Products

Layers

AI-nativeSkill

Design beyond the surface.

layers.jamiemill.com Source★ 17Design / UI/UX Design & Prototyping

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
9.4K
Up5.1%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
jm25
No social account linked
Launched
7mo ago
2026-05-04 · Est.

Traffic

Last 12 months
Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Events1 marketing move

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (6 pts)Launch

    Layers – AI skills for deep product design — Some years ago I wrote a mildly popular article called 'The Elements of Product Design' which broke down modern product design into 7 dist…

    May 4 · 7mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2026-05-04Source
Post excerpt:
Some years ago I wrote a mildly popular article called 'The Elements of Product Design' which broke down modern product design into 7 distinct layers. It was influenced heavily by Jesse James Garret's Elements of UX, hence the name similarity. The framework seems to help remind designers and their teams that there's more to design than just the visuals: stru

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-10-02
GitHub Stars
★ 17
Forks
2
License
See repository
Primary language
—

Agent, MCP & Developer Integration

Agent Skill
Integration docs
Exposed tool capabilities:
UX Audit
Browse developer & CLI tools →

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct28%
  • Organic Search28%
  • Display Ads10%
  • Referrals9%
  • Other25%

Countries

  • United States83%
  • Germany17%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2006-11-29

KeywordMonthly volume
layers52.9K
getlayers21.3K
getlayers ai3,280
get layers2,740
product page design ai skills130

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-07-31

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
layers.jamiemill.com/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Design beyond the surface.”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Illustration / Character Art → Download App / Install Extension

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.9 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
7.0

Structure

Fonts
Geist / Geist Mono
Primary visual
Illustration / Character Art
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Hand-Drawn & Sketch)

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #ffffff;
  --surface: #f4f4f4;
  --foreground: #292817;
  --muted-foreground: #777777;
  --accent: #ffd900;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "Geist", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Geist", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~78%) · Surface #F4F4F4 (~8%) · Text #292817 (~7%) · Muted Text #777777 (~5%) · Accent #FFD900 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Code & Terminal, Custom Illustration
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Layers get?
Vaneform estimates 9.4K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Layers and what platforms does it support?
Layers is catalogued under UI/UX Design & Prototyping: Design beyond the surface.. Supported platforms: Web.
Is Layers open source?
Layers has a public repository (https://github.com/jamiemill/layers-skills) with its source repository published, recording 17 GitHub stars.Source

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