| 1 | # Visual style: editorial |
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| 3 | Magazine-grade hierarchy. Columns, hairline rules, a serif / sans interplay, strong typographic structure. For finance, journalism, research, long-form analysis. |
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| 7 | ## 1. Shape & decoration |
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| 9 | - Shape language: rectilinear; thin rules and column dividers instead of cards. Rounding, when used, stays visually minimal. |
| 10 | - Composition geometry: an oversized drop cap or numeral anchoring the page; a pull quote breaking across columns; a full-height vertical rule the content hangs from; an asymmetric column split instead of mechanically even columns; a figure deliberately crossing a column edge. |
| 11 | - Decoration: hairline rules, kickers / eyebrows, pull quotes, drop-style emphasis — typographic, not graphic. Sparing. |
| 12 | - Whitespace: structured by columns and baseline rhythm; comfortable but information-rich. |
| 13 | - Multi-column text flow where content suits. |
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| 15 | ## 2. Typography character |
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| 17 | - Serif / sans interplay: a serif for headlines or pull quotes against a clean sans body (or the reverse). Clear role contrast. |
| 18 | - Strong vertical hierarchy: kicker → headline → standfirst → body. Generous leading. |
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| 20 | > Families are chosen at confirmation `g`; this style asks for an editorial serif/sans *pairing*, not specific fonts. |
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| 22 | ## 3. Using the deck's colors |
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| 24 | - Mostly monochrome text on a light field; a restrained accent may emphasize a rule, highlighted figure, or kicker. |
| 25 | - Restraint — color marks structure and emphasis, not decoration. |
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| 27 | > HEX values come from confirmation `e`; this style only governs the monochrome-with-structural-accent discipline — it names no colors. |
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| 29 | ## 4. Texture / elevation |
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| 31 | - Flat to barely-raised. Rules and whitespace separate content, not shadows. Shadow only on a genuine floating element. |
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| 33 | ## 5. Paired image-rendering |
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| 35 | `editorial` — magazine-style infographic look for AI images. |
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| 37 | ## 6. Illustration propensity |
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| 39 | **supportive** — editorial spot illustrations beside articles are classic here; use them where they lift a section or break text density, kept restrained. With no user steer this is the default lean; an explicit user request wins either way, and `image_usage: none` writes no illustration rows. |
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