{
  "title": "Design System Reference Survey",
  "slug": "design-system-reference-survey",
  "purpose": "A calibration board of distinct brand design system silhouettes to avoid conflating adjacent aesthetics.",
  "source_catalog": "popular-web-designs",
  "anchors": [
    "IBM / Carbon",
    "Stripe",
    "Notion",
    "Vercel",
    "Figma",
    "Apple",
    "Framer",
    "Spotify"
  ],
  "diagnosis": {
    "y2k_previous_lab": "Read too much like a modern neon AI landing page rather than a period-anchored or subcultural future aesthetic.",
    "xerox_previous_lab": "Read too clean and too rational; lacked photocopy damage, assembly energy, and circulation artifacts."
  },
  "recommended_next_round": [
    "IBM / systems manual",
    "Stripe / fintech editorial",
    "Framer / dark motion tool",
    "actual Xerox punk bulletin"
  ],
  "published": "2026-05-02"
}