Thank you for thoughtful article.

Good reads on this topic:
https://medium.com/adventures-in-ux-design/improving-design-with-critique-2a981dd8ba0f — this one analyses difference between critique and criticism, and has useful insights

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-critiques/ — how to do a design critique session properly

https://twitter.com/mgoldst/status/634446580297375744?lang=en — handful guide, made as “design meme” of examples how to and how -not to- give design feedback