May 21, 2026 · The whole prototype, 1,000 ways

1,000 prototype configurations.

Where variants.html explores the design space of the Grok affordance, this page explores the design space of the whole prototype. Five orthogonal dimensions get crossed: density × theme × sidebar layout × topic focus × time scope. 1,000 deterministic samples. One Today's pick rotates by date.

What's varying: the post density (3 levels), the theme (4 modes including a controversial light variant), the sidebar layout (4 configurations), the topic focus (8 categories from the live prototype), the time scope (5 windows from real-time to all-time). 3 × 4 × 4 × 8 × 5 = 1,920 possible configurations; this page samples 1,000 of them stably.

What this is for.

Designers don't ship one design. They ship one design that survived the elimination of 999 others. Showing the design space is the argument. This page makes the elimination legible.

5 winners are highlighted (white border): the configurations I'd actually defend in a review. Mostly dark theme, mostly comfortable or compact density, mostly right-sidebar, mostly the live mixed feed.

~50 killed are dimmed (red badge): the light-theme variants (X is monochrome dark; light betrays the brand), the no-sidebar variants on desktop (wastes the canvas), the dense+light combinations (illegible).

The deeper move.

The default prototype is variant 001. The Today's pick is variant --. Both are defensible. The rest of the grid is evidence I considered the space, then chose.