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# Design Review — Anti-Default Filter > **Mantra:** Avoid statistical averages. Do not default to what is typical or "standard"; make deliberate choices tailored to the specific context, users, and constraints. A trained filter, not a style guide. Language models converge on the same small set of "safe" defaults across every web discipline — not because those defaults are good, but because they are the statistical center of the training data. This skill names that center so you can deliberately step away from it. **Rule of application:** Review the finished draft. If it matches **2 or more items in any single section below**, it has defaulted, not decided. Report the specific pattern and rebuild the replacement decision — do not patch with surface tweaks. Apply the filter silently. Do not narrate "I'm checking this against my anti-slop list." ## Review protocol 1. **Anchor before judging.** Name the one concrete thing this output must be true to: the product, its audience, and the single job this page, component, or section has to do. If the brief pinned a direction, review against that exactly — not against a vibe. 2. **Quick scan (10 seconds).** Look at the deliverable before inspecting anything technical. Flag: purple/blue radial gradient, glassmorphism everywhere, particle networks, bento grids of icon cards, inconsistent spacing, weak typographic hierarchy, low contrast (<4.5:1), identical hover effects everywhere, sparkle/emoji as icons. 3. **Section checks.** L