MATERIALS.
FIVE WAYS TO SPLIT THE SAME INFORMATION
PICK BY NUMBER
SUBJECT. disk, structure, models, recommendations
ALTERNATIVES. 5 · the current build is 02 plus a fourth page
RULE. answer with a number, or two, and I rebuild
NOTE. all five are built from the same snapshot, so switching is cheap
Everything on a single scrolling page: disk, structure, models, recommendations. The axonometric figure sits at the top as the single entry point and the reader scrolls.
One URL, nothing to navigate
Works on a phone with no thought
Gets long, and disk and models are different kinds of information
Best when you mostly come to check one thing and the page is a habit, not a destination.
LAYOUT 02index
Three pages, one index
A thin index that holds only the figure and the headline numbers, then a separate sheet per subject: disk, models, layout. The index is the poster, the sheets are the reference.
Each subject gets its own density
The index stays worth looking at
Four URLs instead of one
Best when the subjects genuinely have different reading rhythms, which they do: disk changes daily, models change weekly.
LAYOUT 03tabs
Tabs over a single document
One page, three tabs, no navigation away. Tab state in the URL hash so a view is still linkable.
Feels like an instrument panel
Switching costs nothing
Deep links need care, and print is awkward
Best when you are comparing models against disk and want them side by side in your head.
LAYOUT 04cards
One card per subject
A grid of cards, one per owner of space and one per paid plan. Click to expand in place. The ledger and the model catalogue are the same object seen two ways.
Disk and models share a visual grammar
Scannable, almost no prose
Deep detail has nowhere to live
Best when you want the overview on a wall and never read the paragraphs.
LAYOUT 05dossier
Static dossier, refreshed on a timer
One build, no interaction at all. Numbers are baked at build time, the site is a document that gets replaced. A diff between two dates is the only navigation you need.
Cannot go stale, it is a snapshot
Renders anywhere, even a text browser
No way to drill into anything
Best when the value is the record, not the browsing. This is also the honest option for a machine you do not sit in front of.