# Designesy — /review/poise Canonical page: https://www.designesy.org/review/poise --- ## Poise Lab One reviewed with Use Kit One · Design Review. This packet applies the public Design Review kit to a live experiment — not the whole site. Outcome leads with consequences: what holds, what stays open, and what to do next. ## Summary Poise is a considered lab. The live artifact proves restrained contact: opacity-only wordmark breath, short press settle, opt-in sound, and reduced-motion respect — all token-cited. Full anatomy is present. Keyboard-path verification is published. Interaction rules are adopted into design system contract v0.1.1. Remaining work is synchronization and site-wide proof expansion — not re-arguing adoption. ## Inputs used ## Dimension findings Each dimension: observation, judgment, action — Kit One format. ### Purpose **Observation.** Poise states a single job: make contact feel intentional. Live demo, thesis, principle, portable rules, prompt, checklist, provenance, and anti-patterns all serve that job. **Judgment.** Purpose is clear and earns the form. The page is an inspectable experiment. Action · Keep. Do not add decorative demos that dilute the thesis. ### Clarity **Observation.** Primary path is immediate: Lab One eyebrow, title Poise, lede, then live artifact. Wordmark, press, sound, and reduced-motion blocks are labeled with tokens. **Judgment.** Primary action is discoverable. Form suggests use. Hierarchy reduces uncertainty without competing chrome. Action · Keep. Preserve token callouts next to each control. ### Context **Observation.** Built for the public designesy.org surface — dark foundation, shared topbar, institutional voice. Demo assumes desktop and mobile browsers; long anatomy sections still ask for scroll patience on small screens. **Judgment.** Context fits a public lab. Dense doctrine below the fold is acceptable; the live artifact stays above the scroll of judgment. Action · Document. Keep demo first on narrow widths. No second accent or light theme until contracted. ### Inclusion **Observation.** prefers-reduced-motion collapses non-essential animation. Sound is opt-in and defaults off under reduced motion. Buttons are standard controls with focus-visible from the system. Keyboard-path verification for Poise is published at /review/poise/keyboard. **Judgment.** Structural inclusion is real for motion, sound, and keyboard proof on this lab. Site-wide route packets remain open — this packet covers Poise only. Action · Keep the Poise keyboard artifact current when controls change. Expand to other routes as separate packets, not silent claims. ### System coherence **Observation.** Values cite contract tokens: --signal, ease-out, ease-in-out, 160ms press, opacity-only wordmark breath. Kind language matches lab mark (circle). Portable rules are adopted into design system contract v0.1.1. **Judgment.** Strong coherence. Poise extends the system without inventing a second accent family or monogram. Adoption is explicit. Action · Keep lab demo, contract.interaction, and live CSS synchronized after adoption. ### Durability **Observation.** Full lab anatomy is present. Builder prompt is remixable. Behaviors are named and adopted into contract rules. Preference storage for sound is site-owned; audio engine only applies it. **Judgment.** Durable as a lab package and as contract material. Risk is dual-source drift if contract tables and live CSS diverge later. Action · When any Poise token changes, update live CSS, lab notes, and contract.interaction together. ### Delight **Observation.** Wordmark breath and short press settle add finish. No glow, bounce, particle trail, or unsolicited sound. Emotional quality supports trust and precision. **Judgment.** Delight is earned. It clarifies contact instead of decorating weak function. Action · Keep restraint. Reject spectacle proposals that fail the thesis. ### Responsibility **Observation.** No dark pattern in sound or motion. Preference and reduced motion are first-class. Public naming stays human (Poise), not research-demo jargon. Adoption into v0.1.1 is explicit and public. **Judgment.** Status is explicit: live experiment whose rules are now contract material. Status accuracy is a standing hold. Action · Keep status language accurate. Future rule changes require a new contract version, not silent edits. ## Holds ## Tensions ## Corrections ## Verification performed ## Sources used - [Lab One · Poise — Artifact under review](https://www.designesy.org/labs/poise) - [Keyboard path · Poise — Tab order, focus-visible, activation proof](https://www.designesy.org/review/poise/keyboard) - [Use Kit One · Design Review — Method and output format](https://www.designesy.org/kits/design-review) - [Design system contract v0.4.0 — Governing tokens · Poise interaction rules adopted in v0.1.1](https://www.designesy.org/contracts/design-system) - [Field check · designesy.org — Prior public surface review (includes Poise in scope)](https://www.designesy.org/review/designesy-org) - [Review surface — Eight dimensions doctrine](https://www.designesy.org/review) ## Related - [Open Lab One · Poise — Live artifact](https://www.designesy.org/labs/poise) - [Keyboard path verification — Public proof for Lab One controls](https://www.designesy.org/review/poise/keyboard) - [Use Kit One · Design Review — Run the same method on your work](https://www.designesy.org/kits/design-review)