references/type-venn.md

Venn / Set Overlap

Best for: intersection of concepts/domains, shared attributes between categories, "where A meets B", ikigai-style frames (desirable × feasible × viable).

Layout conventions

• Prefer 2 or 3 circles. Avoid 4+ (unreadable — use a matrix instead).
• Circle stroke: 1px hairline, color per-set (ink, muted, soft).
• Circle fill: very low-opacity tint — rgba(45,49,66,0.04) for ink set, rgba(79,93,117,0.05) for muted. Tints compound naturally in overlap regions.
• Radii: equal when sets are comparable in size; proportional when sets are meaningfully different. Don't fake equal sizes for aesthetics.
• Set labels placed outside the circle, NEVER crossing the stroke. Geist 12–14px 600 for the set name, optional Geist Mono 9px sublabel.
• Intersection labels placed inside the overlap region, Geist 12px 600, centered. For small overlaps, use a leader line to a label in clear space.
• Coral accent on the ONE focal intersection — the "sweet spot". Either coral label stroke OR clipPath-bounded coral fill tint (rgba(235,108,54,0.10)).
• Circle centers and radii divisible by 4.

Anti-patterns

• Unlabeled regions — reader can't tell which set is which.
• Circles that don't overlap when overlap is the point.
• Equal-sized circles when sets are obviously different (dishonest).
• Coral on multiple overlap regions (focal signal dies).
• Labels sitting on top of circle strokes (illegible).
• 4+ circles where 2–3 would do.

Examples

• assets/example-venn.html — minimal light
• assets/example-venn-dark.html — minimal dark
• assets/example-venn-full.html — full editorial