Your website looks like AI slop: fix it with a real brand's design system

The free design library and the 5-step prompt that gives your site a look your visitors trust

By Adrian Bluhmky, founder of Ads Daddy. Published . Free PDF, 4 pages. Topics: AI tools, Websites and design.

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Most AI-built websites look the same: purple gradients, the same fonts, the same rounded cards. Visitors notice within seconds. There is a free library of design systems taken from real brands like Apple, Figma and Vercel. Each one is a plain text file with the colours, fonts, spacing and layout rules. Your AI reads it, picks the style that fits your business and builds your site to match.

  1. Open the free design library: step 1

    Go to github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-design-md (also at getdesign.md). It holds ready-made DESIGN.md files from real brands such as Apple, Figma, Vercel, Stripe, Notion and Airbnb, sorted by industry. Each file describes the full look: colours, fonts, spacing, buttons and layout.

  2. Tell Claude about your business: step 2

    Paste this prompt: "Here is my business: [what you sell, who buys it, how you want them to feel]. Look through the design systems in VoltAgent's awesome-design-md library and pick the three that fit my business best. For each one, tell me why it fits my buyers."

  3. Pick one of the three options: step 3

    Choose for your buyers, not your own taste. Calm and editorial styles build trust for finance, health and professional services. Bold, high-contrast styles suit fitness, events and products. If two feel close, pick the simpler one.

  4. Drop the DESIGN.md into your project: step 4

    Copy the chosen DESIGN.md file into the root of your website project. Then tell your AI builder (Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable or similar): "Rebuild my homepage so it follows DESIGN.md." Do one page first, check it on your phone, then roll it out.

  5. Make it yours: step 5

    Keep the system, swap the brand: your logo, your photos, your words and your own accent colour. Never copy another company's logo, name, images or page copy. The design system gives you the structure; your business gives it the personality.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do AI-built websites all look the same?

AI builders fall back to the same default fonts, gradients and card layouts. Giving the AI a real design system to follow fixes that.

What is a DESIGN.md file?

A plain text file that describes a website's look: colours, fonts, spacing, buttons and layout rules. AI coding tools read it and build pages that match.

Where is the free design library?

VoltAgent's awesome-design-md collection on GitHub, also at getdesign.md. It holds design systems from brands like Apple, Figma, Vercel, Stripe and Notion.

Can I copy a famous brand's website?

Use the design system as a starting point only. Keep your own logo, photos, words and accent colour, and never copy another company's logo, name or content.

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