Detail & Simplification
Ability to choose details that serve the work and remove what distracts
The five levels
Each anchor describes what separates one level from the next — not a general description of quality. This is the text the evaluator itself reads.
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Level 1 Below Standard
Either excessive detail or complete poverty of it
Example Overcrowded work with everything, or empty work telling nothing
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Level 2 Approaching
Details present but unclear which are important
Example Everything at same detail level — no priorities
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Level 3 At Standard
Appropriate detail in main areas with reasonable simplification
Example Face more detailed than background — clear hierarchy
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Level 4 Above Standard
Deliberate detail selection highlighting the essence
Example Detail in right place reinforces overall meaning
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Level 5 Exemplary
Only essential details — everything is necessary
Example Removing any element weakens the entire work
Where does your own work sit on these levels?
Submit one work to be read against this criterion alone: your position across the five levels, why you are not higher and why not lower, three literal quotes from your own work, and one exercise with its success check. Your first card is free.
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