Design Mentoring

Mentoring Structure

1. Weekly 1:1 (30 min): Current work, blockers, growth
2. Portfolio review (monthly): Review recent work deeply
3. Skill development (quarterly): Identify growth areas, set goals

Giving Growth Feedback

• Be specific: 'The spacing between these sections creates unclear grouping' not 'The layout needs work'
• Explain why: Connect the feedback to a principle
• Show alternatives: Don't just criticize, demonstrate
• Acknowledge progress: Note improvements from previous feedback
• Separate craft from taste: Craft is learnable (spacing, hierarchy). Taste develops with exposure.

Growth Path

Level	Focus	Key Skills