As designers, we often need to make sure the developed product looks and behaves as we designed it. This design review is a crucial step in any product design process — it ensures quality, catches issues early, and creates a clear communication channel between design and development teams.
Over the years, I've developed a simple but effective template that helps structure this review process. Whether you're a solo designer or part of a large team, having a standardized approach to design reviews saves time and prevents things from falling through the cracks.
Let's Break It Down
The template includes the following fields for each review item:
- Date — When the review was conducted
- Epic/Story — The relevant Jira ticket or user story
- Mockups — Link to the original design files (Figma, Sketch, etc.)
- PM Owners — The product manager(s) responsible
- Designers — The designer(s) who created the mockups
- Reviewer — Who is conducting the review
- Image — Screenshot of the current implementation
- Severity: Low — Minor visual inconsistencies (spacing, colors slightly off)
- Severity: Medium — Functional or interaction issues that affect usability
- Severity: High — Critical issues that block the user or break the experience
- What's Wrong — Clear description of the discrepancy between design and implementation
- Screenshots — Visual evidence showing the issue
💡 Prioritize issues by severity. High-severity items should be fixed before launch, medium items in the next sprint, and low items can be batched for a polish sprint.
Get the Template
I've created a Google Doc template that you can copy and adapt for your own team's workflow. It's designed to be simple enough to actually use — because the best process is one that people follow consistently.
Download the UX/UI Design Review Template (Google Doc) ↗
Feel free to modify it to fit your team's needs. The key is consistency — use it for every feature release, and you'll catch issues before they reach your users.
