The four heights
The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.
Execute — do the immediate task
+I need the artwork’s spacing measured and every element aligned to the grid before handoff. Check…
Execute — do the immediate task
+I need the artwork’s spacing measured and every element aligned to the grid before handoff. Check gutters between columns, baseline spacing of text blocks, and object-to-object distances; nudge any misaligned anchors so corners meet exactly. Save a version named "BrandLayout_Spaced_Final.ai" and confirm the artboard matches the export size we agreed for the web build on Friday.
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Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I send this to brand review, make the spacing obvious to an approver: show the column…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I send this to brand review, make the spacing obvious to an approver: show the column gutters as faint guides, label baseline increments near the type, and call out any shapes that are off-grid. Pull the primary alignment line up front and add a quick note about why those 6px offsets exist so legal or product won’t insta-request a redesign.
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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+We just got QA saying the gutters feel uneven and the dev team can’t match exports. I’ve got the…
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+Client QA found uneven gutters between the hero and body columns.
We just got QA saying the gutters feel uneven and the dev team can’t match exports. I’ve got the .ai file, the brand grid spec, and 48 hours before the handoff. I’m worried I missed subtle anchor nudges and that exporting will change metrics. What’s the fastest way to diagnose exact spacing errors, fix them so pixels match, and produce verified exports for the dev lead to implement?
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Become — change the pattern
+On project after project we end up reworking art because spacing decisions get made ad hoc and QA…
Become — change the pattern
+We keep redoing layouts because spacing rules aren’t enforced early.
On project after project we end up reworking art because spacing decisions get made ad hoc and QA flags inconsistencies late. I want a habit that prevents late-stage fixes: what checks, naming conventions, or tiny file templates should I adopt now so designers deliver spacing-correct files first time, and how do I get the product owner to accept them?
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Every task here came from the work, not from a feature list — which is why the prompts name what you want done and never the button that does it. The tool changes; the work does not.
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