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Visual QA Tools: Grids & Vision Simulator

Inspect column layout alignment with visual grids and test accessibility using color blindness and vision impairment simulators.

Visual QA Toolkit Overview

Front-end polish requires precision alignment and inclusive accessibility verification. UIDesigner Review includes integrated layout overlays and visual impairment simulators directly inside the canvas.

Column & Baseline Grid Overlays

Align typography, card grids, and containers directly against your design system specs without guessing:

  1. Open the QA Tools dropdown in the canvas toolbar.
  2. Select Grid Overlay:
  • 12-Column Grid: Standard responsive grid with 16px/24px gutters.
  • 16-Column Grid: Detailed desktop layout grid for high-density dashboards.
  • 8pt Baseline Grid: Horizontal baseline guides for vertical rhythm and line-height inspection.
  1. Configure column opacity and gutter dimensions in the flyout menu.
  2. Toggle grids on or off instantly with the hotkey Shift + G.

Vision Impairment Simulator

Evaluate how users with diverse visual abilities perceive your application in real time:

  • Open QA Tools → Vision Simulator.
  • Choose a simulation mode:
  • Protanopia: Red-blindness (difficulty distinguishing red from green).
  • Deuteranopia: Green-blindness (most common form of red-green color confusion).
  • Tritanopia: Blue-yellow color blindness.
  • Achromatopsia: Complete color blindness (monochrome grayscale view).
  • Low Vision / Blur: Simulates cataracts and general visual acuity loss.
  • High Contrast: Evaluates system high-contrast display modes.

The canvas applies SVG color matrix filters in real-time, allowing you to browse, click, and interact while verifying that button states, alerts, and charts remain clear and distinguishable.