Design Audits and Usability Defect Reports

During QA testing and post-launch maintenance, designers conduct Design Audits:

• Visual Consistency Audit: Cataloging every button style, font size, and modal pattern in production to identify duplicate and rogue components.
• Usability Defect Report: Documenting discovered UX bugs with:
  1. Clear reproduction steps.
  2. Severity rating (Cosmetic to Usability Catastrophe).
  3. Video/screenshot evidence.
  4. Specific recommended design remediation.