Whatsapp — Design Score: 74/100 (grade B)
Strong typography & color foundation (83–82), but spacing density and motion system lack polish—users experience cramped layouts and flat interactivity.
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The four measured dimensions
- Typography & Hierarchy: 83/100
- Color & Contrast: 82/100
- Spacing & Layout: 54/100
- Motion & Polish: 68/100
What we measured
- Typography & Hierarchy — type ladder rhythm: 1.33× · 1.25× · 2.67× · 1.12× (26.2/35)
- Typography & Hierarchy — weight contrast: [400, 500] (spread 100) (11.4/20)
- Typography & Hierarchy — body line-height: 1.39 (15.0/15)
- Typography & Hierarchy — heading line-height: 1.00 (10.0/10)
- Typography & Hierarchy — size discipline: 5 (20.0/20)
- Color & Contrast — body text contrast (WCAG): 16.71:1 (30.0/30)
- Color & Contrast — primary button contrast: 8.42:1 (10.0/10)
- Color & Contrast — accent discipline: 3 (20.0/20)
- Color & Contrast — surface coverage: 33% dominant (7.9/20)
- Color & Contrast — scheme consistency: light (14.0/20)
- Spacing & Layout — spacing grid: 8px grid · 69% confidence (24.1/35)
- Spacing & Layout — grid adherence: 7/12 on 8px (14.6/25)
- Spacing & Layout — breathing room: 0.70 density · dense (0.0/25)
- Spacing & Layout — structure & responsive: 2 breakpoints (15.0/15)
- Motion & Polish — motion tokens: 330ms dominant (25.0/25)
- Motion & Polish — choreography: 10 reveal candidates (20.0/20)
Every line above is read from the live DOM — the exact contrast ratio, the detected spacing grid, the forced hover states — not an AI's guess from a screenshot.
Top fixes
- Uncramp the layout: fix breathing room density
- Snap 100% spacing to 8px grid (not 58%)
- Add motion token system (CSS custom properties)
The comprehensive report — every fix with why + the exact how-to — is part of Mozaika Pro.
An automated measurement of Whatsapp's publicly-visible design (color, type, spacing, motion) — not affiliated with whatsapp.com. Removal requests: hello@mozaika.design.