MKGN Talk: "Giving constructive design feedback"
Published in: Design
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- 1. Giving design feedback Mciricinci Motci I :11 / I l J @MaricmoMota Talking design
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- 3. Giving design feedback 1 @MarianaMota Talking design
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- 5. 1.Go back to the brief 2. 3. 4. J @MarianaMota Talking design
- 6. Gerry Leonidas Associate Professor of Typography, University of Reading 3 @MarianaMota Talking design
- 7. Forget your personal taste. Put aside your emotions. Be analytical. That’s what a critique is. J @MciricmciMota Talking design
- 8. “ With the facts very helpfully explained to me, I was motivated to ‘solve a problem’ of how to portray the facts and processes best, which was a creative challenge rather than just a process of labour. ” 5‘ Feedback is very helpful and share y°ur story welcomed when it is clearly explained why it is given. For example ‘This does not work because the target audience. ..‘ or ‘This needs changing because the focus needs to be on. .."' 3 @lVlCIl‘lCIhClMOtCI Talking design
- 9. 1.Go back to the brief 2.Think, don’t react 3. 4. J @MciricmciMota Talking design
- 10. to do that. And what did I do? I pushed back at him about the talk he gave. While he was making his points on stage, I was taking an inventory of the things I didn’t agree with. And when presented with an opportunity to speak with him, I quickly pushed back at some of his ideas. I must have seemed like such an asshole. His response changed my life. It was a simple thing. He said “Man, give it five minutes. ” I asked him what he meant by that? He said, it’s fine to disagree, it’s fine to push back. it's great to have strong opinions and beliefs, but give my ideas some time to set in before you're sure you want to argue against them. “Five minutes” represented “think”, not react. He was totally right. I came into the discussion looking to prove something, not learn something. This was a big moment for me. Richard has spent his career thinking about these problems. He's given it 30 years. And I gave it just a few minutes. Now, certainly he can be wrong and I could be right, but it's better to think deeply about something flrst before being so certain you're right. There's also a difference between asking questions and pushing back https: //signalvnoise. com/ posts/3124-give-lbfive-minutes fl @MarianaMota Talking design
- 11. 1.Go back to the brief 2.Think, don’t react 3.Ask first, comment last 4. J @MciricmciMota Talking design
- 12. 1.Go back to the brief 2.Think, don’t react 3.Ask first, comment last 4. Be respectful J @MciricmciMota Talking design
- 13. Thank you. For more, visit: ta| kingdesign. io J @MciricmciMota Talking design