At Loft Design, we love connecting with our design community to share work, bounce off ideas, and offer a window into our design process.
It was great seeing so many talented designers on the call. They shared their work, took feedback on it in real time, and asked each other good questions. We came away with a new energy ourselves.Big thanks to the Loft designers who volunteered as reviewers. They spent their afternoon giving thoughtful, specific feedback, and engaging with our community.
If you missed this one, we’ll be hosting another one early next year. Follow along here and we’ll post when the next one is open!
Event Format:
We had breakout rooms to ensure that everyone gets high-quality feedback while learning from their peers with the following information
1-on-2 Mentorship: Each participant will be in a room with two Loft designers for a direct review of their work.
Small Group Learning: You’ll be joined by 3-4 other reviewees in your breakout room. You are encouraged to listen to other critiques and stay to hear the feedback given to your peers, it's a great way to see different design approaches in action.
20-Minute Deep Dives: Every participant will have a dedicated 15-minute window to walk through their projects.
Shared Insights: Some of the best reflections come from hearing how others solve similar design challenges.
Tips for an efficient 20-Minute Review
To make the most of your time with in the session, we recommended the following:
Curate Your Work: 15 minutes goes by fast! Pick 1 or 2 key projects that best showcase your work rather than trying to show your entire portfolio.
Test Your Tech: Ensure your microphone is working and your portfolio (PDF or Website) is ready to be screen-shared before you enter the breakout room.
Have a Specific Question: Are you looking for feedback on your storytelling, your technical execution, or your layout? Let us know upfront in hte session so we can tailor our advice.
Be a Great Peer: Since you’ll be sharing the room with other designers, feel free to take notes during their sessions, you might find their feedback just as helpful as your own!
In her research and design work, Saloni believes that products aren't discarded because they have no value; rather, they're replaced because they fail to keep up with people and their needs. This realization has led her to focus on developing products and experiences that evolve with the user while remaining empathetic to how they can improve lives. As an industrial designer, Saloni is passionate about bringing together design, engineering, and business to tackle pressing challenges around us. She has worked in a variety of fields, including social innovation, healthcare, sustainable product development, and consumer products.
Prior to Loft, Saloni got her master’s degree at MIT where she saw how the design process can be a key component to bring state-of-the-art solutions can to life. Her work at MIT ranged from conducting user research in zero gravity to make space more inclusive at the Media Lab, developing accessible pregnancy tests for people with vision impairments, and measuring the body's hydration levels at the Gray lab, IMES.