Recent Critiques and Reviews

If you're interested in leveling up your design and development skills, the best way to learn is via real-world examples. James and Bryan offer critiques and reviews to help you get there! We publish them online so that everyone can learn from each other!

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  Resume review for Andrew Elick

  Resume review for Andrew Elick

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  Developer Resume Review - Part 7

  Resume Review - Part 7. I started this series of resume reviews in the hopes of helping aspiring developers get job opportunities!

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  React Code Review - A Blackjack Game

  In this video, I review React code in the form of an awesome looking blackjack game!

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  Florimond Manca's CodeSail blog

  In this critique, we'll take a look at a few design aspects: Vertical Spacing, Visual Hierarchy, Proper Icon usage for intent, Content Grouping via white space, Color Choices in code blocks

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  Resume Reviews - Part 3

  Reviewing Walker's resume, a Launch Code student and aspiring developer.

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  JC Smiley's Portfolio Design

  In this design critique, we'll take a look at the portfolio of JC Smiley. In this review, we'll talk about art direction of images, accessible colors, vertical spacing and more!

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  Anderson Joseph's Portfolio and blog design

  In this design critique, we'll be taking a look at Anderson Joseph's portfolio. The review has some tips on color, type treatment logos and as always, vertical spacing!

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  Resume Reviews - Part 2

  Reviewing JC Smiley's resume, a leader in the Memphis developer community!

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  Corey Alexander's Blog and logo design

  In this design critique, we'll take a look at https://coreyja.com and talk a little more about contrast, spacing and minute details to really polish your design.

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  Laurie Barth Blog/Speaker page laurieontech.com

  In this design critique, we take a look at the website of the amazing Laurie Barth: laurieontech.com

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  Resume Reviews - Part 1

  Helping developers get job opportunities by passing on resume tips!

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  Developer Code Review - Part 3

  In this Code Review, we will look at a React application built to track soccer workouts.

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  Learn. Build. Teach. with James Q. Quick

  This design critique is a special one for me. It features my friend James Quick and his educational resource site Learn. Build. Teach. I'm excited to share insights about improving the design, but also to share this amazing resource to learn more about development.

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  epicMail code review for @devDebelistic

  Code Reviews++ is a series where I take submitted projects from developers and give them some advice on how to improve. In this video, I will be looking at a project from Victor Awotibebe, @devDebelistic.

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  Danjel.dev portfolio website

  In this video, we'll take a look at another developer portfolio and give some tips and tricks around visual hierarchy and spacing.

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  @pixmy portfolio site

  This is a new series where I take user-submitted websites, apps and projects and provide design feedback.

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  J.C. Smiley's Dice Game

  Code Reviews++ is a series where I take submitted projects from developers and give them some advice on how to improve. In this video, I will be looking at a Dice game from a developer and friend JC Smiley.