# 81 Counterpoint

**Idea.** Two accounts deserve equal space without pretending to agree.

**Composition.** Opposing coral and aubergine columns run edge to edge. One shared seam controls the space between monumental serif headlines and paired passages.

**Navigation and complete example.** Read six paired accounts of one fictional public-art commission, adjust the balance, isolate a pair and examine the common source notes.

**Responsive and inclusive behaviour.** The two accounts stack in reading order with clear speaker names. The balance control becomes three labelled focus choices; no text is squeezed into unusable columns. All controls are native buttons or labelled inputs. Movement is discretionary, no sound starts automatically, reduced-motion preferences remove transitions, and a direct index exposes the same content.

**Adaptation.** Preserve the tension between two independently voiced accounts. Changing the seam must never erase the less favoured side. Retain the relationship between navigation and content. Do not reduce the reference to a generic hero followed by interchangeable cards.

**Research.** [Conditional Design manifesto](https://conditionaldesign.org/manifesto/); [Rafaël Rozendaal — Internet works](https://www.newrafael.com/internet?filter=website). These are conceptual precedents, not copied artwork, source code, branding or text. All diagrams and sample writing in this specimen are original, fictional material.

## Defining patterns

- Split reading surface
- Adjustable seam
- Paired argument

## Routes

- Entry: /preview/81-counterpoint/start
- A paired passage: /preview/81-counterpoint/passage
- Shared source material: /preview/81-counterpoint/sources

## Implementation and assets

The independent Vue component owns its layout and interaction. Only history navigation and optional local storage come from useSpecimen.ts. The ZIP contains the helper, runnable project, fonts, original source, all captures and their checksums. Local font files retain their OFL notices. CSS/SVG artwork is MIT; any photographs retain the notices in assets.json and THIRD_PARTY.md.