jakezuke's review

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4.0

Decent review for industry veterans

For those who have been in the design industry for a while, we can tell ourselves, “We need to get better at critique.” Critique is like communication: very rarely will you be told you’re doing too

queen_perfection's review

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informative slow-paced

3.0

voldie's review against another edition

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1.0

Absolutely nothing conveyed in so many words.

nemvagyokitt's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

Super solid book for any designers

jessthanthree's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

happy_stomach's review

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2.0

This is another design book with a premise that seems noble--critique is a universal part of design organizations that's perpetuated with much complacency. Time for a shake-up, or at least a critical eye, right? The most memorable parts of this book are the definitions to commonplace terms, like critique, facilitation, active listening. The definitions seem more human and eloquent than the typical textbook glossary. Unfortunately, the rest of the book feels like a regurgitation of design books being published by the big publishers today. If based on design books alone, and specifically the profiles of designers included in design book sidebars, people working 100 years from now will think there were only 5 designers in our century!
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