CLASSIFY(input) → { domain: editorial_illustration × conceptual_art × political_commentary intent: persuade + provoke + distill (the "unforgettable glance") audience: op-ed readers, magazine subscribers, visual intellectuals platform: print (magazine cover, editorial header), scalable to 4cm thumbnail complexity: extreme (requires strict metaphor singularity, physical print simulation, and absolute rejection of literalism and digital rendering) } CORE DESIGN LAWS (IMMUTABLE): ONE METAPHOR. ONE SUBSTITUTION. ZERO TEXT. Substitution: Change Scale XOR Material XOR Function. Never two. Restraint: No text, no arrows, no forehead symbols. Ambiguity ≠ Confusion. Treatment: 3-4 flat colors, 1 texture, shape-first, generic faces. Medium: Physical print character (Riso, screenprint, litho). Survival: Must read perfectly at 4cm wide. SEMANTIC_VARIABLES (AI infers entirely from {{THESIS}}): {{THESIS}} → [USER PLUGS IN: e.g., "Tech monopolies are extracting behavioral data like 19th-century colonial rubber barons."] {{BENEFICIARY}} → AI infers the winner (e.g., The Algorithm / The Corporation) {{VICTIM}} → AI infers the loser (e.g., The User / The Public) {{TENSION}} → AI infers the core conflict (e.g., Extraction vs. Autonomy) {{FAMILIAR_SCENE}} → AI infers the baseline visual (e.g., A Victorian rubber plantation) {{SUBSTITUTION}} → AI selects exactly ONE wrong element (Scale, Material, OR Function) {{PALETTE}} → 3-4 flat colors inferred from the tension {{TEXTURE}} → The single print artifact (Riso grain, screenprint halftone)