Over the past 8 years we’ve invested in over 30 startups and have partnered with dozens of top design teams, from early stage to public companies.

If the first paragraph of text is bold it will be styled as a lede

---

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Heading 6

---

Buttons

This is a dark navy button

Links that have the code feature and italics applied to them

This is mint button

Links that have the code feature only applied to them

---

Images

Standard Width Photo

Texted entered into the alt text of the image will show up as a caption

Wide Photo

Type "WIDE" into the alt text. You can include a caption after that if you want or not.

Full Width Photo

Type "FULL" into the alt text. You can include a caption after that if you want or not.

---

Paragraph

Default

Over the past 8 years we’ve invested in over 30 startups and have partnered with dozens of top design teams, from early stage to public companies.

Keep an eye out for signs that trust is fading as your team grows. “When people aren’t having candid, early-and-often type of conversations, and not showing napkin sketches or wireframes, you know something has gone awry, said Bradley Artziniega, a design lead at Medium. The purpose of design critiques are to solicit feedback on work at all stages of development. When presenting nearly finished or even finished work becomes the norm at every design critique, it’s a sign that designers no longer feel they can bring early-stage ideas in front of the group in a productive or safe way.

Another indicator is unequal participation or lack of productive discussion among meeting attendees. Missed meetings or dread can be a sign that critiques have stopped being helpful or that they’ve even become a point of anxiety for team members. When we repeatedly cancel our standing design critique meeting, we can surmise that it’s no longer valuable to the team. This is when we shake up the process, said Amanda.

Regardless of role or size of team, we hope these insights will inspire thoughtful discussion about how to adapt your design critique to meet your team’s needs and how to maintain a culture of trust.

---

Lists

Ordered

1. Name a facilitator to keep the meeting on track.

2. Before the meeting, ask each presenter sign up for the amount of time they need for feedback.

3. When presenting your work, always state which aspects of the work you’re seeking feedback on.

4. Give feedback one by one around the room. Stop when time is up or when a round of feedback yields only 1’ or pass.’

5. When receiving feedback on your work, just listen. Speak up only to respond to a clarifying question.

Unordered

• Name a facilitator to keep the meeting on track.

• Before the meeting, ask each presenter sign up for the amount of time they need for feedback.

• When presenting your work, always state which aspects of the work you’re seeking feedback on.

• Give feedback one by one around the room. Stop when time is up or when a round of feedback yields only 1’ or pass.’

• When receiving feedback on your work, just listen. Speak up only to respond to a clarifying question.

---

Quotes

Standard without citation

Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.

Standard with citation

Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.

— Dan Morgan

Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.

Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.

— Dan Morgan

Medium

Another indicator is unequal participation or lack of productive discussion among meeting attendees.

— Devin Jacoviello

Large

Another indicator is unequal participation or lack of productive discussion among meeting attendees.

— Devin Jacoviello

Quote with avatar

This is a quote with an image of the author. It's a small quote and it was written by Copilot.

— Dan M

Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.

— Dan M

Small Image with Medium Quote

We believe in designed design. Some people do not like design.

— Ben Blumenfeld

Small Image with Medium Quote

Coming soon?

---

Tables

Normal

Wide

Coming soon?

---

Callouts

Standard content-width

{{start callout}}

Why creative service providers work the way they do

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Omnis minus inventore iusto, error eum, enim magnam cupiditate quam vitae at dolore nobis ab minima voluptas culpa, harum consectetur! Voluptatem, blanditiis!

After being in-house and at agencies of all sizes, I chose to work as a freelancer to work more closely with clients and to have more flexibility in the work I take on. I like to attract companies in their early stages where I can collaborate with co-founders to shape their brand or redo their brand, making a big impact upfront and setting them up for success so they can look professional for funding. At a big agency, it was a lot less about shaping new brands and a lot more about working within an existing brand and doing a specific campaign or touchpoint.

— Jessica Strelioff, independent designer and creative director

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Omnis minus inventore iusto, error eum, enim magnam cupiditate quam vitae at dolore nobis ab minima voluptas culpa, harum consectetur! Voluptatem, blanditiis!

Another indicator is unequal participation or lack of productive discussion among meeting attendees.

— Devin Jacoviello

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Omnis minus inventore iusto, error eum, enim magnam cupiditate quam vitae at dolore nobis ab minima voluptas culpa, harum consectetur! Voluptatem, blanditiis!

• Name a facilitator to keep the meeting on track.

• Before the meeting, ask each presenter sign up for the amount of time they need for feedback.

• When presenting your work, always state which aspects of the work you’re seeking feedback on.

• Give feedback one by one around the room. Stop when time is up or when a round of feedback yields only 1’ or pass.’

• When receiving feedback on your work, just listen. Speak up only to respond to a clarifying question.

{{end callout}}

Wide content-width

{{start callout cookie wide}}

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Omnis minus inventore iusto, error eum, enim magnam cupiditate quam vitae at dolore nobis ab minima voluptas culpa, harum consectetur! Voluptatem, blanditiis!

Another indicator is unequal participation or lack of productive discussion among meeting attendees.

— Devin Jacoviello

{{end callout}}

---

Video Embed

Standard content-width

Wide content-width:

Coming soon?

Looping video (youtube)

---

Linked Item

Coming soon?