# Design Critique Report

## Context

- **Design:** [Page/feature/component being reviewed]
- **Designer:** [Name]
- **Reviewer:** [Name]
- **Date:** [Date]
- **Fidelity:** Wireframe / Low-fi mockup / High-fi mockup / Prototype / Live product
- **Persona:** [Target user]
- **Primary task:** [What the user is trying to accomplish]
- **Review type:** Quick review / Heuristic evaluation / Full critique

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## First Impression (5-Second Scan)

- **What is this page about?** [Answer]
- **What is the primary action?** [Answer]
- **Where would you click first?** [Answer]
- **Anything confusing?** [Answer]

**Overall first impression:** Clear / Mostly clear / Unclear

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## Findings

### Finding 1: [Issue title]

**Severity:** 0-Cosmetic / 1-Minor / 2-Moderate / 3-Major / 4-Catastrophe
**Principle:** [Heuristic or UX law violated]
**Location:** [Where in the design]

**What's wrong:**
[Description of the issue]

**Why it matters for the user:**
[Impact on the user's task or experience]

**Recommendation:**
[Specific, actionable fix]

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### Finding 2: [Issue title]

**Severity:** 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
**Principle:** [Heuristic or UX law]
**Location:** [Where]

**What's wrong:**
[Description]

**Why it matters:**
[Impact]

**Recommendation:**
[Fix]

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### Finding 3: [Issue title]

**Severity:** 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
**Principle:** [Heuristic or UX law]
**Location:** [Where]

**What's wrong:**
[Description]

**Why it matters:**
[Impact]

**Recommendation:**
[Fix]

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## What's Working Well

> Always call out what works. This reinforces good patterns and keeps the critique constructive.

- [Positive observation 1]
- [Positive observation 2]
- [Positive observation 3]

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## Missing States Check

| State | Present? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Default | Yes / No | |
| Hover | Yes / No | |
| Focus | Yes / No | |
| Disabled | Yes / No | |
| Loading | Yes / No | |
| Error | Yes / No | |
| Success | Yes / No | |
| Empty | Yes / No | |

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## Summary

| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| 4 — Catastrophe | _ |
| 3 — Major | _ |
| 2 — Moderate | _ |
| 1 — Minor | _ |
| 0 — Cosmetic | _ |

### Top 3 Priorities

1. [Most critical finding — what to fix first]
2. [Second priority]
3. [Third priority]

### Suggested Next Steps

- [ ] [Immediate action]
- [ ] [Follow-up action]
- [ ] [Research or testing needed]
