Languages / DL-08
DL-08 . Latin tradition . candidate

SENTINEL

Watch without distraction.

Vigilance. Related traditions: Pharos, Vegvisir.

Stock held at 41 units for three weeks after the June draw-down Watch without distraction . SENTINEL on live dashboards 0 20 40 60 80 units W20 W21 W22 W23 W24 W25 W26 W27 W28 Stock June draw-down: -23 in three weeks STOCK 41 units -23 since June WATCH . REORDER Alarm level unchanged at 30 units. Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12 . Open Visualization Protocol, DL-08 SENTINEL

Design laws

  • Constant visibility
  • One highlighted watch metric
  • Dark environments
  • Fast scanning
  • Low cognitive load

Constitution

The deterministic communication contract: these values are schema-enforced and validator-checked, not styling suggestions.

narrative stylequestion-first
densityoperational
annotation policyminimal
legend policydirect-labels-only
highlight policysingle
decision styleevidence-only
reading timeglance
charts per page4

Occasions

live dashboardscontrol-room screensdark BI pagesmonitoring walls

Chrome

no kicker, no eyebrow; the title stands alone.

Palette

RoleHex
background#101418
panel#1A2026
ink#E6EDF3
body#9FB0BE
hairline#2A323A
gridline#2A323A
primary#F0B429
muted#5C6B78
benchmark#9FB0BE
positive#3FB68B
negative#E5534B
info#58A6FF

Fonts

Display: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif, weight 600.
Body: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif, weight 400.

The language in use

Six chart objects rendered from the same golden data as every other language. Only the token file differs.

CH-RNK-01 BAR-H
Electrical holds 34 of 109 open items, the largest single backlog Electrical 34 items Mechanical 28 Piping 21 Instrumentation 17 Civil 9 Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12
CH-TIM-01 LINE
Actual progress reached 62% in June, 9 points behind plan 0 20 40 60 80% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Plan Actual gap widens from April Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12
CH-PTW-01 STACKED BAR
Delivered goods reached 1,284 in week 28, 90% of all items 1036 items W25 1127 W26 1257 W27 1421 W28 Delivered In transit Pending Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12
CH-DEV-04 SURPLUS/DEFICIT AREA
Output ran 8% under plan at the June trough -15 -10 -5 +5 +10 +15% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: production ledger, Dec
CH-DST-07 BEESWARM
One lot sits at 62 days, twice the next slowest Lot 88 62 days 0 20 40 60 80days Source: customs log, wk 28
CH-TAB-01 STATUS MATRIX
Two of five systems are handover-ready; System D is critical in test INSTALL TEST PUNCH HANDOVER System A COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE System B COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE System C COMPLETE ON TRACK WATCH - System D COMPLETE CRITICAL - - System E ON TRACK WATCH - - Source: sample dataset v1, 2026-07-12