Core Workflows
What Design Review is for
Design Review helps teams examine mockups and flows against product context and evidence.
What this helps with: Clarify when to use design critique and how it fits into the broader workflow.
Best use cases
Design Review is strongest when the project already has a grounded foundation and supporting evidence.
Use it to review mockups, screens, and user journeys.
Use it after discovery and research have clarified what matters.
Use it when design decisions should be checked against known user friction.
How it fits
Design Review is part of the system loop, not a disconnected screen.
Discovery defines the project and user reality.
Research methods and evidence expose the real problems.
Design Review checks whether interface decisions align with that reality.
What to avoid
A design critique is weaker when the system foundation is weak.
Do not expect high-quality critique from an undefined project.
Do not use Design Review as a replacement for discovery or research.