Calm Design Rules
Help your AI build an app that feels easy to use.
A design rulebook your AI can read and apply to your product.
See what gets easier.
I used these rules to build The Sacred Act, my vision of the most beautiful meditation app in the world.
Explore The Sacred Act
Make the next step obvious so people can begin with confidence.
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Give each screen room to breathe so your product feels calm.
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Ask for one choice at a time so setup feels easy.
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Use familiar controls so customers know what to do.
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Make long text comfortable to read so people can stay with it.
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Ask clear questions so customers know how to respond.
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Real screens from The Sacred Act show the source design principles in use. Your download contains the Markdown design rules, brief, and review checklist to apply to your own product.
What this helps with
Your AI-built app feels cluttered, and your customers can’t tell what to do next.
What you get
- Reusable design principles, brief and review checklist
- The original app-specific principles and cheatsheet as references
- Worked review example and source attribution
- Business profile and AI customization handoff
Before you begin
What you’ll need
- An AI assistant that can read Markdown
- Your product audience, primary task and design context
AI, hosting, and other services may cost extra.
Make it yours
Adapt the principles to your product and test the resulting interface with users. Independently created; no Apple or Calm Tech Institute endorsement.
Adapted from The Sacred Act’s living design principles.
Use it for your business and your clients.
Your purchase includes the editable files and permission to use them for your businesses and client projects.
Reselling or redistributing the kit itself isn’t allowed.
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