Design feedback that leads to clear changes

Give reviewers a task

A review becomes more useful when people know what they are testing. Instead of asking whether they like a homepage, ask them to find the offer, explain it in their own words and identify the next action. For a product mockup, give them one journey such as finding a project or opening a contact.

Share the correct starting screen and explain whether they are looking at a concept, a clickable prototype or a live service. This prevents sample data and illustrative controls from being mistaken for production behaviour.

Keep each note specific

A useful note contains three parts: where the issue is, what happened and what you expected. Pin it close to the relevant element whenever possible. Include the visible label rather than relying only on colour or position, which can change between screen sizes.

• “On the homepage, the secondary button is hard to distinguish from the caption.”
• “In the sidebar, put the team view directly below project management.”
• “On a phone, the long title overlaps the action button.”

Separate copy corrections from workflow questions. That makes it easier to resolve simple changes while discussing decisions that affect several screens.

Turn notes into reviewable edits

The Reclaw project uses a hosted preview and a feedback Canvas in DEXTR. Codex and Claude Code can help implement the requested changes, while the person reviewing remains responsible for checking the result.

Avoid combining unrelated requests into a single vague prompt. State the intended outcome, preserve useful constraints and give the implementation room to solve the layout. Then compare the revised screen against the original request.

Close the loop

Review the changed state and one adjacent state: for example, a menu both open and closed, a form before and after validation, or the same layout on desktop and phone. Mark a note resolved only when the visible result matches the request.

For a campaign rather than a product interface, use the same process across the landing page and supporting assets. The venue hire guide and team offsite kit provide concrete starting points.