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When giving feedback on a project, you want to be clear and constructive. Think about the color, organization, shapes, and how the design makes you feel.
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- Books to Scrape - This is the website you should critique in this practice session.
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[MUSIC]
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Hi, I'm Nick.
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One of the most important skills to
have as a UX designer is the ability to
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give and receive feedback on a project.
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Feedback is what makes
us better designers.
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Each person brings their
own unique viewpoint and
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looks at your project
through their own lens.
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When giving feedback on a project,
you wanna be clear and constructive.
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Think about the color, organization,
shapes, and how the design makes you feel.
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Today, we're going to
critique Books to Scrape.
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This is an educational site used for
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developers to practice
scraping content from the web.
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When starting a critique, first try to
think of who the users are for the site.
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Keep them in mind as you are critiquing.
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One great place to start is the strengths.
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What is working well in
the design you're critiquing?
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Which elements would the user
appreciate or enjoy?
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Once you've listed out the strengths,
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start thinking about
the design's weaknesses.
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Where could be the design be stronger?
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What would make a better experience for
the user?
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Think about the elements and
principles of design, design patterns and,
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of course, the users.
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Give the designer a few ideas or
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suggestions to turn their
weaknesses into strengths.
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You don't have to fix their whole
design or give an answer for
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every weakness, but
it can help to give them a place to start.
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Let's take a look at the website
called Books to Scrape.
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You can find a link to it in
the notes associated with this video.
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Click around and start taking notes on the
strengths and weaknesses you are noticing.
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Put together your feedback, and
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in the next video,
I'll show you what I came up with.
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