Choosing a style family

Pick the family before you pick the pattern.

Rules

  1. Decision with options, table, or findings → Consulting exhibit.
  2. System topology, sequence, or swimlane → Cloud architecture.
  3. Title, section, or single punch → Executive sparse.
  4. Hero number or annotated chart as the story → Infographic / editorial.
  5. Do not invent a fifth family.

User recipe

Pick family first.

Check:

  1. Is it a decision with data? → Consulting exhibit
  2. Is it a system diagram? → Cloud architecture
  3. Is it a title or divider? → Executive sparse
  4. Is it a single number or annotated chart? → Infographic / editorial

Then pick a pattern.