Learner worksheet
Composition Critique Board
A composition critique board for judging whole-screen read, focal point, visual weight, rhythm, density, noise, AI critique, and one composition decision.
Output standard
A whole-screen composition critique with evidence notes and one product-facing composition decision.
Use when
Use in the composition lesson before judging polish or AI-generated UI quality.
Related sessions
Worksheet fields
Use this when the learner needs to zoom out from individual details and judge the whole screen.
Fields to complete
- Screen or UI sample
- Whole-screen read
- Focal point
- Competing focal points
- Visual weight and balance notes
- Rhythm and scan path notes
- Density notes
- Visual noise notes
- AI critique to accept/adapt/reject
- Composition decision sentence
Quality check
The board should explain what the screen communicates before details are read.
Check before accepting
- Whole-screen read is stated before details.
- Focal point matches the intended task.
- Visual weight and density are explained with evidence.
- Noise is separated from useful emphasis.
- The final decision includes product reason.
Starter prompt
Use this prompt after the learner has marked the whole-screen read.
Starter prompt
I am learning composition for product interface screens. Screen or rough UI: [describe the screen or paste a screenshot description] Please review the composition in practical design language. Return: 1. Whole-screen read: what the screen communicates before details are read. 2. Focal point: what draws the eye first, and whether that matches the task. 3. Visual weight: which elements feel heavy, light, loud, quiet, or misplaced. 4. Balance: where the screen feels crowded, empty, unstable, or too symmetrical. 5. Rhythm: how the eye moves across sections, cards, media, text, and actions. 6. Density: whether the screen is too crowded, too sparse, or appropriately dense. 7. Noise: decorative or competing elements that weaken the task. 8. AI risk: where a generated UI looks polished but has weak composition. 9. One improvement: the first composition decision I should make and why. Rules: - Do not give generic advice like "make it cleaner." - Connect composition to task, trust, reading, or action. - Separate visible evidence from taste. - Mark assumptions clearly. - Finish with one composition decision sentence.