# Style Balance Rubric

## Core Principle

Be bold, not confusing. The selected BM style category should structure the
visual through a readable image-first composition, not decorate a generic grid.
Use an editorial scene, poster, painting, photograph, cover, staged artifact, or
tableau that turns the PR intent into a visual moment.

## Required Traits

- Anti-aliased typography
- Smooth edges
- High contrast between text and background
- Plain-language section labels
- Clear composition backbone: staged scene, editorial poster, painting,
  photograph, symbolic tableau, hero artifact, dossier, mission room, or route
  embodied as part of the scene
- A single coherent BM style category, expressed through original visual cues

## Reject Or Rewrite If

- Content text is unreadable.
- The prompt lacks a composition backbone.
- The prompt over-prescribes exact panel positions or a rigid grid.
- The style leans into crunchy low-resolution pixelation.
- Copy uses lore-heavy references instead of engineering meaning.
- The prompt uses copyrighted characters, logos, named fictional universes,
  direct band logos, album art, or celebrity likenesses.

## Creative Integration Patterns

- Use category-native map details to organize content: textbook diagrams,
  literary journeys, quest maps, tour posters, mission-control routes, stage
  blocking, mythic constellations, star charts, mission trajectories, case
  boards, or civic plans as props inside the image.
- Recreate a scene, editorial poster, painting, photograph, cover, artifact, or
  tableau instead of sectioned bullets.
- Map engineering metrics to visual counters, route progress, or status boards
  only when they naturally belong in the scene.
- Let headers and accents borrow from the selected style.
- Keep atmospheric details behind or around content, never over it.
