How To Give UX Design Feedback

👉Now, we all know that giving and receiving design feedback is no fun.

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Author: @misaac85

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🙃We both loathe and crave it. ⁣

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🦋It is essential for our growth as designers, yet we would prefer that our designs go straight to production.⁣

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❤️Here are 8 things I learned to apply when giving and receiving design feedback, to hopefully make your feedback sessions a little easier on everyone involved.

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1. Start with heart⁣

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2. They will be defensive⁣

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3. Say Thank-You ⁣

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4. Be specific in critique & praise⁣

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5. This is what all that data is for⁣

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6. Please don’t do group critiques⁣

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7. Use questions, not directives⁣

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8. Use positive reinforcement ⁣

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💡Being a UX designer is about solving problems, not pixel-pushing. ⁣

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🔎 Being a UX Manager is about asking questions and allowing your designers to find the right solution.