Crits...

Good and bad things in a crit:

Good Feedback

*Honest
*Constructive
*Relevant
*Realistic (timing and methods)
*Focused
*Considered
*Progressive (don't say what has already been said)
*Concise

Bad Feedback

*One word answers
*Nice (way of saying it's shit)
*Not reading the brief
*Unfocused
*Bullshitting
*Tactless
*Lack of engagement
*Lack of enthusiasm

Good Organisation

*Sign up sheets
*Organised work in chronological order
*Selective
*Self evaluation
*Annotation
*Not having every piece of work for whole brief
*Don't take work if you know the direction the brief is heading
*Common themes (having crits where typographers are critted with other typographers)
*Format
*Pitch/Presentation
*Prepared Questions
*Looking at others blogs who are in your crit

Bad Organisation

*Ill prepared
*Vague questions
*Large crit group sizes (no more than 6)
*Who starts presenting in a crit??
*No access to blogs (macs)