Running Design Reviews

Scope

Covers

• Planning a design review with a clear decision and requested feedback type(s)
• Running a live demo–centered critique (or async review when needed)
• Capturing feedback without “design-by-committee”
• Synthesizing feedback using Value → Ease of Use → Delight prioritization
• Recording decisions, tradeoffs, and follow-ups so the review changes the work

When to use

• “Prepare and run a design critique for this Figma prototype.”
• “We need a structured design review agenda and feedback log.”
• “Help us review this flow and decide what to change before we ship.”
• “Turn messy comments into prioritized feedback + next steps.”