Collaboration

Design review rituals that save time

Jul 22, 20247 min readBy Hana Mahmoud
Floating review notes and timeline dots

Run weekly reviews that keep feedback focused, prevent rework, and keep creative momentum high.

Set a cadence

Keep reviews on the same day and time each week.

Consistency allows the team to prepare and reduces surprise changes.

Limit attendees to decision-makers so feedback stays focused and actionable.

Use a decision log

Capture final decisions immediately after each review.

It avoids re-litigating the same topics in future rounds.

Keep the log in a shared doc so anyone can reference past decisions quickly.

Keep feedback actionable

Frame feedback as a user problem to solve, not just a visual preference.

Actionable notes speed up revisions and reduce churn.

Bundle notes by priority to prevent a long list of low-impact tweaks.