Webdesign-Review

Systematic design reviews through orchestrated application of all domain skills.

Scope

Use this skill when: You are conducting a comprehensive design review of a website, prototype, or design. This meta-skill coordinates the analysis across all relevant design domains and ensures that no dimension is overlooked.

Principles

1. Rigor Over Gut Feeling

A design review follows a defined structure, not personal preferences. Every assessment must be substantiated by a specific rule or principle from the domain skills.

2. Prioritize by Impact

Not all issues carry equal weight. Prioritize: accessibility and usability before aesthetics. Functional defects before stylistic preferences.

3. Constructive Criticism With Actionable Solutions

Every identified weakness is accompanied by a concrete improvement recommendation. "This is bad" is not a review -- "This violates rule X; a better approach would be Y" is a review.

4. Completeness Through Checklists

The checklists from individual domain skills form the foundation of the review. No item is skipped.

Rules

Review Workflow

• DO: ALWAYS begin with an overall assessment before drilling into details.
• DO: Work through the domains in the following order (by priority):
  1. accessibility -- Accessibility (legal obligation, BFSG)
  2. usability -- Usability
  3. ux-design -- User experience and flows
  4. ui-design -- Layout, hierarchy, components
  5. web-typography -- Typography, readability, scale
  6. color-theory -- Color, contrast, scheme
  7. responsive-design -- Behavior across breakpoints
  8. navigation-design -- Navigation structure and clarity
  9. images-media -- Images, video, performance
  10. branding-identity -- Brand consistency
  11. landing-pages -- Conversion optimization (if landing page)
  12. customer-journey -- User journey and touchpoints
  13. component-patterns -- Component architecture
  14. ui-patterns -- Interaction patterns
  15. visual-direction -- Visual direction and trends
  16. design-trends -- Currency and contemporaneity
  17. design-process -- Process quality
  18. ai-design-workflow -- AI integration in design
  19. website-audit -- Technical quality
  20. agent-ui-design -- Agent interfaces (if applicable)
• DO: Walk through the corresponding checklist for each domain.
• DO: Categorize findings by severity: Critical / Important / Recommendation.
• DON'T: Skip domains just because they are "probably fine."
• DON'T: Record subjective opinions without a rule reference as findings.

Assessment Structure

• DO: Structure every finding as: Domain > Rule > Finding > Severity > Solution.
• DO: Attach screenshots or code examples as evidence where possible.
• DO: Explicitly call out positive aspects -- not just deficiencies.
• DON'T: Exceed 20 findings per domain. Prioritize the most impactful ones.

Severity Levels

• Critical: Accessibility violations (BFSG), functional defects, security issues. MUST be resolved immediately.
• Important: Usability problems, inconsistencies, performance deficiencies. SHOULD be resolved before launch.
• Recommendation: Stylistic improvements, optimizations, best practices. CAN be addressed in future iterations.

Patterns

Quick Review (30 Minutes)

Focus on the top 6 domains: accessibility, usability, ux-design, ui-design, web-typography, color-theory. Checklist pass without deep analysis.

Standard Review (2 Hours)

All 20 domains. Checklists completed in full. Findings documented with severity and solution. Summary with top 5 priorities.

Deep Audit (1 Day)

Full review plus: screen reader testing, Lighthouse analysis, performance measurement, cross-browser testing, mobile device testing. Detailed report with prioritized action items.

Comparative Review

Analyze a website against competitors. Identify the strongest solution per domain. Provide recommendations for differentiation and improvement.

Anti-Patterns

Cherry-Picking

Only flagging the obvious issues while overlooking systemic deficiencies. Solution: Work through checklists in full.

Aesthetics Bias

Rating well-designed websites more leniently despite poor usability or accessibility. Solution: ALWAYS evaluate accessibility and usability first.

Reviewing Without Context

Evaluating a design without understanding the target audience, business goals, or industry. Solution: Gather context first, then evaluate.

Forgetting the Solution

Listing problems without improvement recommendations. Solution: Every finding requires at least one concrete suggestion.

Checklist

Before the Review

• Target audience and business goals known?
• Industry and competitors identified?
• Pages/screens to review defined?
• Review depth determined (Quick / Standard / Deep)?

During the Review

• All relevant domains covered?
• Domain checklists completed in full?
• Findings categorized by severity?
• Solution recommendations for every finding?
• Positive aspects acknowledged?

After the Review

• Summary with top 5 priorities prepared?
• Critical findings clearly flagged?
• Next steps defined?

Cross-References

This meta-skill orchestrates all 20 domain skills:

Core Design: ui-design, ux-design, web-typography, color-theory, accessibility Structure & Navigation: usability, responsive-design, navigation-design Content & Media: images-media, branding-identity Strategy & Process: customer-journey, design-process, ai-design-workflow Pages & Audit: landing-pages, website-audit Patterns & Trends: design-trends, ui-patterns, visual-direction, component-patterns Specialized: agent-ui-design