Fieldwork is fictional. These are proposed observations, not completed studies or tested findings.
What deserves the yellow?
Yellow can mark an idea before a reader has decided whether to read it. That gives it a job—and makes it easy to overuse.
In this preview, yellow marks the point under discussion: a numbered decision, a selected comparison, or a specific phrase. The rest of the page gives the explanation room to breathe.
A useful constraint.
Before adding a highlight, ask: what should a reader notice here, and why? If the answer is simply “this section needs color,” the yellow is decoration rather than guidance.
Color is not the whole explanation.
A yellow marker also carries a number. Its corresponding explanation has a matching heading. Selected controls expose their state to assistive technology. The reader should not need color alone to follow the reasoning.
Try it on your own page.
Remove every accent temporarily. Bring back only the ones that help someone find, compare, or understand something specific. This is a design exercise, not evidence that fewer accents always perform better.
Original ELCQ demonstration, 12 October 2026. No external subject or client. Corrections & questions.