Knowing what tactic to take when someone criticizes your design is important. Designers need to recognize, accept, and seek out valid criticism, while deflecting false criticisms and defusing aesthetic arguments.
Index Terms:
design criticism, illogical arguments, judgments, aesthetics, design complexity
Citation:
Rebecca J. Wirfs-Brock, "Handling Design Criticism," IEEE Software, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 12-14, May/June 2007, doi:10.1109/MS.2007.76