visual-audit

name

visual-audit

description

Adversarial visual-layout audit of a Quarto `.qmd` or Beamer `.tex` deck. Flags overflow, font inconsistency, box fatigue, spacing, and alignment issues. Use when user says "visual audit", "check the layout", "does this overflow?", "look for visual issues", "audit the slides", or after reworking a deck's appearance. Does NOT check writing or pedagogy — pair with `$proofread` or `$pedagogy-review`.

Visual Audit of Slide Deck

Perform a thorough visual layout audit of a slide deck.

Steps

1. Read the slide file specified in <input>

2. For Quarto (.qmd) files:

   • Render with quarto render Quarto/<input>
   • Open in browser to inspect each slide

3. For Beamer (.tex) files:

   • Compile and check for overfull hbox warnings

4. Audit every slide for:

   OVERFLOW: Content exceeding slide boundaries FONT CONSISTENCY: Inline font-size overrides, inconsistent sizes BOX FATIGUE: 2+ colored boxes on one slide, wrong box types SPACING: Missing negative margins, missing fig-align LAYOUT: Missing transitions, missing framing sentences, semantic colors

5. Produce a report organized by slide with severity and recommendations

6. Follow the spacing-first principle:

   1. Reduce vertical spacing with negative margins
   2. Consolidate lists
   3. Move displayed equations inline
   4. Reduce image/SVG size
   5. Last resort: font size reduction (never below 0.85em)