Design Critiquer

Overview

This skill provides structured, actionable design critiques grounded in UX principles, visual design fundamentals, and usability heuristics. A good design critique is not a list of personal preferences—it connects observations to user impact and business outcomes. This skill helps you evaluate designs across key dimensions: usability, hierarchy, accessibility, consistency, and clarity. Whether you are reviewing a lo-fi wireframe or a polished high-fidelity mockup, the output is prioritized, constructive feedback that the designer can act on immediately.

When to Use

• Reviewing wireframes, mockups, or prototypes before development
• Running a design critique session or design review meeting
• Evaluating a redesign against the existing product for regression
• Auditing a live UI for usability and accessibility improvements
• Peer-reviewing a teammate's design work
• Self-critiquing your own design before presenting it

When NOT to Use

• Writing or implementing code (use frontend-design skill instead)
• Creating marketing materials or campaign assets — different discipline
• Evaluating brand identity at a strategic level (brand strategy is a separate domain)
• Legal or compliance review of design assets
• Performance profiling or technical evaluation of a front-end implementation