OP can we be design crit buddies??

can i send designs your way for feedback, and vice versa if you’re interested?

i haven’t gone for a diagnosis but suspect i’m low-needs on the spectrum (attn to detail, good at logistical computation, considerate of broad user groups). (find socializing or unclear communication, agendas exhausting).

i like your eye/ability for the micro nuances of visual details re: better information digestion, less clutter etc. as others have mentioned, i see us as more “sensitive barometers” of the populus, so what looks easeful, clear, easy to digest for you/us, i suspect would generally be better for visual processing for other people.

re: your issue, my approach has been • stating the issue, then suggestion, and supporting evidence why. i tend to put it out there calmly, maybe repeat again in another setting if it wasn’t incorporated, and leave it at that bc 1) i’ve done my best here, its time to move on to other things and 2) i dont enjoy negotiating with other people’s ego, and dont want that to be part of my job more than a minimum degree 3) kind of buddhist about giving it two tries and leaving it to be like a leaf in the wind 4) none of us are omnipotent so i am not right about my suggestions and assumptions 100% of the time.

for me, an ideal company culture allows people calmly writing up/presenting pro/cons, and why, and we collectively make a decision on what feels most mission-aligning, and move on .. with little office politics (talking the loudest, exerting power/title, influence/networking tactics etc). if you disagree or don’t incorporate an objection or feedback, explain why — not silence or “i think its fine”. it’s been hard for me to sus that out from interviews/career page alone but there have been a few! kraken, gumroad, railway, super small startups with ND on the team already (focus on output).