A review by happy_stomach
Discussing Design: Improving Communication and Collaboration through Critique by Adam Connor, Aaron Irizarry

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!