# UX006 — Budget Dashboard Final Polish

You are acting as the Lead Product Designer, Lead UX Designer, Lead UI Designer, and Frontend Architect for INVEETAIRE.

This is UX Sprint 006.

You own this sprint from review until implementation.

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IMPORTANT
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This sprint is COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT.

Do NOT continue UX001–UX005 documentation.

Create NEW markdown documents.

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OUTPUT FILES
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Create exactly TWO markdown documents.

1.

budget_dashboard_final_review.md

2.

budget_dashboard_final_walkthrough.md

These documents must contain ONLY UX006.

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SCOPE
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Modify ONLY:

Budget Planner Dashboard

Examples

app/views/budget/dashboard.php

Do NOT modify

Budget Detail

Planning Settings

Timeline

Dashboard

Wedding Insights

Wedding Report

Sidebar

Backend

Controllers

Models

Routes

Database

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PRODUCT GOAL
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The Budget Dashboard should feel like the financial command center of a wedding.

When couples open this page they should instantly understand:

• Total Wedding Budget

• How much has been committed

• How much has been paid

• Remaining balance

• Which categories need attention

Everything should be readable in less than 5 seconds.

No accounting feeling.

No ERP feeling.

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THIS SPRINT IS VISUAL POLISH
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Do NOT redesign the workflow.

Do NOT introduce new features.

Keep existing calculations.

Improve only presentation, clarity and hierarchy.

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KNOWN PRODUCT OWNER OBSERVATIONS
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Please review these carefully.

1.

The summary cards still feel visually flat.

Improve hierarchy.

2.

The top summary should become the strongest visual focus.

3.

Category cards still feel repetitive.

Review spacing, grouping and readability.

4.

Progress bars should communicate budget health more clearly.

5.

Reduce unnecessary text where possible.

6.

Important values should stand out immediately.

7.

Secondary information should become quieter.

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VISUAL REVIEW
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Review:

Visual hierarchy

Information hierarchy

Card layout

Card spacing

Typography

Section spacing

Section titles

Progress bars

Category cards

Summary cards

Icons

Buttons

Empty states

Alignment

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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
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Use a premium SaaS aesthetic.

Think:

Linear

Stripe Dashboard

Notion

Simple wedding planning.

NOT

ERP

Accounting software

Admin panel

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IMPLEMENT
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Immediately improve the dashboard.

Examples

Improve spacing.

Improve typography.

Improve grouping.

Improve hierarchy.

Improve progress visualization.

Reduce clutter.

Improve empty states.

Improve readability.

Do NOT change backend logic.

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BUTTON REVIEW
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Review every button.

Remove duplicate actions.

Improve hierarchy.

Ensure primary actions are obvious.

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PROGRESS REVIEW
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Review every progress indicator.

Does it communicate clearly?

Can couples immediately understand it?

If not,

improve it.

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VERIFICATION
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Verify

Visual hierarchy

Responsive layout

Spacing

Card consistency

Button consistency

Browser rendering

PHP syntax

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OUTPUT
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budget_dashboard_final_review.md

Include

Problems found

Reasoning

Final UX Score

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budget_dashboard_final_walkthrough.md

Include

Files modified

Changes made

Screenshots

Responsive verification

PHP syntax verification

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IMPORTANT
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Do NOT modify any page other than Budget Dashboard.

Do NOT continue into UX007.

Wait for the next sprint.