Create a cohesive brand with Google’s design.md standard

Create a cohesive brand with Google’s design.md standard

Jul 10, 20266 min readBeginner

Learn how to use Google’s open-source DESIGN.md format and Stitch skills to give AI coding agents a reusable visual source of truth for building consistent, on-brand prototypes.

TL;DR

You'll use Google's open-source DESIGN.md format and Stitch skills to give an AI coding agent a reusable visual source of truth. This lets you build consistent, on-brand prototypes without re-explaining your brand style each time.

Who this is for

  • Designers who want to enforce brand consistency across AI-generated prototypes
  • Developers building rapid prototypes with AI coding agents
  • Product managers seeking a repeatable way to align AI outputs with brand guidelines

What you'll build

You'll create or extract a DESIGN.md file and use it to generate a lightweight local prototype, such as a full visual system for a brand like 'Tom's Tiki Drinks'.

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