“Build me a beautiful website” leaves an AI coding tool to make nearly every design decision. A more useful brief explains which layout, visual hierarchy, and interactions fit your project. Design references help you make those choices before the first implementation.
These five resources serve different purposes: presentation inspiration, website examples, interface transitions, background assets, and animated design showcases. Use them at the right stage, then translate what you like into specific requirements.
Reviewed September 26, 2026, using the official websites linked below. This is a resource and workflow guide, not a hands-on benchmark. Access tiers and usage terms can change.
Which resource should you use?
| Resource | What it offers | Suggested role in your workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Deck Gallery | Curated decks and slides | Explore typography, composition, and storytelling. |
| Animos | Motion templates for showcasing images and videos | Present a finished interface in a short video. |
| Godly | Curated web, app, and visual design inspiration | Find references for page structure and art direction. |
| Transitions.dev | UI transitions with copy-and-paste and agent workflows | Choose behavior for specific interactive elements. |
| Backgrounds Supply | Background images and animated assets | Select a supporting visual after defining the layout. |
1. Deck Gallery: learn from slides, not just websites
Deck Gallery is primarily a collection of presentation decks and slides. Its categories include pitches, reports, brand guidelines, and portfolios. The site offers free examples and a Pro archive; it should not be described as an entirely free website-component library.
My suggested use is to study how one slide organizes a message. Notice the relationship between a short headline, a supporting image, and a small amount of explanation. Translate that relationship into a hero section or feature panel using your own content.
For example, replace “make it look like this slide” with: “Use one large left-aligned headline, a short supporting paragraph, and a single product image on the right. Keep the background quiet.” That instruction identifies the design decision without requiring the AI to reproduce the original slide.
2. Animos: turn finished designs into motion showcases
Animos describes a browser workflow in which you choose a motion template, add images or videos, adjust settings, and export MP4 or WebM. Its current free offer includes templates and 720p export; higher-resolution exports require paid access.
This makes it a presentation tool for the end of a project. A video of a dashboard moving inside a mockup is different from a working dashboard animation. If your goal is an interactive dropdown in your application, specify and implement that behavior in the application itself.
A practical sequence is to finish one screen, review its real behavior, capture a clean image, and then create a showcase clip. Keep the showcase faithful to what the product actually does.
3. Godly: choose a visual direction for your page
Godly curates web, app, UI, and visual design. Its navigation includes websites, hero sections, calls to action, and footers, making it useful for browsing a particular part of a page.
Choose one primary reference and write down three things you want to learn from it. These might be the balance between text and imagery, the spacing between sections, or the prominence of the main action. Avoid collecting a dozen incompatible styles and asking the agent to combine them all.
For a booking page, prioritize a clear service description and an obvious booking action. A striking experimental portfolio may be interesting, but its navigation may not suit visitors who simply want to find a date and price.
4. Transitions.dev: describe how the interface behaves
Transitions.dev provides UI transition examples and describes both copy-and-paste use and integration through a coding-agent skill. Examples include dropdowns, modal opening and closing, tab indicators, and loading-state transitions. The site also labels a Pro collection.
Choose an interaction only after deciding what state change it communicates. A subtle transition can help explain that a panel opened or a task completed. Decorative movement on every element can compete with the action you want users to take.
Before adopting an example, ask the agent to identify its dependencies and fit it to your existing stack. Give it the actual selected example or permitted code, rather than assuming it can inspect every interactive preview from a URL.
5. Backgrounds Supply: add atmosphere without hiding the message
Backgrounds Supply offers gradient imagery, AI-generated visuals, and animated backgrounds. Its freebies page says free previews require email sign-in and are licensed for personal use; commercial use is included with its paid unlock. Check the current terms for the asset you choose before using it on a client or business site.
Select the background after setting the text and layout. A practical test is to compare the hero with and without the image: can someone still identify the offer and primary button immediately? If the background dominates, simplify it, reposition it, or choose another asset.
Turn references into a brief the AI can follow
Here is an original exercise for a fictional appointment-booking product. The goal is a landing page that explains the service and leads to a demo request. You do not need all five resources for this exercise: one layout reference and one interaction example may be enough.
- Define the audience: small service businesses evaluating online booking.
- Choose one action: request a demo. Make secondary navigation less prominent.
- Extract the layout: a split hero, three benefit cards, a product preview, and a short FAQ.
- Specify the visual system: one accent color, a consistent spacing scale, and readable type.
- Specify behavior: clear focus states, an accessible mobile menu, and a restrained FAQ transition.
- Separate assets from inspiration: list which images you own or may use and which references only explain the visual direction.
If your coding assistant cannot open the reference, provide a screenshot you are allowed to share and annotate the relevant areas. Ask it to state what it can actually see before implementation. For moving examples, describe the initial state, trigger, movement, and final state.
A reusable Vibe Coding prompt
Replace the bracketed fields with your actual project details:
Build an original landing page for [product] aimed at [audience], using [existing framework and styling system]. The primary action is [action]. Use the supplied reference for its visual hierarchy: [specific characteristics]. Use our own copy, branding, and approved assets; do not reproduce the reference’s identity.
Create these sections in order: [sections]. On narrow screens, stack the hero content and keep the main action visible in the normal page flow. Use [accent color] and consistent spacing. Add only this interaction: [trigger and state change]. Provide a reduced-motion alternative. Preserve keyboard operation and visible focus.
First summarize the design decisions and identify missing assets. Then implement a static version. After I review the hierarchy and mobile layout, add the chosen interaction. State any dependencies you introduce and explain how to verify the result.
Review the result before adding more effects
Start with the static page. If the headline is unclear or the main action is hard to find, animation will not resolve the underlying design problem. Review the actual content instead of judging a screen full of placeholder text.
- Content: Can a new visitor explain what the product does and what to click next?
- Responsive layout: Check a narrow phone viewport and a wide desktop view for overflow, awkward line breaks, and cropped imagery.
- Interaction: Use the keyboard to reach links and controls. Confirm that the menu and other interactive elements remain usable.
- Motion: Test with reduced motion enabled. MDN documents the prefers-reduced-motion media feature, which detects the user’s preference to reduce non-essential motion.
- Assets: Confirm that images load, remain readable behind text, and have appropriate usage permissions.
- Performance: Inspect the finished page with its real assets. Do not assume a visually simple effect has a small loading or rendering cost.
If the result feels inconsistent, change one layer at a time: layout, typography, color, imagery, then motion. That makes it easier to tell which change helps. For a broader way to assess the coding tool itself, see our practical AI tool testing checklist.
Source links and scope
Resource descriptions and access details come from the official pages linked in each section. The selection method, booking-page exercise, and reusable prompt are our editorial suggestions. We have not tested exports, purchased asset licenses, or installed the transition skill for this guide.
Featured photograph: Hal Gatewood / Unsplash. Illustrative website wireframe sketches, not a screenshot of the listed services.