Eight Canonical Nodes, One Visual Map

Quick Answer

The eight-node map has a fixed semantic order: Given Identity, Earned Identity, Rented Identity, Moral Compass, Story, Skills, Identity State, and Consent and Disclosure. The renderer may adapt spacing, typography, motion, and layout; it may not silently change what those nodes mean.

The visual system is a map, not a measurement device. Its concentric rings provide a stable way to orient a reader across products. They do not encode moral rank, score magnitude, or a claim that one human dimension is intrinsically “higher” than another.

Visual governance: what may change

The distinction prevents a stylesheet from becoming a second protocol. A mobile layout can stack labels; a reader can reduce motion; a public card can use more restrained colour. None of those changes rewrite the node vocabulary. By contrast, moving Consent inward, using ring size as a proxy for worth, or reassigning a colour can alter how the model is interpreted and therefore requires architecture review.

One Ember signal, not a continuous spectacle

The system reserves brief meaningful motion for a settled W arrival to Identity State. Performance uses a separate copper outward route. That separation prevents an animated contribution signal from impersonating wellbeing state. When a person prefers reduced motion, the interface shows the settled result without animated travel.