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Light Ripple.

A glowing animated shader background of light rays arcing across a near-black screen — a premium, high-end hero backdrop with zero shader code on your end.

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01 · The Vibe

Light Ripple is a glowing animated background that looks like rays of light arcing out across the screen, sliced by a diagonal grid and dispersing into soft blue, white, and amber. It's a real-time shader, so the light actually moves — rippling and shifting slowly against a near-black background in a way that feels both high-tech and genuinely beautiful. Drop it behind a hero section with white text on top and the whole page instantly looks like it belongs to a serious, modern product. This is the skill for that premium "how did they make that?" animated background, with zero shader code on your end.

● Looks Like
Apple's product reveal backdropsPremium AI product launch pagesThe light-dispersion effects in high-end motion design reelsConcert and synth visualizers that learned restraintThe kind of dark hero section that makes a landing page feel expensive
02 · Best For / Avoid If
＋ Best For
+Hero sections for landing pages and marketing sites
+AI and tech product launch pages
+Premium SaaS sites that want a dark, high-end first impression
+Waitlist, coming-soon, and sign-up pages
+Portfolio sites that want a striking, modern entrance
+Any dark-themed page where white overlay text needs a dramatic backdrop
× Avoid If
×Your design is light or minimal — Light Ripple lives on a near-black background and won't fit a bright, airy aesthetic
×You need top performance on low-end devices — real-time shaders use the GPU and can drain battery on phones
×Your page is content-heavy and a glowing animated background would pull focus away from what matters
×Your brand is built around calm restraint rather than a bold, luminous statement
03 · Design Philosophy
01

The dark canvas makes the light glow

Light Ripple works because the background is nearly black, which gives the glowing arcs of light something to shine against. The contrast between deep dark and bright light is the entire effect, and it's also why white overlay text always reads cleanly on top. Keep the surrounding design dark so the glow stays the star.

02

Slow motion reads as premium

The arcs ripple and shift slowly, which is what makes the effect feel expensive rather than busy. Fast, energetic motion would turn a sophisticated background into a distraction. The calm, drifting pace is what signals quality and lets the light feel alive without demanding attention.

03

Color sets the entire mood

The spectrum version disperses into blue, white, and amber for a natural rainbow feel, while the tinted versions glow a single color — cyan, gold, magenta, green, or silver. The palette you choose sets the whole emotional tone of the page before anyone reads a word, so pick the one that matches the feeling you're going for.

04 · Use With Claude / Cursor
Claude
01Click 'Customize', then go to 'Skills'
02Go to 'Create Skills' and upload the skill.md file
03Put the design.md file in your project's knowledge base
04Mention the skill name as you build — Claude applies it automatically
Cursor
01Place SKILL.md and DESIGN.md in your repo root
02Open .cursor/rules and add @SKILL.md @DESIGN.md
03Restart Cursor for the rules to apply
04Build normally — mention the skill name to invoke it automatically
★ PRO TIP

Before building with Claude Code, drop SKILL.md and DESIGN.md into Claude Design first. Use it to generate mockups and nail the visual direction — then hand those references to Claude Code. You'll get significantly higher quality output than going straight to code.

05 · Watch Out For
! WARNING
Text contrast on the bright zones
The glowing arcs create bright patches, so white text can wash out where it overlaps them. Position your headline over the darker center area, or add a subtle dark gradient behind the text.
! WARNING
Too much brightness or too many lines
Cranking the line width or brightness too high turns an elegant effect into an overwhelming one. Keep the glow restrained so it enhances the page instead of taking it over.
! WARNING
Performance on mobile
Real-time shaders run on the GPU and can heat up phones or drain battery. Tone the effect down or pause it on mobile, and always respect reduced-motion settings by freezing it to a still frame.
! WARNING
Using it behind everything
Light Ripple is a hero moment, not a whole-site background. Putting it behind every section exhausts the eye and kills the impact of the one place it actually lands.
● 07 · Download

Beautiful designs in minutes.

Drop them into your Claude project or Cursor rules and build normally. No CLI, no package manager, no setup.

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Light Ripple Design System for Claude & Cursor | Skills UI