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+# Create UX Design Workflow Validation Checklist
+
+**Purpose**: Validate UX Design Specification is complete, collaborative, and implementation-ready.
+
+**Paradigm**: Visual collaboration-driven, not template generation
+
+**Expected Outputs**:
+
+- ux-design-specification.md
+- ux-color-themes.html (color theme visualizer)
+- ux-design-directions.html (design mockups)
+- Optional: ux-prototype.html, ux-component-showcase.html, ai-frontend-prompt.md
+
+---
+
+## 1. Output Files Exist
+
+- [ ] **ux-design-specification.md** created in output folder
+- [ ] **ux-color-themes.html** generated (interactive color exploration)
+- [ ] **ux-design-directions.html** generated (6-8 design mockups)
+- [ ] No unfilled {{template_variables}} in specification
+- [ ] All sections have content (not placeholder text)
+
+---
+
+## 2. Collaborative Process Validation
+
+**The workflow should facilitate decisions WITH the user, not FOR them**
+
+- [ ] **Design system chosen by user** (not auto-selected)
+- [ ] **Color theme selected from options** (user saw visualizations and chose)
+- [ ] **Design direction chosen from mockups** (user explored 6-8 options)
+- [ ] **User journey flows designed collaboratively** (options presented, user decided)
+- [ ] **UX patterns decided with user input** (not just generated)
+- [ ] **Decisions documented WITH rationale** (why each choice was made)
+
+---
+
+## 3. Visual Collaboration Artifacts
+
+### Color Theme Visualizer
+
+- [ ] **HTML file exists and is valid** (ux-color-themes.html)
+- [ ] **Shows 3-4 theme options** (or documented existing brand)
+- [ ] **Each theme has complete palette** (primary, secondary, semantic colors)
+- [ ] **Live UI component examples** in each theme (buttons, forms, cards)
+- [ ] **Side-by-side comparison** enabled
+- [ ] **User's selection documented** in specification
+
+### Design Direction Mockups
+
+- [ ] **HTML file exists and is valid** (ux-design-directions.html)
+- [ ] **6-8 different design approaches** shown
+- [ ] **Full-screen mockups** of key screens
+- [ ] **Design philosophy labeled** for each direction (e.g., "Dense Dashboard", "Spacious Explorer")
+- [ ] **Interactive navigation** between directions
+- [ ] **Responsive preview** toggle available
+- [ ] **User's choice documented WITH reasoning** (what they liked, why it fits)
+
+---
+
+## 4. Design System Foundation
+
+- [ ] **Design system chosen** (or custom design decision documented)
+- [ ] **Current version identified** (if using established system)
+- [ ] **Components provided by system documented**
+- [ ] **Custom components needed identified**
+- [ ] **Decision rationale clear** (why this system for this project)
+
+---
+
+## 5. Core Experience Definition
+
+- [ ] **Defining experience articulated** (the ONE thing that makes this app unique)
+- [ ] **Novel UX patterns identified** (if applicable)
+- [ ] **Novel patterns fully designed** (interaction model, states, feedback)
+- [ ] **Core experience principles defined** (speed, guidance, flexibility, feedback)
+
+---
+
+## 6. Visual Foundation
+
+### Color System
+
+- [ ] **Complete color palette** (primary, secondary, accent, semantic, neutrals)
+- [ ] **Semantic color usage defined** (success, warning, error, info)
+- [ ] **Color accessibility considered** (contrast ratios for text)
+- [ ] **Brand alignment** (follows existing brand or establishes new identity)
+
+### Typography
+
+- [ ] **Font families selected** (heading, body, monospace if needed)
+- [ ] **Type scale defined** (h1-h6, body, small, etc.)
+- [ ] **Font weights documented** (when to use each)
+- [ ] **Line heights specified** for readability
+
+### Spacing & Layout
+
+- [ ] **Spacing system defined** (base unit, scale)
+- [ ] **Layout grid approach** (columns, gutters)
+- [ ] **Container widths** for different breakpoints
+
+---
+
+## 7. Design Direction
+
+- [ ] **Specific direction chosen** from mockups (not generic)
+- [ ] **Layout pattern documented** (navigation, content structure)
+- [ ] **Visual hierarchy defined** (density, emphasis, focus)
+- [ ] **Interaction patterns specified** (modal vs inline, disclosure approach)
+- [ ] **Visual style documented** (minimal, balanced, rich, maximalist)
+- [ ] **User's reasoning captured** (why this direction fits their vision)
+
+---
+
+## 8. User Journey Flows
+
+- [ ] **All critical journeys from PRD designed** (no missing flows)
+- [ ] **Each flow has clear goal** (what user accomplishes)
+- [ ] **Flow approach chosen collaboratively** (user picked from options)
+- [ ] **Step-by-step documentation** (screens, actions, feedback)
+- [ ] **Decision points and branching** defined
+- [ ] **Error states and recovery** addressed
+- [ ] **Success states specified** (completion feedback)
+- [ ] **Mermaid diagrams or clear flow descriptions** included
+
+---
+
+## 9. Component Library Strategy
+
+- [ ] **All required components identified** (from design system + custom)
+- [ ] **Custom components fully specified**:
+  - Purpose and user-facing value
+  - Content/data displayed
+  - User actions available
+  - All states (default, hover, active, loading, error, disabled)
+  - Variants (sizes, styles, layouts)
+  - Behavior on interaction
+  - Accessibility considerations
+- [ ] **Design system components customization needs** documented
+
+---
+
+## 10. UX Pattern Consistency Rules
+
+**These patterns ensure consistent UX across the entire app**
+
+- [ ] **Button hierarchy defined** (primary, secondary, tertiary, destructive)
+- [ ] **Feedback patterns established** (success, error, warning, info, loading)
+- [ ] **Form patterns specified** (labels, validation, errors, help text)
+- [ ] **Modal patterns defined** (sizes, dismiss behavior, focus, stacking)
+- [ ] **Navigation patterns documented** (active state, breadcrumbs, back button)
+- [ ] **Empty state patterns** (first use, no results, cleared content)
+- [ ] **Confirmation patterns** (when to confirm destructive actions)
+- [ ] **Notification patterns** (placement, duration, stacking, priority)
+- [ ] **Search patterns** (trigger, results, filters, no results)
+- [ ] **Date/time patterns** (format, timezone, pickers)
+
+**Each pattern should have:**
+
+- [ ] Clear specification (how it works)
+- [ ] Usage guidance (when to use)
+- [ ] Examples (concrete implementations)
+
+---
+
+## 11. Responsive Design
+
+- [ ] **Breakpoints defined** for target devices (mobile, tablet, desktop)
+- [ ] **Adaptation patterns documented** (how layouts change)
+- [ ] **Navigation adaptation** (how nav changes on small screens)
+- [ ] **Content organization changes** (multi-column to single, grid to list)
+- [ ] **Touch targets adequate** on mobile (minimum size specified)
+- [ ] **Responsive strategy aligned** with chosen design direction
+
+---
+
+## 12. Accessibility
+
+- [ ] **WCAG compliance level specified** (A, AA, or AAA)
+- [ ] **Color contrast requirements** documented (ratios for text)
+- [ ] **Keyboard navigation** addressed (all interactive elements accessible)
+- [ ] **Focus indicators** specified (visible focus states)
+- [ ] **ARIA requirements** noted (roles, labels, announcements)
+- [ ] **Screen reader considerations** (meaningful labels, structure)
+- [ ] **Alt text strategy** for images
+- [ ] **Form accessibility** (label associations, error identification)
+- [ ] **Testing strategy** defined (automated tools, manual testing)
+
+---
+
+## 13. Coherence and Integration
+
+- [ ] **Design system and custom components visually consistent**
+- [ ] **All screens follow chosen design direction**
+- [ ] **Color usage consistent with semantic meanings**
+- [ ] **Typography hierarchy clear and consistent**
+- [ ] **Similar actions handled the same way** (pattern consistency)
+- [ ] **All PRD user journeys have UX design**
+- [ ] **All entry points designed**
+- [ ] **Error and edge cases handled**
+- [ ] **Every interactive element meets accessibility requirements**
+- [ ] **All flows keyboard-navigable**
+- [ ] **Colors meet contrast requirements**
+
+---
+
+## 14. Cross-Workflow Alignment (Epics File Update)
+
+**As UX design progresses, you discover implementation details that affect the story breakdown**
+
+### Stories Discovered During UX Design
+
+- [ ] **Review epics.md file** for alignment with UX design
+- [ ] **New stories identified** during UX design that weren't in epics.md:
+  - [ ] Custom component build stories (if significant)
+  - [ ] UX pattern implementation stories
+  - [ ] Animation/transition stories
+  - [ ] Responsive adaptation stories
+  - [ ] Accessibility implementation stories
+  - [ ] Edge case handling stories discovered during journey design
+  - [ ] Onboarding/empty state stories
+  - [ ] Error state handling stories
+
+### Story Complexity Adjustments
+
+- [ ] **Existing stories complexity reassessed** based on UX design:
+  - [ ] Stories that are now more complex (UX revealed additional requirements)
+  - [ ] Stories that are simpler (design system handles more than expected)
+  - [ ] Stories that should be split (UX design shows multiple components/flows)
+  - [ ] Stories that can be combined (UX design shows they're tightly coupled)
+
+### Epic Alignment
+
+- [ ] **Epic scope still accurate** after UX design
+- [ ] **New epic needed** for discovered work (if significant)
+- [ ] **Epic ordering might change** based on UX dependencies
+
+### Action Items for Epics File Update
+
+- [ ] **List of new stories to add** to epics.md documented
+- [ ] **Complexity adjustments noted** for existing stories
+- [ ] **Update epics.md** OR flag for architecture review first
+- [ ] **Rationale documented** for why new stories/changes are needed
+
+**Note:** If significant story changes are identified, consider running architecture workflow BEFORE updating epics.md, since architecture decisions might reveal additional adjustments needed.
+
+---
+
+## 15. Decision Rationale
+
+**Unlike template-driven workflows, this workflow should document WHY**
+
+- [ ] **Design system choice has rationale** (why this fits the project)
+- [ ] **Color theme selection has reasoning** (why this emotional impact)
+- [ ] **Design direction choice explained** (what user liked, how it fits vision)
+- [ ] **User journey approaches justified** (why this flow pattern)
+- [ ] **UX pattern decisions have context** (why these patterns for this app)
+- [ ] **Responsive strategy aligned with user priorities**
+- [ ] **Accessibility level appropriate for deployment intent**
+
+---
+
+## 16. Implementation Readiness
+
+- [ ] **Designers can create high-fidelity mockups** from this spec
+- [ ] **Developers can implement** with clear UX guidance
+- [ ] **Sufficient detail** for frontend development
+- [ ] **Component specifications actionable** (states, variants, behaviors)
+- [ ] **Flows implementable** (clear steps, decision logic, error handling)
+- [ ] **Visual foundation complete** (colors, typography, spacing all defined)
+- [ ] **Pattern consistency enforceable** (clear rules for implementation)
+
+---
+
+## 17. Critical Failures (Auto-Fail)
+
+- [ ] ❌ **No visual collaboration** (color themes or design mockups not generated)
+- [ ] ❌ **User not involved in decisions** (auto-generated without collaboration)
+- [ ] ❌ **No design direction chosen** (missing key visual decisions)
+- [ ] ❌ **No user journey designs** (critical flows not documented)
+- [ ] ❌ **No UX pattern consistency rules** (implementation will be inconsistent)
+- [ ] ❌ **Missing core experience definition** (no clarity on what makes app unique)
+- [ ] ❌ **No component specifications** (components not actionable)
+- [ ] ❌ **Responsive strategy missing** (for multi-platform projects)
+- [ ] ❌ **Accessibility ignored** (no compliance target or requirements)
+- [ ] ❌ **Generic/templated content** (not specific to this project)
+
+---
+
+## Validation Notes
+
+**Document findings:**
+
+- UX Design Quality: [Exceptional / Strong / Adequate / Needs Work / Incomplete]
+- Collaboration Level: [Highly Collaborative / Collaborative / Somewhat Collaborative / Generated]
+- Visual Artifacts: [Complete & Interactive / Partial / Missing]
+- Implementation Readiness: [Ready / Needs Design Phase / Not Ready]
+
+## **Strengths:**
+
+## **Areas for Improvement:**
+
+## **Recommended Actions:**
+
+**Ready for next phase?** [Yes - Proceed to Design / Yes - Proceed to Development / Needs Refinement]
+
+---
+
+_This checklist validates collaborative UX design facilitation, not template generation. A successful UX workflow creates design decisions WITH the user through visual exploration and informed choices._