These are all great points and I appreciate you taking the time to share them with (us) me.
Yes, I called it a "critique" because, well, when you learn certain terms in school, you tend to bring them with you to your day job. ;-) If I could to a mediocre job summarizing my own experience, I'd say the goals of design reviews have typically been twofold and very symbiotic, kind of like a dance: 1. the designer informs others of the state of the design: kind of a "if we were to ship it now, here's what it would look/act/be like", and explains (I hate saying "defends" because it shouldn't be an attack) their rationale, intent, missing pieces, next steps, etc. 2. the audience weighs in on it from their perspectives; either making sure the design meets their needs (quantitative) or as a peer making suggestions for improvement (qualitative), and encourages focus for further investigation in the right areas. The subtle nuances of the dance can either make the session successful and move the design forward in leaps and bounds or, well, not. Since Jonas discussed the professor/teacher's role, has anyone had success in (or thoughts about) having a third person be a "moderator" in professional design reviews such as a manager? A few rules I've worked by: Designer: Don't take things personally. It's about the design, not you. And you are not your design. And if someone's being a real jerk, either get them to explain themselves more or ask others for their thoughts on that person's comment. There could be a nugget of gold in there. Audience: Try to understand the design and look for both positives and negatives. Point out the things that do work so they don't get deleted in trying to fix the things that don't. And don't be that jerk. What you say is as important as how you say it. And back things up with solid reasoning. Saying "I don't like it" vs. "the design of that component gives a false affordance..." produces very different results. ~Lisa ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
