strict old-skill vs new-skill comparison

ui-polish · same task A

Wave theme: rest-anchor spectral neutrality. Old keeps the readable aperture but still leaves a faint cool frost in the Quiet home lens; new keeps the same grouped field while making the resting center more transparently neutral.

Method. Old side is the real pre-update output from the previous wave. Then ui-polish was updated, and the same task A was rerun to produce the new side. This is a strict old-vs-new comparison for the same panel brief.

Focus on Quiet at rest and then hover Studio Mode. The new side should keep the same home lens while reducing the cool cast in the center.

Old skill

rest-anchor readable aperture

Same anchored field, clearer aperture, but the Quiet center still reads a touch frosted/cool.

New skill

rest-anchor spectral neutrality

Same home lens and grouped field, but the Quiet center is more monochrome-neutral and less glazed.

Borrowed evidence. Anthropic frontend-design: Choose a clear conceptual direction and execute it with precision. Apple WWDC25 Meet Liquid Glass: where the transparent liquid lens can be seen through / to precisely observe the value underneath it. Apple WWDC25 Build a SwiftUI app with the new design: The monochrome palette reduces visual noise, / but use this to convey meaning, like a call to action or next step. shadcn/ui ToggleGroup / ToggleGroupItem.