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OpenRead Public Site Design QA

Evidence

  • Source visual truth: C:/Users/hewei/Downloads/openread-redesign-desktop-hero-v1.jpg
  • Supporting product references:
    • C:/Users/hewei/Downloads/ChatGPT Image Aug 26, 2026, 08_34_47 PM (1).png
    • C:/Users/hewei/Downloads/ChatGPT Image Aug 26, 2026, 08_34_47 PM (4).png
  • Final implementation hero: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-redesign-hero-final.png
  • Side-by-side hero comparison: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-hero-comparison-final.png
  • Full desktop implementation: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-redesign-desktop-final.png
  • Full mobile implementation: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-redesign-mobile-final.png
  • Focused architecture capture: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-redesign-architecture.png

Normalization

  • Hero source: 1363 x 936 pixels.
  • Hero implementation: 1363 x 936 pixels.
  • Desktop browser viewport: 1440 x 900 CSS pixels for full-page review.
  • Mobile browser viewport: 390 x 844 CSS pixels at device scale 1.
  • State: public /openread route, initial page state, light editorial theme.
  • The source and implementation hero were combined at identical pixel dimensions for direct comparison.

Full-View Comparison

The implementation preserves the selected reference's core composition: compact navigation, large editorial headline, restrained violet actions, a real mobile product view, and a three-stage Page / Story Plan / Audio progression. The complete page extends that same paper, ink, violet, and ruled-line system across six sections without reverting to the previous cartoon or SaaS-card presentation.

Focused Comparison

  • Hero: typography, column proportions, CTA hierarchy, product prominence, and trust line were compared in openread-hero-comparison-final.png.
  • Architecture: the Story Compiler pipeline was reviewed separately in openread-redesign-architecture.png because its detailed fields are too small to assess in a full-page screenshot.
  • Product imagery: the supplied Read Page and Explore Word references are used directly as optimized assets, so spelling, interface details, and illustration quality remain faithful to the selected product evidence.

Required Fidelity Surfaces

  • Fonts and typography: editorial serif display type and neutral sans-serif UI type preserve the reference hierarchy; headings, labels, and mobile wrapping remain readable with zero negative letter spacing.
  • Spacing and layout rhythm: the 1240px desktop grid, ruled section boundaries, restrained 2-6px radii, and mobile single-column flow are consistent. No horizontal overflow was found at 390px.
  • Colors and visual tokens: warm paper, charcoal ink, muted violet, and a limited book-paper yellow accent match the selected direction without gradients or one-note purple styling.
  • Image quality and asset fidelity: supplied product visuals are used rather than CSS illustrations. JPEG optimization reduced the two assets from approximately 3.6 MB combined to approximately 421 KB combined without visible loss at their rendered sizes.
  • Copy and content: the page centers physical books, the Story Compiler, incremental audio, Explore Word, technically precise trust boundaries, open-source governance, and the configured-provider boundary.

Comparison History

Iteration 1

  • [P2] Mobile hero delayed product evidence until after the first viewport.
    • Fix: reduced mobile navigation and hero density, kept CTAs side by side, and moved the phone visual into the first viewport.
    • Post-fix evidence: openread-redesign-mobile-hero-v2.png and openread-redesign-mobile-final.png.
  • [P2] The desktop Story Plan fields were too compressed in a three-column pipeline.
    • Fix: changed the OpenRead pipeline to a vertical flow with a full-width structured-plan panel.
    • Post-fix evidence: openread-redesign-architecture.png.

Final Pass

  • No actionable P0, P1, or P2 visual findings remain.
  • Desktop and mobile console review found no warnings or errors.
  • The Try Reader control routes to /, where Read Page, Explore Word, and Open Camera remain present.
  • Frontend tests: 20 passed.
  • Production frontend build: passed.

Follow-up Polish

  • [P3] A future branded wordmark asset could replace the current text wordmark if OpenRead adopts a formal identity system.

Reader Interface Refactor

Evidence

  • Reader design references:
    • C:/Users/hewei/Downloads/ChatGPT Image Aug 26, 2026, 08_34_47 PM (1).png
    • C:/Users/hewei/Downloads/ChatGPT Image Aug 26, 2026, 08_34_47 PM (4).png
  • Generated reader illustration: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/web/public/openread/reader-placeholder.jpg
  • Final phone implementation: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-reader-redesign-initial.png
  • Explore Word selected state: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-reader-redesign-word-mode.png
  • Desktop surround check: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-reader-redesign-desktop.png
  • Side-by-side style comparison: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-reader-comparison-final.png
  • Public-site regression check: C:/home/dev/OpenRead/backend/var/openread-public-regression.png

Normalization

  • Phone implementation viewport: 390 x 844 CSS pixels at device scale 1.
  • Desktop reader viewport: 900 x 980 CSS pixels.
  • State: reader / route before camera permission, checked in both Read Page and Explore Word modes.
  • The supplied reference and implementation were scaled to the same visible height in openread-reader-comparison-final.png. The source shows an in-progress read while the implementation shows the preceding camera-ready state, so the comparison is for shared visual-system fidelity rather than content-state parity.

Required Fidelity Surfaces

  • Fonts and typography: OpenRead now uses the same editorial serif hierarchy as the public site. Supporting copy and controls use compact neutral sans-serif text with no negative letter spacing.
  • Spacing and layout rhythm: the first task fits within one 390 x 844 viewport, the capture action remains directly below the image window, and no horizontal overflow was found.
  • Colors and visual tokens: warm ivory paper, charcoal ink, muted violet, fine rules, and a restrained yellow cue accent replace the previous multicolor fairy treatment and gradients.
  • Image quality and asset fidelity: the initial camera area uses a purpose-built watercolor storybook image instead of CSS art or a generic atmospheric background.
  • Copy and content: task labels remain plain English: Read Page, Explore Word, Open Camera, Take Photo, Reading Order, and Questions to Ask.

Interaction And Regression Checks

  • Read Page remains the default mode.
  • Explore Word switches in place and exposes the compact center-word target when the camera is active.
  • Existing capture, target-crop, incremental audio, manual playback, French guide, story-order, and caregiver-question rendering remain wired to their existing state and API contracts.
  • The reader route and public /openread route both render without console warnings or errors.
  • The public-site hero, navigation, and product visual remain intact after the global reader stylesheet replacement.

Comparison History

  • [P2] The reader used a separate cartoon/fairy visual system that no longer matched the redesigned public site.
    • Fix: rebuilt the shell around the public site's paper, ink, violet, serif, ruled-line, and low-radius system.
  • [P2] The initial camera state relied on decorative CSS illustration rather than an inspectable picture-book asset.
    • Fix: replaced it with a generated watercolor page image sized and cropped for the camera viewport.
  • [P2] The result vocabulary exposed implementation-oriented language.
    • Fix: retained plain caregiver-facing labels such as Reading Order and Questions to Ask, with Photographed word for Word Explorer output.

Final Pass

  • No actionable P0, P1, or P2 visual findings remain.
  • Mobile and desktop reader layouts have no horizontal overflow.
  • Frontend tests: 20 passed.
  • Production frontend build: passed.

Follow-up Polish

  • [P3] The browser-native audio control remains intentionally unchanged for reliability; a future branded transport could be evaluated separately with equivalent accessibility and autoplay behavior.

final result: passed