When critiquing design, try to shift your focus from pointing out all the flaws in a design to giving the designer the feedback they need to improve it. With this in mind…
- Always criticise constructively, never castigate
- Always consider design alternatives that have sound reasoning and how it affects the user experience and not just your subjective personal opinion
- Always consider the larger context of where and how the product will be used and whether it needs to sit alongside other products
- Whatever you suggest, no matter how awesome, will always have trade-offs. Learn to consider how the user will perceive these trade-offs, not yourself
- Communicate. Smile. Enjoy the team work
Designers should not try to be superheros.