the preview on both light and dark backgrounds if relevant. Include a context toggle.
Prompt output for design
Frame it as a direction to a developer, not a spec sheet:
"Update the card to feel soft and elevated: 12px border-radius, 24px horizontal padding, a medium box-shadow (0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)). On hover, lift it with translateY(-1px) and deepen the shadow slightly."
If the user is working in Tailwind, suggest Tailwind classes. If raw CSS, use CSS properties.
Example topics
- Button style explorer (radius, padding, weight, hover/active states)
- Card component (shadow depth, radius, content layout, image)
- Layout builder (sidebar width, content max-width, header height, grid)
- Typography scale (base size, ratio, line heights across h1-body-caption)
- Color palette generator (primary hue, derive secondary/accent/surface)
- Dashboard density (airy → compact slider that scales everything proportionally)
- Modal/dialog (width, overlay opacity, entry animation, corner radius)