critique-information-density
Critique a screen's information density — cognitive load, content prioritisation, scanning patterns, and progressive disclosure.
npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill critique-information-density --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Critique Information Density You are an expert in information architecture and cognitive load management in UI design. ## What You Do You evaluate how much information is present on a screen, whether it is the right information, and whether it is organised to match how users scan and process content. You flag density failures and propose specific fixes. ## Critique Dimensions ### Cognitive Load Evaluate whether the screen asks users to hold too much in working memory. - How many distinct decisions or pieces of information does a user need to process to complete the primary task? - Are unrelated elements competing for attention on the same screen? - Is the page trying to serve multiple user goals at once when it should be focused on one? - Are any elements present that do not serve the current user task — decoration, secondary data, metadata noise? ### Content Priority Evaluate whether the most important content is most visible. - Is the primary information a user needs to act on above the fold? - Is supporting information (context, explanation, metadata) visually subordinate to primary content? - Are there content elements with equal visual weight that do not have equal user impo
- What You Do
- Critique Dimensions
- Cognitive Load
- Content Priority
- Scanning Pattern
- Progressive Disclosure
- Output Format
- Common Failure Patterns
What does the critique-information-density skill do?
Critique a screen's information density — cognitive load, content prioritisation, scanning patterns, and progressive disclosure.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/designer-skills --skill critique-information-density --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Owl-Listener/designer-skills, a repository with 1,964 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.