writing-design-plans

To break an approved design direction into actionable tasks, divide the work into discrete, independently reviewable items with explicit acceptance criteria, accessibility considerations, and 2-5 minute sizing for predictable progress.

Design task sizing estimates task duration within a 2-5 minute range to create predictable, traceable design plans. It improves design planning by ensuring each task is small enough for independent review and explicit verification.

To add accessibility considerations to a design implementation plan, weave accessibility requirements directly through each discrete task alongside explicit verification criteria and sizing, ensuring traceability throughout the design workflow.

Yes, you can use design planning for strategy handoffs and implementation scoping by applying it to design discovery. It breaks down approved directions into verifiable tasks saved as structured markdown documentation.

The best way to document design plans with verification criteria is to save them as structured markdown files using a dated naming convention like YYYY-MM-DD-feature-plan.md, ensuring saved documentation integrates with discovery workflows.

Design plans lack traceability during implementation when tasks lack explicit acceptance criteria and discrete sizing. Applying structured verification criteria to each task ensures predictable progress and traceability from strategy to execution.