I actually agree with most of what you're saying here. Which statement in particular do you believe lowers the bar? I've said a few and admittedly not all of them raise the bar.

To be clear, I was trying to say that, although "I don't like this" is rarely useful, it can be. It's certainly more useful than saying nothing at all. Especially if it kickstarts a discussion where the person receiving the feedback can tease out more useful insights. But I agree with you that there are many better ways to give feedback.

In the original article I try to encourage feedback of all kinds and link to other articles by smarter people than me who have given tips on how to give useful feedback. My hope is that it leads to more conversations which make both parties grow.

I don't think your point ("such feedback isn't helpful to anyone") stands at all. I can think of scenarios where it can be helpful to someone. For example, "I don't like it" could be very helpful feedback if your goal is for people to like your work. If it isn't, then you can easily dismiss the feedback and move on.

Are there more helpful ways to phrase feedback? Absolutely! The receiver of the feedback can tease out such ways by asking the questions you mentioned if they're inclined to do so. The onus is on the designer receiving the feedback to choose what to do with it. After all, feedback is a gift :)

Thanks! That's Pablo Stanley's beautiful work!

Thanks! You can actually find the podcast on iTunes, Google, and Stitcher! Or tap the "subscribe" button and it will link you to your podcast app of choice :)

It's our pleasure!

You're welcome! Sketch fills all day everyday!

You can actually prototype for mobile VR using Unity for Mac as well! Our goal was to make these resources as inclusive as possible and meet people where they are in terms of design tools and preferred OS.

Hi Edgar! I'm sorry to hear you've gone through some rough times. I too have difficulty finding other designers like me within tech. I recently created this group for Hispanic designers to learn and know each other, if you or any other 'outsiders' are interested :) https://www.facebook.com/groups/uximpostores/

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Thanks for the feedback! Good food for thought :)