Comments on: Let’s Get Critical. http://gluue.com/2011/01/lets-get-critical/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Jussi Pasanen http://gluue.com/2011/01/lets-get-critical/comment-page-1/#comment-16659 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:21:27 +0000 http://gluue.com/?p=2686#comment-16659 No worries at all Joe. Just spotted this over at Think Vitamin too, very timely:

The Art of the Design Critique By Aarron Walter
http://thinkvitamin.com/design/the-art-of-the-design-critique/

]]> By: Joe http://gluue.com/2011/01/lets-get-critical/comment-page-1/#comment-16467 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:52:23 +0000 http://gluue.com/?p=2686#comment-16467 Jussi,
Thanks for writing back!

]]> By: Jussi Pasanen http://gluue.com/2011/01/lets-get-critical/comment-page-1/#comment-16271 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:36:26 +0000 http://gluue.com/?p=2686#comment-16271 Hi there, I tend to agree. Some practical suggestions might help get things started, and in that vein this Mashable post is a good summary of some of the web design feedback tools available: http://mashable.com/2010/07/22/web-design-feedback-tools/

I realise that being measuredly critical – and ready to receive and act on critique – is not specifically a “tools” issue. This article includes practical guidelines for giving and receiving constructive web design criticism: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/02/web-design-criticism-a-how-to/

I also agree with you that Twitter is not a suitable medium for proper design criticism. Many tweets are typed in during momentary frustration and don’t give a balanced view of the overall experience. Personally I can’t stand this “drive-by criticism” – Jazon Z. of 37signals recently wrote a good post about this, too: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2732-there-is-no-place-for-just-shitting-all-over-other-peoples-work

Thanks for a good post, and an interesting call to action!

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