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The Rubric Bank — with all five levels

234 written Arabic criteria, each with five anchors describing exactly what separates one level from the next. These are the same criteria your work is measured against — open to read before you pay anything.

Having your own work read against one criterion (optional):

Price: 7 SAR · Included in Pro & Artist Plus · First one free — Pricing details

Art
Skill
Level

25 criteria

DSG-B-01 Construction Beginner
Visual Hierarchy

Guiding viewer's eye with clear visual priorities

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DSG-B-02 Taste Beginner
White Space

Using empty space as active design element, not waste

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DSG-B-03 Taste Beginner
Typography Choice

Font selection, harmony, and suitability for content and audience

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DSG-B-04 Taste Beginner
Color Scheme

Selecting harmonious color palette expressing identity or message

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DSG-B-05 Construction Beginner
Consistency

Unifying visual elements throughout design to create cohesive identity

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DSG-B-06 Construction Beginner
Alignment & Grid

Aligning element positions to a grid and alignment lines that give the design order

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DSG-B-07 Construction Beginner
Visual Contrast

Using differences in size, color, and weight to build distinction and focus

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DSG-B-08 Taste Beginner
Visual Balance

Distributing the visual weight of elements so the design settles without tilt

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DSG-B-09 Construction Beginner
Proximity & Grouping

Grouping related elements and separating unrelated ones to clarify relationships

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DSG-B-10 Taste Beginner
Scale & Proportion

The relationship among element sizes and their fit to one another and to the space

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DSG-B-11 Expression Beginner
Iconography Clarity

Designing symbols and icons understood instantly without explanation

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DSG-B-12 Construction Beginner
Readability

Ease of reading text in terms of size, spacing, and line length

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DSG-B-13 Taste Beginner
Brand Fit

How well the design expresses the brand's personality, values, and audience

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DSG-B-14 Construction Beginner
Visual Rhythm

Building rhythm through repetition and variation of elements that guide eye movement

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DSG-B-15 Construction Beginner
Responsive Adaptation

The design remaining cohesive and effective across different sizes and media

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DSG-B-16 Construction Beginner
Modular Type Scale

Building text sizes on a consistent proportional scale that serves hierarchy instead of arbitrary sizes.

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DSG-B-17 Construction Beginner
Text Contrast Accessibility

Ensuring sufficient contrast between text and its background per WCAG so everyone can read it.

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DSG-B-18 Taste Beginner
Color-System Logic

Building a colour system with clear roles (primary/accent/neutral) that scales, not a random gathering of colours.

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DSG-B-19 Consistency Beginner
Spacing-System Consistency

Using a fixed spacing scale (4/8) and optically tuned spacing instead of arbitrary gaps.

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DSG-B-20 Construction Beginner
Arabic Letterform Integrity

Correct connection and shaping of Arabic letters without breaking or distortion, with awareness of script and kashida as an aesthetic decision.

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DSG-B-21 Construction Beginner
RTL Layout Correctness

Laying out right-to-left for Arabic content: direction, alignment, and mirroring of directional elements.

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DSG-B-22 Taste Beginner
Arabic–Latin Pairing Harmony

Pairing an Arabic typeface with a Latin one so visual weight, x-height, and tone match.

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DSG-B-23 Taste Beginner
Diacritics & Tashkeel Handling

Handling Arabic diacritics so they read without crowding and serve clarity and beauty.

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DSG-B-24 Imagination Beginner
Mark Reductiveness

Reducing a logo to the simplest form that stays legible and distinctive across sizes.

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