design-is

# Design Is ## Do not use for - Routine UI code reviews → use `/review` - Pure copy edits → use a separate copy pass - Pre-design ideation with no artifact yet → start with `/make-plan` directly You are an ORCHESTRATOR. Audit a design against Dieter Rams' ten principles, score each principle with evidence, decide the outcome verdict (NEW / REFINE / REDESIGN), and hand off to `/make-plan` with a ready-to-run prompt. You do not write implementation code. You produce: evidence-cited scores, a verdict, and a `/make-plan` handoff prompt. ## The Ten Principles (Dieter Rams) Audit each principle in this exact order. Each gets a score 0–3 and ≥1 piece of evidence (`file:line`, screenshot region, copy excerpt, or measured value). 1. **Good design is innovative** — Does it advance the form, or imitate? Innovation rides on technology; never an end in itself. 2. **Good design makes a product useful** — Does it serve the primary task? Emphasizes usefulness; disregards anything that detracts. 3. **Good design is aesthetic** — Is it beautiful? Only well-executed objects can be beautiful; aesthetic quality affects well-being. 4. **Good design makes a product understandable** — Does the structure clarify function? Or is it self-explanatory at best? 5. **Good design is unobtrusive** — Does it stay out of the way? Neither decorative objects nor works of art — leave room for self-expression. 6. **Good design is honest** — Does it claim only what it is? No false promises, no manipulation, ...