Choosing a style family
Pick the family before you pick the pattern.
Rules
- Decision with options, table, or findings → Consulting exhibit.
- System topology, sequence, or swimlane → Cloud architecture.
- Title, section, or single punch → Executive sparse.
- Hero number or annotated chart as the story → Infographic / editorial.
- Do not invent a fifth family.
User recipe
Pick family first.
Check:
- Is it a decision with data? → Consulting exhibit
- Is it a system diagram? → Cloud architecture
- Is it a title or divider? → Executive sparse
- Is it a single number or annotated chart? → Infographic / editorial
Then pick a pattern.