THE REVIEW CHECKLIST

Creative reviews are like herding cats.

A browser-based creative review tool that keeps the brief, scores, feedback, and next steps together.

Human judgment. No AI in the tool.

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FERN & FIELD · ROUND 3Revise

THE GOALWin back lapsed plant customers.

Fern and Field plant advertisement shown in full1
01 / SCORE AGAINST THE BRIEF

CTA clarity 2 / 5

The next step is getting lost.

02 / PIN THE ISSUE

1 · The button blends into the ad.

03 / ASSIGN THE FIX

Increase the button’s contrast and size.

Maya · next revision
GIVE PEOPLE A WAY TO REVIEW

Will it ship, or go another round?

When nobody provides review criteria, personal taste becomes the default. Give everyone a way to connect what they see to what the work needs to do.

WITHOUT SHARED CRITERIA

“Do I like it?”

“Make it pop.”“Not sure about the blue.”“I like the first version.”

A reaction tells you what someone feels. It doesn’t yet tell you what to change.

WITH THE REVIEW CHECKLIST

“Does it do what we need?”

Goal matchDoes it serve the brief?
HierarchyWhat gets noticed first?
CTA clarityIs the next step obvious?

Same work. A more useful conversation.

FROM REACTION TO DIRECTION

“Make it pop.”

CTA CLARITY · ACTION FOR MAYA

“Increase the button’s contrast and size so the next step is obvious.”

You write the feedback and give the scores. There is no AI in the tool.

I love this checklist because of its ability to actually address the issues that matter and not allow clients to linger on superficial qualms that don't actually benefit the campaign.

Review Checklist

Caitlin Sedoff Epperson, Founder & Creative Strategist, Sedoff Epperson

INSIDE THE TOOL

From the brief to the next move.

Bring your creative and your brief. Review the work against 12 scoring areas, compare reviewers’ scores, then leave with a decision and a plan.

Built by Laura Siebert, a designer, art director, and former marketing director.

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01Keep the brief in view.
AUDIENCE

Who is this for?

GOAL

What does it need to do?

GUARDRAILS

What must stay true?

Keep the purpose beside the work, so it stays part of the conversation.

02Grade the work together.

Score the work against 12 areas across strategy fit, message, craft, and system. Compare reviewers’ scores to see agreement and differences.

Maya and Jordan reviewed the same sample. Switch reviewers, or choose Your review here to add your scores. The combined category grades update as you go.

Reviewing as

Score each area, 1 to 5 or N/A

1 misses · 3 partly · 5 nails it · N/A skips it

Strategy fit

1

Goal match

Does the work serve this campaign goal, not a nearby one?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 4 of 5.

2

Audience match

Does it speak to the people in the brief, in their words?

Maya scored it 5 of 5.Jordan scored it 4 of 5.

3

Funnel-stage match

Does the ask fit where they are in the funnel: Awareness, Consideration, Conversion, or Retention?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 5 of 5.

Message

4

Value clarity

Is the reason to act clear, and is it the right reason?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 3 of 5.

5

Message clarity

Can a first-time reader tell what this is and what to do?

Maya scored it 5 of 5.Jordan scored it 5 of 5.

Craft

6

Hierarchy

Does the eye land on the most important thing first?

Maya scored it 2 of 5.Jordan scored it 4 of 5.

CTA not prominent enough at scroll speed

7

Readability

Is every word legible at the size it will actually run?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 4 of 5.

8

CTA clarity

Is the next step obvious and easy to take?

Maya scored it 2 of 5.Jordan scored it 2 of 5.

Button weight needs work

9

Brand integrity

Does it look and sound like us, inside the guardrails?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 3 of 5.

10

Placement fit

Does it work in the feed or placement it ships to?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 4 of 5.

System

11

Variation purpose

Does this version test a clear, deliberate difference?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 3 of 5.

12

Learning potential

Win or lose, will we know why?

Maya scored it 4 of 5.Jordan scored it 4 of 5.

Combined grade · Maya + Jordan

Strategy fit

4.3

Message

4.3

Craft

3.3

System

3.8

An interactive sample of the tool’s review card. You give the scores; there is no AI grading.

03Pinpoint the feedback.
04Record the decision.

After grading and discussing the work, record Approve, Revise, or Reject. Then assign the fixes to named owners.

REVIEW DECISIONRevise

Next action: Increase CTA button contrast and size.

Assigned to: Maya

The grades support the call. You make the decision.

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THE REVIEW CHECKLIST

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  • Pins, markup, image and copy feedback.
  • Review decisions and actions with named owners.
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Is this an AI tool?

No. It gives you the structure and the shared language. You bring the eye; it doesn't review for you.

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What if it doesn't help?

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