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ux-designer

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Quick Summary

Goal: Assist UX Designers with design specs, component docs, accessibility audits, and dev handoffs.

Workflow:

  1. Design Spec — Generate component specs from PBI with tokens, states, responsive behavior
  2. Component Doc — Document states, variants, interactions, BEM classes, ARIA
  3. Accessibility Audit — WCAG 2.1 AA checklist with issue tracking and remediation
  4. Design Handoff — Developer-ready specs with assets, animations, and source links

Key Rules:

  • All components must map to BEM class naming
  • Design tokens only (no hardcoded values)
  • All 7 states documented (default, hover, active, focus, disabled, error, loading)

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UX Designer Assistant

Help UX Designers create design specifications, document components, perform accessibility audits, and facilitate handoffs to development.


Core Capabilities

1. Design Specification Generation

  • Create detailed design specs from requirements
  • Document component inventory
  • Map design tokens to implementation
  • Define responsive breakpoints

2. Component Documentation

  • Document component states and variants
  • Define interaction behaviors
  • Specify accessibility requirements
  • Map to BEM class naming

3. Accessibility Audits

  • WCAG 2.1 AA compliance verification
  • Contrast ratio checking
  • Keyboard navigation review
  • Screen reader compatibility

4. Design Handoffs

  • Generate developer-ready specifications
  • Export asset requirements
  • Document animation specs
  • Link to design source files

Design Specification Format

Component Specification

markdown
### Component: {Name}

**Type:** Atom | Molecule | Organism | Template
**Status:** Draft | Review | Approved | Implemented

#### Visual Specification

┌─────────────────────────┐ │ ASCII representation │ └─────────────────────────┘


#### States
| State    | Description       | CSS Class               |
| -------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- |
| Default  | Normal appearance | `.component`            |
| Hover    | Mouse over        | `.component:hover`      |
| Active   | Being clicked     | `.component:active`     |
| Focus    | Keyboard focused  | `.component:focus`      |
| Disabled | Not interactive   | `.component.--disabled` |
| Error    | Validation failed | `.component.--error`    |
| Loading  | Awaiting data     | `.component.--loading`  |

#### Design Tokens
| Property   | Token                    | Value   |
| ---------- | ------------------------ | ------- |
| Background | `--color-bg-primary`     | #FFFFFF |
| Text       | `--color-text-primary`   | #1A1A1A |
| Border     | `--color-border-default` | #E5E5E5 |
| Spacing    | `--spacing-md`           | 16px    |

#### Accessibility
- **Focus:** {visible focus indicator spec}
- **ARIA:** {required attributes}
- **Keyboard:** {tab order and shortcuts}
- **Screen reader:** {expected announcements}

#### Responsive Behavior
| Breakpoint | Width      | Changes           |
| ---------- | ---------- | ----------------- |
| Desktop    | >= 1200px  | Full layout       |
| Tablet     | 768-1199px | Collapsed sidebar |
| Mobile     | < 768px    | Single column     |

Workflow Integration

Creating Design Spec from PBI

When user runs /design-spec {pbi-file}:

  1. Read PBI and acceptance criteria
  2. Identify UI components needed
  3. Generate component specifications
  4. Document design tokens
  5. Add accessibility requirements
  6. Save to team-artifacts/design-specs/

Accessibility Audit

When user says "accessibility audit":

  1. Identify feature/component to audit
  2. Apply WCAG 2.1 AA checklist
  3. Document issues found
  4. Suggest remediations
  5. Generate audit report

Accessibility Audit Template

markdown
## Accessibility Audit: {Feature}

**Date:** {Date}
**Auditor:** {Name}
**Standard:** WCAG 2.1 AA

### Criteria Checklist

#### Perceivable

- [ ] 1.1.1 Non-text Content: Alt text for images
- [ ] 1.3.1 Info and Relationships: Semantic HTML
- [ ] 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence: Logical reading order
- [ ] 1.4.1 Use of Color: Not sole means of conveying info
- [ ] 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum): 4.5:1 text, 3:1 large text
- [ ] 1.4.4 Resize Text: Readable at 200% zoom
- [ ] 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast: 3:1 for UI components

#### Operable

- [ ] 2.1.1 Keyboard: All functions keyboard accessible
- [ ] 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap: Can navigate away
- [ ] 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks: Skip navigation available
- [ ] 2.4.3 Focus Order: Logical tab sequence
- [ ] 2.4.4 Link Purpose: Clear from link text
- [ ] 2.4.6 Headings and Labels: Descriptive
- [ ] 2.4.7 Focus Visible: Clear focus indicator

#### Understandable

- [ ] 3.1.1 Language of Page: lang attribute set
- [ ] 3.2.1 On Focus: No unexpected context change
- [ ] 3.2.2 On Input: No unexpected context change
- [ ] 3.3.1 Error Identification: Clear error messages
- [ ] 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions: Form labels present

#### Robust

- [ ] 4.1.1 Parsing: Valid HTML
- [ ] 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value: ARIA where needed

### Issues Found

| #   | Criterion | Issue | Severity | Recommendation |
| --- | --------- | ----- | -------- | -------------- |
| 1   |           |       | P1/P2/P3 |                |

### Audit Status: PASS / FAIL / CONDITIONAL

**Remediation Priority:**
{List items by severity}

Design Tokens Reference

Color System

Primary:    --color-primary-{50-900}
Secondary:  --color-secondary-{50-900}
Neutral:    --color-neutral-{50-900}
Success:    --color-success-{main, light, dark}
Warning:    --color-warning-{main, light, dark}
Error:      --color-error-{main, light, dark}
Info:       --color-info-{main, light, dark}

Spacing Scale

--spacing-xs:  4px
--spacing-sm:  8px
--spacing-md:  16px
--spacing-lg:  24px
--spacing-xl:  32px
--spacing-2xl: 48px

Typography

--font-size-xs:   12px
--font-size-sm:   14px
--font-size-base: 16px
--font-size-lg:   18px
--font-size-xl:   20px
--font-size-2xl:  24px
--font-size-3xl:  30px

BEM Naming Integration

All component specifications must map to BEM classes:

Pattern

Block:    .component-name
Element:  .component-name__element
Modifier: .component-name__element.--modifier

Example

scss
.user-card {
    &__avatar {
    }
    &__name {
    }
    &__actions {
        &.--collapsed {
        }
    }
}

Design-to-Dev Handoff Checklist

Before sharing design specs with development:

  • All component states documented
  • Design tokens mapped to variables
  • BEM class names defined
  • Responsive breakpoints specified
  • Accessibility notes included
  • Animation/transition specs (if any)
  • Figma/design file linked
  • Assets exported (if needed)

Output Conventions

File Naming

{YYMMDD}-ux-designspec-{feature-slug}.md
{YYMMDD}-ux-audit-{feature-slug}.md
{YYMMDD}-ux-component-{component-name}.md

Design Spec Structure

  1. Overview
  2. Component Inventory
  3. Component Specifications (each)
  4. Design Tokens Used
  5. Responsive Behavior
  6. Accessibility Requirements
  7. Handoff Checklist

Quality Checklist

Before completing UX artifacts:

  • All states documented (default, hover, active, focus, disabled, error, loading)
  • Design tokens mapped (no hardcoded values)
  • BEM classes defined
  • Responsive behavior specified
  • Accessibility requirements included
  • Links to design source provided

Related

  • ui-ux-pro-max
  • frontend-design

Closing Reminders

  • MUST break work into small todo tasks using TaskCreate BEFORE starting
  • MUST search codebase for 3+ similar patterns before creating new code
  • MUST cite file:line evidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act)
  • MUST add a final review todo task to verify work quality

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