The Rubric Bank — with all five levels

Whether every evaluative judgment is paired with a specific pointer to an actual location or detail in the work that grounds it

Whether evidentiary grounding is sustained throughout the text, rather than concentrated in one paragraph while the rest of the critique is unmoored judgment

The critic's use of the discipline's own terms (composition, rhythm, contrast, plot, maqam...) with their precise conventional meaning in that art, rather than as loose metaphor

Whether the critique has a clear structure (a framing opening, an analytical body, a concluding close) rather than scattered, unordered observations

Whether the text actually delivers on the critique type the critic selected (descriptive/analytical/evaluative), rather than claiming one type while practicing another

Distributing elements in the work to create visual balance and guide the eye

Quality and confidence of drawn line and stroke's suitability to what it describes

Repeating visual elements in a way that creates movement and rhythm in the work

Mastery of tools and techniques used in the work

Creating sense of depth and third dimension in two-dimensional space

Consciously using empty spaces to create meaning and balance

Guiding viewer's eye with clear visual priorities

Unifying visual elements throughout design to create cohesive identity

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

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

Grouping related elements and separating unrelated ones to clarify relationships

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

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

The design remaining cohesive and effective across different sizes and media

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

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

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

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

Visual elements aligned to consistent grid columns and margins that organize the composition without arbitrary placement.