Evidence review
What to inspect before changing anything
Start with the delivered website and the real user journey. Record the current state so the team can distinguish an observed problem from an assumption and compare the same surface after deployment.
- 01List the first three elements that attract attention
- 02Compare heading levels, contrast and spacing
- 03Check whether secondary content competes with the main action
Implementation
A practical improvement plan
Make the smallest coherent change that solves the observed problem. Keep normal code review, accessibility, security and product checks in the loop instead of optimizing for the scan alone.
- 01Define one dominant message per screen
- 02Use size and spacing to express relationships
- 03Reduce contrast and decoration on secondary elements
Verification
How to verify the result
Verification should test the intended outcome and the most likely regression. Use the production delivery path whenever headers, caching, rendering or third-party services affect the result.
- 01Run a five-second comprehension test
- 02Check grayscale and zoomed views
- 03Verify hierarchy survives on mobile
Common pitfall
A shortcut to avoid
Making every heading large and every button bright removes hierarchy rather than strengthening it.
Further reading
Primary guidance and references
These sources provide standards, security guidance or the interpretation framework used to keep this guide bounded. Product-specific implementation still requires review in the actual codebase.