design-exploration

To generate meaningful design variations, first frame the design problem by building a structured brief covering function, content, interaction, and constraints. This ensures exploration occurs across meaningful variation axes rather than superficial tweaks.

Problem framing in design exploration is the process of identifying hard and soft constraints to articulate degrees of freedom. You need it when asked to explore alternatives or show options for pages and workflows, ensuring structured and purposeful variation.

Create a structured design brief by reading the target component context, identifying constraints, and selecting meaningful variation axes. Export this brief with concrete variation specifications to guide downstream design subagents in generating the alternatives.

Yes, you can explore workflow variations for complex flows. The process builds a problem model covering function and interaction, identifies degrees of freedom, and generates a concise brief with concrete variations applicable to pages and workflows.

The best way to guide downstream design subagents is to export a concise design brief containing selected axes and concrete variation specifications. This brief acts as a clear directive, ensuring subagents generate structured and relevant design options.