using-ux-designer

# Using UX Designer

## Overview

This meta-skill routes you to the right UX design skills based on your situation. Load this skill when you need UX expertise but aren't sure which specific skill to use.

**Core Principle**: Different UX tasks require different skills. Match your situation to the appropriate skill, load only what you need.

## When to Use

Load this skill when:
- Starting any UX/UI design task
- User mentions: "design", "UX", "UI", "interface", "user experience", "layout", "navigation"
- You need to critique or review a design
- You need to create a new interface or feature
- User asks about UX principles or concepts

**Don't use for**: Backend logic, database design, pure technical implementation without UX implications

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## How to Access Reference Sheets

**IMPORTANT**: All reference sheets are located in the SAME DIRECTORY as this SKILL.md file.

When this skill is loaded from:
  `skills/using-ux-designer/SKILL.md`

Reference sheets like `ux-fundamentals.md` are at:
  `skills/using-ux-designer/ux-fundamentals.md`

NOT at:
  `skills/ux-fundamentals.md` ← WRONG PATH

When you see a link like `[ux-fundamentals.md](ux-fundamentals.md)`, read the file from the same directory as this SKILL.md.

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## Routing by Situation

### Learning & Explanation

**Symptoms**: "What is...", "Explain...", "Teach me about...", "How does X work in UX?"

**Route to**: [ux-fundamentals.md](ux-fundamentals.md)

**Examples**:
- "What is information architecture?" → [ux-fundamentals.md](ux-fundamentals.md)
- "Explain visual hierarchy" → [ux-fundamentals.md](ux-fundamentals.md)
- "How do I think about accessibility?" → [ux-fundamentals.md](ux-fundamentals.md)

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### Design Critique & Review

**Symptoms**: "Review this design", "Critique this interface", "Is this usable?", "Does this follow best practices?"

**Route to**: Relevant competency skills based on critique focus

**General Review** (no specific focus):
- [visual-design-foundations.md](visual-design-foundati