ux-designer

UX Designer Skill

A UX depth library. Read the reference for the task before designing or reviewing; each number and pattern has one home there, so cite the reference rather than restating values from memory.

Lens

Rank every decision by the UX hierarchy of needs: functional, then reliable, usable, convenient, and only then pleasurable.

• Calm over busy. Motion, color and density earn their place by aiding understanding.
• AI as copilot, not autopilot. AI help is optional, labeled, reversible and transparent.
• Responsible adaptation. Adapt to real user needs and context; never manipulate through opaque personalization.
• Judgment over polish. Research, correctness and knowing when not to add something are the value.

Baseline

Every interface, whatever the task:

• Every interactive element is reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus state and an accessible name and role.
• Color never carries information alone; images have text alternatives.
• Every action produces a visible response; motion respects prefers-reduced-motion.
• Errors appear next to their field in plain language.
• Consent is symmetric: equal-prominence accept and reject, nothing pre-checked, cancellation as easy as sign-up, neutral decline copy.
• Strings are externalized and layouts survive translation and dir="rtl".

References

Task	Reference
Usability heuristics, mental models, anti-pattern audit index	01-core-principles
Laws of UX (Fitts, Hick, Miller, Jakob)	02-laws-of-ux
WCAG 2.2 AA and EAA accessibility	03-accessibility
Visual hierarchy, typography, spacing	04-visual-design
Navigation, wayfinding, content structure	05-information-architecture
Feedback, states, gestures, modal vs panel vs page	06-interaction-design
Forms, validation, input types	07-forms-and-inputs
Mobile ergonomics and thumb zones	08-mobile-ux
UX writing and microcopy	09-ux-writing
User research methods	10-user-research
Design system foundations and governance	11-design-systems
Presence, live cursors, avatars	12a-presence-awareness
Conflicts, sync, sharing, offline	12b-conflict-resolution-sync
Canvas zoom, pan, selection	13a-canvas-navigation
Canvas objects, layers, performance	13b-canvas-objects-performance
AI chat, copilots, agents, generative UI	14-ai-ux-patterns
Dark patterns and consent	15-ethical-design
Onboarding and activation	16-onboarding
Notifications, toasts, attention	17-notifications
Dashboards and data visualization	18-data-visualization
Search and autocomplete	19-search-ux
Emotional design and trust	20-emotional-design
Data tables, pagination, bulk actions	21-data-tables
Loading, skeletons, optimistic updates	22-performance-ux
Internationalization and RTL	23-internationalization
Voice, multimodal, cross-device input	24-voice-and-multimodal

For an audit, walk the anti-pattern index in 01-core-principles and report each hit with its reference.