strict old-skill vs new-skill comparison

ui-polish · same task A

Wave theme: rest-anchor tonal depth balance. Old keeps the Quiet center more spectrally neutral, but it begins to flatten; new keeps the same grouped field while restoring a little tonal depth through the center.

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 neutral center while feeling a little less gray-flat.

Old skill

rest-anchor spectral neutrality

Same neutral home lens, but the center is starting to read a touch flat/washed.

New skill

rest-anchor tonal depth balance

Same home lens and grouped field, but the Quiet center regains a little depth reserve while staying neutral.

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, / emphasizes your app’s content, and maintains legibility. Apple HIG Materials: creates a sense of depth, layering, and hierarchy between foreground and background elements. shadcn/ui ToggleGroup / ToggleGroupItem.