Mapping the Current Visual Chaos

Day 27 of 30 · The Playbook 2026 – Masterclass for Designers

Create a UI inventory: components, colors, type, states, divergences.


Learning Goal

  • UI inventory (color, type, radius, shadow, icon, state).
  • Divergence list vs Playbook.
  • Must/Should/Nice categorization.
  • Quantify issue types.
  • Capture unified criteria.
  • Be ready to capture and define visual inventories

Why This Matters

  • You can’t fix what you don’t see.
  • Numbers drive prioritization.
  • Data builds trust.

Examples

Bad: “Lots of random colors.”

Good: 27 unique blues, 5 radius variants; must/should/nice split.


Guided Exercise

  1. Export 10 screens; build an inventory table.
  2. Mark divergences vs Playbook.
  3. Bucket into must/should/nice.

Independent Exercise

Share a short report with the counts.


Self-Check

  • Inventory exists.
  • Divergences quantified.
  • Prior buckets ready.