Standards
Evaluate against task success, not taste
- Review the work against task success, not decoration alone.
- Ask whether the user can orient, understand, act, recover, and trust.
- Include accessibility and evidence from the start.
Weak versus strong
Weak critique
Weak
The button looks boring.
Strong
The primary action is hard to find before comparison.
Useful standard
Weak
It feels modern.
Strong
The student can compare price, fit, and reason in one pass.
Decision
Weak
Try a different style.
Strong
Move ranking reason above secondary metadata.