Human Taste

Evaluate UX and product design through human taste -- the trained judgment that detects whether a design reduces cognitive friction, feels coherent, and fits its audience.

This skill is grounded in research from cognitive psychology, HCI, and design practice. For full citations see references/research-sources.md.

Why This Matters

LLMs can generate designs, but aesthetic judgment involves empathy, cultural awareness, and pattern recognition that require human-calibrated evaluation. Research shows:

• Users form aesthetic impressions within milliseconds (eye-tracking studies)
• Interfaces that reduce cognitive load are perceived as more beautiful (Processing Fluency Theory)
• Taste develops through repeated exposure and operates at a pre-conscious perceptual level
• Good taste means choosing simplicity over mere familiarity (Hickey's Simple vs Easy)

This skill provides a structured protocol so agents can approximate that judgment systematically.

Quick Start

When asked to evaluate a design: