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Teaching a model what good taste looks like

Human design-taste signal for OpenAI — rating generated web layouts and motion against a trained eye, and writing down why one reads better than another so the judgment can be learned rather than guessed. Across Codex and GPT-6 Astra.

RoleDesign taste & motion evaluator (contract)
TimelineSep 2026 – present
ScopeWeb design + motion
ModelsCodex, GPT-6 Astra
Overview

A model can generate a thousand layouts. It can’t yet feel which one is right.

That gap is the job. I sat on the human side of it for OpenAI — judging generated web design and motion the way a designer does, instantly and then explaining it, so the preference behind the instinct could become training signal instead of a shrug. Not "this one", but why this one: the hierarchy lands, the spacing breathes, the motion has intent.

Web design evaluation

Pairwise scoring of generated pages — hierarchy, spacing, type, and whether the layout actually did the job it was made for.

Motion & taste

Judging motion design and overall taste — the parts of a piece that are felt before they are reasoned, and the hardest to put into a rule.

Written rationale

Every rating backed by a short reason, so the model learns the thinking, not just the verdict.

Models

The signal fed real systems.

The evaluations contributed to OpenAI models including Codex and GPT-6 Astra — a small, human reference point for subjective visual quality inside systems that otherwise reason their way to everything.

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Web + motionevaluated
Tastethe deliverable
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