The importance of self critique.

I recently posted on social media of the 1st styling of this tree, if you haven’t yet seen it, I will include the pictures on here too.

I thought this would be a great opportunity to share a bit of my self critique process and the importance of the practice thereof.

Okay let’s get into it. The blue lines indicate 45 degree angles, I know right, how interesting is it where good design and angles intertwine. I didn’t intend on an exact 45 degree line it’s just what came of the design nor does a good design have to be 45 degrees. The critical point here is the cohesiveness of angle drop for every branch. Let’s now take a look at that red line and the yellow triangle. That last pad looks slightly out of place doesn’t it? Now this isn’t a major flaw of design nor unfixable but it highlights an area that could have been improved upon, even if just by that 1 percent. I would have preferred that pad to move slightly left at the end.

Taking photos of your trees can be a great way to self critique, it may be after an initial design or years of progression. Having a reference point to work from is key. Secondly be real with yourself, you’ll learn way faster.

Everything can be improved upon, the tree; us as individuals, it just requires us to engage with a mindset of humility and commitment to the concept of life learning.

The more we self critique, the better we can critique others.