Design & UX

> Search copy — placeholder text, zero-results messaging, autocomplete hints, search scope indicators, saved search patterns

> Loading state copy — progress transparency, expectation setting, and writing text that reduces perceived wait time and prevents users from abandoning

> Inclusive language in UI — gender-neutral, ability-neutral, culture-aware writing, avoiding idioms that exclude

> Form labels and helper text — label clarity, placeholder anti-patterns, required-field indication, and writing forms that users complete without confusion

> Data table copy — column headers, empty cells, truncation patterns, filter and sort labels, bulk action copy

> Confirmation dialogs — destructive action writing, consequence clarity, and specific button labels that make irreversibility unmistakable

> Master SVG optimization — automated minification with SVGO, inline versus external delivery trade-offs, SVG sprite sheet systems, accessibility patterns, rendering performance for complex vector graphics, and icon system architecture.

> Measure and optimize INP — the worst-case interaction latency across the entire page session — by decomposing each interaction into input delay, processing time, and presentation delay, then targeting each phase with yielding, scheduling, and rendering strategies.

> Master web font loading optimization — font-display strategies for FOIT/FOUT control, Unicode range subsetting, variable fonts for multi-weight reduction, WOFF2 compression, preloading critical fonts, self-hosting versus CDN delivery, and the Font Loading API for programmatic control.

> Measure and prevent unexpected layout shifts — elements visually moving after being rendered — by reserving space for dynamic content, handling font loading, setting explicit dimensions, and understanding the CLS scoring formula.

> Prevent cascading failures with circuit breaker, half-open state, and fallback logic.

> LLM-judgment-based design ceiling-raiser. Three branchable phases — CRITIQUE finds what's mediocre, POLISH applies high-craft moves, BENCHMARK scores against curated exemplars. The ceiling counterpart to harness-design (declared-intent enforcement, rule-based) and the design-pipeline floor audits.

> Clone objects using prototype registry and structured clone for deep copy scenarios.

> Detect design-system drift — hardcoded values where tokens exist, and raw HTML primitives where registered components exist. The rule-based floor of design-pipeline (detect half). Reports findings; never modifies source. Pairs with a separate align-design-system fixer skill (deferred to a sibling sub-project).

> Space as a design element — macro vs. micro whitespace, breathing room, density control, and whitespace as a signal of quality and luxury

> Directing attention through size, color, contrast, position, isolation, and motion — the system that tells the eye where to go first, second, and third

> Anatomy of type — x-height, ascenders, descenders, counters, serifs, stroke contrast, optical sizing, and how anatomy affects readability

> Establishing reading order through type — size, weight, color, spacing, case, and position as hierarchy signals

> Mathematical type scales — modular, major third, perfect fourth, golden ratio, custom scales, and when each is appropriate

> Temporal design — enter/exit asymmetry, stagger patterns, easing functions (ease-out for enter, ease-in for exit), duration by element size, interruptibility

> Token taxonomy covering primitive, semantic, and component tokens with naming conventions, aliasing chains, theme switching, and the token-to-code pipeline.

> UI state inventory — empty, loading, partial, error, success, offline, disabled, read-only, and how each state communicates system status

> Responsive as a design decision — content-first breakpoints, progressive disclosure, and treating every viewport as a first-class design target

> Optimizing for reading — line length (measure), line height (leading), paragraph spacing, text alignment, hyphenation, and reading patterns (F-pattern, Z-pattern)