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DSG-I-06 Visual Design Consistency Intermediate

Stylistic Consistency Across Elements

The same visual rules (colors, corner radii, line weights, shadows) repeating across a set of multiple elements without drift between them.

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.

  • Level 1 Below Standard

    Every element in the set follows different rules, and the elements do not appear to belong to one system.

    Example Buttons with sharp corners, rounded corners, and mismatched thickness all on one page.

  • Level 2 Approaching

    One rule stays consistent (like color) while other rules (corners, shadows) shift without justification between elements.

    Example All buttons share the same color but a different corner radius every time.

  • Level 3 At Standard

    A core set of visual rules (color, corner radius, line weight) repeats reliably across most elements in the set.

    Example The same corner radius applied to every card and button.

  • Level 4 Above Standard

    A fully coherent, implicitly documented rule system stays consistent even in rare elements or edge-case states.

    Example The error state following the same corner and shadow system as the default state.

  • Level 5 Excellence

    Every element in the set, however small or rarely it appears, follows the exact same visual rules with not a single detectable exception.

    Example A rarely used corner icon following the exact same color-and-corner system as everything else.

Where does your own work sit on these levels?

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