Goal: comparison and selection
Reader: Decision makers choosing between options and recording why. Meta cluster: D — knowledge & expression Scenarios: 8 · Examples: 10
Scenarios
| Scenario | Tier | Engines | Example files |
|---|---|---|---|
| priority quadrant | T1 | infographic | backlog-priority-quadrant.md<br>scenario-planning-quadrant.md<br>test-automation-quadrant.md |
| architecture options | T2 | infographic | monolith-vs-modular.md |
| build or buy | T2 | infographic | buy-vs-build-comparison.md |
| decision record | T2 | html-css | decision-comparison-card.md |
| operating model | T2 | infographic | operating-model-option-map.md |
| packaging options | T2 | infographic | packaging-choice-cards.md |
| release tradeoffs | T2 | infographic | release-plan-tradeoff-fold.md |
| vendor scorecard | T2 | infographic | vendor-selection-scorecard.md |
Reading order
Quadrants to sort, two-sided folds for trade-offs, scorecards when the decision needs numbers.
Engines in this goal
- HTML/CSS — system architecture diagrams, cards and page-level layouts (no fence)
infographic— template-driven boards, sequences and comparisons
Details, limits and anti-patterns: ../engines/html-css.md · ../engines/infographic.md.
Palette
Every figure takes its colours from a theme. Pick one in
../styles/palette.md — the token contract, the theme index and the
per-engine blocks all start there.
Most figures in this set want Default. Depart from it for the medium, not the topic: Print when it may be photocopied, Contrast for low vision or large-print handouts, Vivid when it will be projected, Accessible when colour must not be the only cue, Editorial for long-form reading, Slate for technical reference, Pastel when the figure sits inside gentle prose, Nord for a cool Nordic register. Every theme is designed for a light ground — the set has no dark page.
Don't
- Quadrant slots named Q1–Q4 instead of the decision rule
- A scorecard with weights that are never shown