The phrase "design by committee" evokes a range of emotions from designers, mostly the kind you save for an arch-nemesis (think Lex Luthor) or expend on your Windows-based PC. A quick search will uncover a variety of articles and jokes bemoaning the process, and with good reason; it has long been the Achilles’ heel of many a designer’s creative freedom.

However, as enjoyable as it can be to slam the design feedback process, there are steps you can take to make the most out of it — because let’s face it — you usually don’t have a choice to design on your own (and if you do, consider yourself lucky).

In fact, there may even be situations when design by committee (when managed effectively) produces better results than a single design dictator could produce on their own. Like the old proverb says, "two heads are better than one," which can result in additional experience (knowledge of what has worked and what hasn’t in the past), combined creativity, unique viewpoints and efficient error checking.

You can read my article, along with 6 design by committee strategies, in full at Six Revisions.

The new Concept Feedback Web Roast series gives you a shot at reviewing some of the web's most popular sites. This week, the featured website is Mashable.com, the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture. So go ahead, show us your skills and submit your own review! As an added bonus, every Web Roast has 100 credits up for grabs (10 credits per award)!

If you have a website suggestion for a future web roast, let us know in the comments. We plan to post a new Web Roast each week, so stay tuned via Twitter or RSS to get in early.

2 months ago we spent some time brainstorming and discussing (thanks again to all who participated!) how to improve website review quantity and quality on Concept Feedback. A lot of people provided great ideas and alternatives, all of which went in to consideration during implementation. Earlier this week, we released credit system 3.0 (or something like that), which now offers credit rewards on all concept types (free, basic, mainstream and pro).

Credits can be earned in two ways: by reviewing any website (1 credit automatically) or by being awarded bonus credits (anywhere from 1-5 credits per review) by the concept owner for a great review. If bonus credits are not awarded by the concept owner within 1 week, Concept Feedback automatically distributes them based on vote count.

• Free: 5 credits, 1 credit per award
• Basic: 10 credits, 2 credits per award
• Mainstream: 25 credits, 5 credits per award
• Professional: 50 credits, 5 credits per award

Remember, credits can be used to any type of concept, including Premium Concepts (eventually, you may also be able to use them for Private and Expert website feedback). So go find some lonely concepts and earn some extra credits! If you have comments or additional ideas for the system, let us know, we're always listening!