diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,3 +64,5 @@ docs/blender_previews/*.png
 assets/models/blender/**/*.png
 !assets/models/blender/**/*_ao.png
 assets/models/blender_src/*.blend1
+# Editable Blender sources are developer-only; keep the .gdignore marker tracked.
+assets/models/blender_src/*.blend
diff --git a/DONE.md b/DONE.md
index 6bc584d..ab3daf3 100644
--- a/DONE.md
+++ b/DONE.md
@@ -894,3 +894,59 @@ Completed 2026-11-01. Historical note: the screen-design references originally l
 `docs/screens/designs/`; they were promoted to the runtime root `assets/images/ui/` under
 ADR-0014. `docs/screens/designs/` remains a reference-only snapshot; `tools/screen_designs.py`
 now reads and writes `assets/images/ui/`.
+
+## Visual Alignment — UI Paths and Art Loader
+
+Completed 2026-11-01.
+
+
+### Storage restructure
+
+- [x] Decide the canonical runtime image root (`assets/images/` for UI/scene art): recorded in
+      `MEMORY.md` and [ADR-0014](docs/adr/0014-runtime-image-root.md).
+- [x] Move the reference mockups from `docs/screens/designs/` into the runtime root (keep `docs/screens/designs/` as a docs-only copy or replace it with the new path).
+- [x] Document one convention for game vs reference vs development images across `assets/textures/`, `assets/images/`, `assets/models/generated/`, `docs/screenshots/`, and `docs/screens/designs/` (in `docs/architecture.md`, ADR-0014).
+- [x] Re-run `godot --headless --path . --import` to regenerate `.import` sidecars after any move.
+- [x] Confirm `.gitignore` still excludes development-only outputs (concepts, Blender sources, raw AI fabrics) under the new layout; Blender `.blend` sources are now untracked and ignored.
+
+
+### Documentation path updates
+
+- [x] Update `README.md` paths (screen-designs section, confirmed-assets links, the `assets/images/scenes` resize example).
+- [x] Update `docs/architecture.md`, `PLAN.md`, and ADR references: docs/screens/designs/ is now explicitly the reference-only snapshot; runtime art lives in assets/images/ (ADR-0014).
+- [x] Update `tools/screen_designs.py` docstrings and mark the old paths in `DONE.md` as historical.
+
+
+### Code path updates
+
+- [x] Point `tools/screen_designs.py generate` at the new design output path and keep `compare`/`judge` reading the right locations.
+- [x] Update GDScript `preload()` paths if game textures move (no runtime material/model textures moved; UI art added under assets/images/).
+- [x] Update capture output directories if captures relocate (none did; QA captures stay in docs/screenshots/).
+
+
+### Load proposed interfaces + scene art from disk
+
+- [x] Add a central UI/scene art loader (e.g. `src/game/ui/art.gd`) that loads the mockup-derived images from the new runtime root, with a procedural fallback when a file is missing.
+- [x] Wire the start menu and venue selection screen to use the `start_menu` scene art.
+- [x] Wire the pause overlay to `pause_overlay` scene art (backdrop + opaque panel cover).
+- [x] Wire the settings panel to `settings_panel` art.
+- [x] Wire the shift-review screen to `shift_review` art (backdrop + opaque panel cover).
+- [x] Wire the wand popup to `wand_screening` art.
+- [x] Style the radial menu and finish the remaining HUD chrome against their reference images.
+
+
+### Verify against the mockups
+
+- [x] Regenerate the staged captures and run `screen_designs.py compare` (11 good, 0 bad; verified in a clean HEAD worktree).
+- [x] Run `screen_designs.py judge` and clear every `diff` verdict (7 match, 4 review, 0 diff).
+- [x] Add the capture + compare step as a repeatable smoke so drift is caught early (`tools/check_screenshots.sh`).
+
+
+## Fix mouse movement bug
+
+- [x] Investigate why mouse input is not being captured or processed correctly in the game window (fixed: `_start_shift()` now calls `_refresh_freeze()`).
+
+
+## Improve in-game pop-ups
+
+- [x] Improve the visual appearance of in-game pop-ups (start/pause/settings/review/radio/wand/inspection art, buttons, palette, icons, text).
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 7e7a0e2..a343a74 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -2,37 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Visual alignment with rendered mockups
 
-### Storage restructure
-
-- [x] Decide the canonical runtime image root (`assets/images/` for UI/scene art): recorded in
-      `MEMORY.md` and [ADR-0014](docs/adr/0014-runtime-image-root.md).
-- [x] Move the reference mockups from `docs/screens/designs/` into the runtime root (keep `docs/screens/designs/` as a docs-only copy or replace it with the new path).
-- [x] Document one convention for game vs reference vs development images across `assets/textures/`, `assets/images/`, `assets/models/generated/`, `docs/screenshots/`, and `docs/screens/designs/` (in `docs/architecture.md`, ADR-0014).
-- [x] Re-run `godot --headless --path . --import` to regenerate `.import` sidecars after any move.
-- [ ] Confirm `.gitignore` still excludes development-only outputs (concepts, Blender sources, raw AI fabrics) under the new layout.
-
-### Documentation path updates
-
-- [x] Update `README.md` paths (screen-designs section, confirmed-assets links, the `assets/images/scenes` resize example).
-- [x] Update `docs/architecture.md`, `PLAN.md`, and ADR references: docs/screens/designs/ is now explicitly the reference-only snapshot; runtime art lives in assets/images/ (ADR-0014).
-- [x] Update `tools/screen_designs.py` docstrings and mark the old paths in `DONE.md` as historical.
-
-### Code path updates
-
-- [x] Point `tools/screen_designs.py generate` at the new design output path and keep `compare`/`judge` reading the right locations.
-- [x] Update GDScript `preload()` paths if game textures move (no runtime material/model textures moved; UI art added under assets/images/).
-- [x] Update capture output directories if captures relocate (none did; QA captures stay in docs/screenshots/).
-
-### Load proposed interfaces + scene art from disk
-
-- [x] Add a central UI/scene art loader (e.g. `src/game/ui/art.gd`) that loads the mockup-derived images from the new runtime root, with a procedural fallback when a file is missing.
-- [x] Wire the start menu and venue selection screen to use the `start_menu` scene art.
-- [x] Wire the pause overlay to `pause_overlay` scene art (backdrop + opaque panel cover).
-- [x] Wire the settings panel to `settings_panel` art.
-- [x] Wire the shift-review screen to `shift_review` art (backdrop + opaque panel cover).
-- [x] Wire the wand popup to `wand_screening` art.
-- [x] Style the radial menu and finish the remaining HUD chrome against their reference images.
-
 ### Align in-game visuals
 
 - [x] Make the venue selection screen match the `start_menu` mockup (layout, palette, background).
@@ -42,20 +11,6 @@
 - [x] Align the body-camera timeline to its mockup.
 - [ ] Align scene lighting, fog, and post-processing for `venue_overview` and `late_night_avenue`.
 
-### Verify against the mockups
-
-- [x] Regenerate the staged captures and run `screen_designs.py compare` (11 good, 0 bad; verified in a clean HEAD worktree).
-- [x] Run `screen_designs.py judge` and clear every `diff` verdict (7 match, 4 review, 0 diff).
-- [x] Add the capture + compare step as a repeatable smoke so drift is caught early (`tools/check_screenshots.sh`).
-
-## Fix mouse movement bug
-
-- [x] Investigate why mouse input is not being captured or processed correctly in the game window (fixed: `_start_shift()` now calls `_refresh_freeze()`).
-
-## Improve in-game pop-ups
-
-- [x] Improve the visual appearance of in-game pop-ups (start/pause/settings/review/radio/wand/inspection art, buttons, palette, icons, text).
-
 ## Realism follow-ups (v0.6.1 candidates)
 
 - [ ] Fixed ground exposure for the entrance view: it is still ~20 % brighter than the concept.
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