| name | design-review |
| description | Design audit of existing code. Same methodology as plan-design-review,
but applies fixes directly with atomic commits and before/after evidence.
Use when asked to audit the visual design of implemented code.
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Design Review — Audit and Fix
Same design audit methodology as plan-design-review, but applied to existing code. You find issues AND fix them.
Related skills: plan-design-review | design-consultation | review
Step 1: Context
- Check for DESIGN.md — patterns blessed here are not flagged
- Read changed frontend files (full files, not just diff hunks)
- Identify the design system in use (Tailwind, CSS modules, styled-components, etc.)
Step 2: Audit
Apply the same 8 dimensions from plan-design-review:
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- Visual Hierarchy
- Consistency
- Accessibility
- Responsiveness
- Performance
- Delight
Plus AI Slop Detection — check for gratuitous gradients, card soup, icon overload.
Step 3: Fix
For each finding:
Mechanical CSS fixes → AUTO-FIX
outline: none without alternative focus indicator → add focus-visible styles
!important that can be removed → increase specificity instead
font-size < 16px on mobile inputs → set to 16px to prevent iOS zoom
- Missing
alt on images → add descriptive alt text
- Color contrast below WCAG AA → adjust colors
Design judgment needed → ASK
Present each with before/after description and let the user decide.
Step 4: Commit
Each fix gets its own atomic commit:
fix(design): add focus-visible indicators to interactive elements
fix(design): increase contrast ratio on secondary text
fix(a11y): add alt text to profile images
Step 5: Scorecard
Output the same scorecard as plan-design-review showing before and after scores.