Response - written critiques

I like the idea of the written peer reviews we did in class today; I'm looking forward to getting the critique sheets back and hearing everybody's ideas. As I was reviewing other's work, I found myself wanting to ask questions about their decisions (as we could do in during the oral presentations/critique sessions in our lab of the first mag. design course). Instead, we were forced to evaluate the design as readers would, with no verbal explanation as to the intentions (which was hard!). Another important element was balancing positive remarks and areas for improvement. I know that I sometimes have a hard time taking criticism, so I think this class will be great at helping me get over that. Everyone in the class seems to have great ideas, so I think we will all benefit from learning from each other and helping eachother with brainstorming and design revisions.