| name | localization-design |
| description | Design interfaces that survive translation, RTL scripts, and cultural difference.
Per-language text-expansion table, full RTL mirroring rules, non-Latin typography,
logical CSS properties, and cultural color/icon traps.
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| triggers | ["localization design","RTL layout design","text expansion design","internationalization design","right-to-left UI"] |
| das | {"type":"skill","category":"design-systems","upstream":"https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills","upstream_path":"design-systems/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md","version":"latest"} |
localization-design
Catalogue stub — full skill: Owl-Listener/designer-skills
Decision tree
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Is the full skill already installed?
- Global:
grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- Project:
grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/localization-design/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
- No
das: block → full skill installed, invoke and proceed
das: block present → go to step 2
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Detect scope, then install:
[ -e ~/.agents/skills/localization-design ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
Global:
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill localization-design -g -y
Project:
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill localization-design -y
Claude Code: send either command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.
What it does
Owls best-in-class localization-design skill. Covers the failure modes generic agents miss: text-expansion budgets per language (German +35%, Finnish +40%), full RTL layout mirroring (what flips vs what does not), non-Latin script typography, margin-inline-start-style logical properties, and culturally loaded color/icon meanings. Web research found no public skill with deeper localization-design coverage.
When NOT to use
- Pure string/i18n plumbing (use an i18n library, not a design skill)
- General accessibility audits → use
wcag-audit-patterns or fixing-accessibility
