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How Is the Hard Skills Score Calculated?
How Is the Hard Skills Score Calculated?

How is the CD Hard Skills score calculated.

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Score Calculation

For each performance pillar, we ask several questions during feedback reviews. You can score up to 10 points for each question. We then calculate the average score for that pillar and multiply it by 10, giving a maximum score of 100 for that pillar in that specific review. All the feedback scores are then averaged to give you the Total Pillar Score, which you see in your portal.

The weight of this score is x1.

Types of reviews where your Hard Skills are rated:

  • QA Checks

  • Client Reviews

  • Creatives Reviews

Sources for this score

QA Checks Questions & Points

Were the right amount of options or distinct concepts presented? Rate the creativity and quality of options

Production should include: no concepts + 1 extra idea.

Speed should include: 3+1 Concepts with Moodboards.

Creativity Work should include: 6+1 Concepts with Moodboards.

  • (+1 Point) Two concepts are missing based on the client plan

  • (+1 Point) One concept is missing based on the client plan

  • (+2 Points)The right amount of concepts or options of ideas was submitted based on the client plan (or based on the modified brief)

  • (+2 Points) Distinct concepts were created, rather than just different versions of the same concept (for speed or creativity). OR, how different versions (for production).

  • (+2 Points) 1 extra concept presented to the client

BONUS

  • (+2 Points) 2 extra concepts presented to the client

Color

  • (+3 points) Color choices are consistent throughout and make sense with brand identity

  • (+3 points) Chosen colors allow for sufficient contrast and readability

  • (+2 points) Colors contribute to a harmonious composition of the deliverable

  • (+2 points) 60-30-10 rule for colors is followed

Typography

  • (+2 points) No more than 3 different fonts are used

  • (+1 point) Font sizes create visual hierarchy and increase readability

  • (+1 point) No widow words

  • (+1 point) No weird spacing or misalignments of text elements within a text box

  • (+1 point) Spacing between lines of text is consistent and sufficient for readability

  • (+2 points) Spacing between titles and text is consistent

  • (+1 point) Justification of text doesn't create stretched lines of text

  • (+1 point) Capitalization (sentence vs title case) and hyphenation are consistent

Composition (Layout & Whitespace)

  • (+2 points) Text & Visuals are consistently aligned to a side or center

  • (+2 points) Margin & column sizes are equally distributed

  • (+1 point) No weird negative space, sufficient space around elements,

  • (+1 point) Whitespace creates enough contrast

  • (+2 points) Consistency of patterns, lines, icons are from the same family and of similar style

  • (+2 points) Patterns, shapes, icons are used for creating a visual hierarchy (vs filling in white space)

Creatives Review Questions

  • How did creatives rate your skill Level in Design Process, Project Process, Design Sense, Marketing, Content and Copywriting, etc.?

Client Review Questions

  • How did clients rate how well the team understand their brand?

  • How did clients rate the amount of options and concepts provided?

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