# {DATE} {Exploration Name} — Design Exploration

## Meta

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **Date** | {YYYY-MM-DD} |
| **Type** | 🎨 Design Exploration |
| **Agent** | Eira (Visual Designer) / Freya (UX Designer) |
| **Topic** | {What we're exploring} |
| **Tool** | {Magic Patterns / Figma / Excalidraw / Code} |
| **Status** | Not Started |

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## Purpose

Explore {design direction / visual approach / interaction pattern} for {feature/page}.

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## Exploration Context

### What We're Exploring

{Describe the design challenge or opportunity}

### Why

{What prompted this exploration? What decision needs to be made?}

### Constraints

- {Constraint 1 — e.g., must match brand}
- {Constraint 2 — e.g., mobile-first}
- {Constraint 3 — e.g., accessibility}

### Success Criteria

{How will we know if we've found a good solution?}

- {Criterion 1}
- {Criterion 2}

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## Setup Context

### Brand Guidelines

- **Colors:** {Primary, secondary, accent}
- **Typography:** {Font family, sizes}
- **Tone:** {Warm, professional, playful, etc.}

### Existing Patterns

| Pattern | Where Used | Notes |
|---------|------------|-------|
| {Pattern} | {Location} | {How it works} |

### Inspiration

| Reference | What to Take | Link |
|-----------|--------------|------|
| {Source} | {What's inspiring} | {URL} |

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## Exploration Directions

### Direction A: {Name}

**Concept:** {Brief description}

**Pros:**
- {Pro 1}
- {Pro 2}

**Cons:**
- {Con 1}
- {Con 2}

**Status:** 🔲 Not Explored | 🔄 In Progress | ✅ Complete

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### Direction B: {Name}

**Concept:** {Brief description}

**Pros:**
- {Pro 1}
- {Pro 2}

**Cons:**
- {Con 1}
- {Con 2}

**Status:** 🔲 Not Explored | 🔄 In Progress | ✅ Complete

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### Direction C: {Name}

**Concept:** {Brief description}

**Pros:**
- {Pro 1}
- {Pro 2}

**Cons:**
- {Con 1}
- {Con 2}

**Status:** 🔲 Not Explored | 🔄 In Progress | ✅ Complete

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## Steps Overview

| # | Step | Status | Output |
|---|------|--------|--------|
| 1 | [Gather Inspiration](steps/01-inspiration.md) | 🔲 | Moodboard |
| 2 | [Explore Direction A](steps/02-direction-a.md) | 🔲 | Sketches |
| 3 | [Explore Direction B](steps/03-direction-b.md) | 🔲 | Sketches |
| 4 | [Compare & Evaluate](steps/04-evaluate.md) | 🔲 | Analysis |
| 5 | [Refine Winner](steps/05-refine.md) | 🔲 | Final design |
| 6 | [Document Decision](steps/06-document.md) | 🔲 | Specification |

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## Outputs

### Artifacts Created

| Artifact | Location | Status |
|----------|----------|--------|
| Moodboard | `{path}` | 🔲 |
| Sketches | `{path}` | 🔲 |
| Final Design | `{path}` | 🔲 |

### Decision

**Chosen Direction:** {To be determined}

**Rationale:** {Why this direction was chosen}

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## Progress Log

### {YYYY-MM-DD}

- Started design exploration
- Gathered initial constraints

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### {YYYY-MM-DD}
- Explored Direction A
- Created 3 sketch variations
- User feedback: prefer X approach

### {YYYY-MM-DD}
- Refined Direction A based on feedback
- Final design approved
-->

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## Learnings

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Capture design insights for future explorations.
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_None yet._

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_Design Exploration Dialog — WDS Agent Dialog Workflow_
