steve-jobs-design-review

Reviews designs and products against Steve Jobs' simplicity, focus, and end-to-end quality standards.

Updated Jul 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/HafidJoss/Lummy --skill steve-jobs-design-review-hafidjoss
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Skill: steve-jobs-design-review
Source: https://github.com/HafidJoss/Lummy/tree/main/agent/skills/steve-jobs-design-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/HafidJoss/Lummy --skill steve-jobs-design-review-hafidjoss

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Product and design reviews often end in vague feedback, consensus-driven compromises, and "good enough" verdicts that let unfocused, over-complicated products ship. This Skill applies Steve Jobs' documented review standards to deliver rigorous, binary assessments with specific cut lists and fix lists. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Seven-Principle Audit: Evaluates products against simplicity, focus, design-is-how-it-works, end-to-end experience, demo culture, back-of-the-fence quality, and a structured review protocol. - Binary Verdicts with Scoring: Maps a 7-row quick diagnostic to a 0-10 score and issues an INSANELY GREAT or NOT DONE verdict with ranked, actionable fixes. - Deep Reference Playbooks: Includes detailed guides on the review protocol, demo culture, end-to-end touchpoint audits, simplicity and focus disciplines, and documented Apple case studies. - Use Case: Paste a feature description, roadmap, or UI flow and ask for a Jobs-style review to receive a scored verdict, a cut list of what to remove, and a ranked fix list to reach ship quality. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to run a Steve Jobs design review on your product, feature, or roadmap and return the verdict, cut list, and fix list.

Frequently Asked Questions about steve-jobs-design-review

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How do I run a Steve Jobs style design review on my product?

Provide the product, feature, or flow you want reviewed and ask for a Jobs-style review. The reviewer experiences the product cold, states its one-sentence promise, audits it against seven principles, and returns a binary verdict with a cut list and ranked fix list.

What criteria does a Jobs-style product review use?

It uses seven principles: simplicity as conquered complexity, focus through saying no, design as how it works, owning the whole experience end to end, demo-driven decisions, back-of-the-fence quality on unseen surfaces, and a structured binary review protocol.

How is the design review score calculated?

The score counts how many of the 7 quick diagnostic rows the product passes, mapped to 0-10. Seven passes equals 10, five equals 7, and two or fewer scores 3 or below. Scores of 9-10 mean ship; 5-8 require cuts and fixes; 4 or below means not done.

Can this review a roadmap or feature list instead of a UI?

Yes. The focus and simplicity principles apply directly to roadmaps, product lines, and pricing tiers, using techniques like the top-3 cut, the 2x2 product matrix, and the add-requires-kill rule to force prioritization.

When should I not use a binary verdict review?

Avoid it for early exploratory brainstorming where no working artifact exists yet, since the protocol requires a demo or real experience to judge. It also should not be used to justify harsh treatment of people; candor applies to the work only.