# Style-to-Diagram-Type Adaptation Guide

Not all styles work equally well for every diagram type. Use this guide to pick the best style.

## Architecture Diagram

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                                                 |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent   | Default choice; colorful node fills, clear layering   |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Excellent   | Popular for dev blogs; use colored borders on dark bg |
| 3 Blueprint       | Excellent   | Perfect for formal architecture docs                  |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Good        | Minimal, works for inline docs                        |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Good        | Striking for presentations and product pages          |
| 6 Claude Official | Good        | Warm aesthetic, Anthropic-style presentations         |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Good        | Clean, precise; minimal borders, brand green accents  |

## Class Diagram / ER Diagram

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                                              |
| ----------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Good        | Colored headers per class category                 |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good        | High contrast for code-like diagrams               |
| 3 Blueprint       | Excellent   | Best for formal UML documentation                  |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent   | Clean, minimal; ideal for Notion-embedded diagrams |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Poor        | Glass effects distract from structural content     |
| 6 Claude Official | Excellent   | Warm, readable; good for documentation             |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Excellent   | Minimal aesthetic matches UML precision            |

## Sequence Diagram

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                                           |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Good        | Clear lifelines; activation boxes visible       |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good        | Good for dev articles; dashed lifelines visible |
| 3 Blueprint       | Excellent   | Formal, technical documentation                 |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent   | Best for Notion-embedded sequence diagrams      |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Poor        | Glass effects make lifelines hard to read       |
| 6 Claude Official | Excellent   | Ward contrast                                   |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Excellent   | Minimal, precise; ideal for API docs            |

## Flowchart / Process Flow

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                                |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------ |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent   | Default; colorful decision diamonds  |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good        | Works well for dev workflow diagrams |
| 3 Blueprint       | Good        | Formal process documentation         |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Good        | Clean for SOPs and inline docs       |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Good        | Striking for product demos           |
| 6 Claude Official | Good        | Warm aesthetic for presentations     |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Good        | Clean and minimal                    |

## Mind Map / Concept Map

| Style             | Suitability                  | Notes                                       |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent branches, engaging |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good                         | Neon-like branches on dark bg               |
| 3 Blueprint       | Poor                         | Blueprint grid conflicts with radial layout |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent                    | Ideal for n brainstorming                   |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Excellent                    | Stunning visual for presentations           |
| 6 Claude Official | Good                         | Warm, readable                              |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Good                         | Clean and minimal                           |

## Data Flow Diagram

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                           |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent   | Color-coded arrows by data type |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Excellent   | Glowing data paths on dark bg   |
| 3 Blueprint       | Excellent   | Formal data flow documentation  |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Good        | Minimal, clean                  |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Poor        | Distracts from flow semantics   |
| 6 Claude Official | Good        | Readable                        |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Good        | Precise, minimal                |

## Use Case Diagram

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                                 |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Good        | Colorful use case ellipses            |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Poor        | Stick figures less visible on dark bg |
| 3 rint            | Excellent   | Classic UML aesthetic                 |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent   | Perfect for product requirement docs  |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Poor        | Unnecessary visual noise              |
| 6 Claude Official | Excellent   | Warm, professional                    |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Excellent   | Clean, precise UML                    |

## State Machine Diagram

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                              |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Flat Icon         | Good        | Colorful states                    |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good        | Glowing states and transitions     |
| 3 Blueprint       | Excellent   | Best for formal UML state machines |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent   | Clean for documentation            |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Poor        | Distracts from state transitions   |
| 6 Claude Official | Excellent   | Readable                           |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Excellent   | Minimal, precise                   |

## Network Topology

| Style             | Suitabili |
| ----------------- | --------- | ----------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent | Colorful device icons         |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Excellent | Cyberpunk-style network maps  |
| 3 Blueprint       | Excellent | Ideal for infrastructure docs |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Good      | Clean for IT documentation    |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Good      | Striking for presentations    |
| 6 Claude Official | Good      | Professional network diagrams |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Good      | Clean infrastructure diagrams |

## Comparison / Feature Matrix

| Style             | Suitability                      | Notes                              |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent                        | Color-coded checkmarks             |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good                             | Works for dev tool comparisons     |
| 3 Blor            | Grid conflicts with table layout |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent                        | Perfect for Notion-embedded tables |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Poor                             | Distabular data                    |
| 6 Claude Official | Excellent                        | Clean, warm                        |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Excellent                        | Minimal, precise                   |

## Timeline / Gantt

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                              |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent   | Colorful bars by category          |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Good        | Works for dev roadmaps             |
| 3 Blueprint       | Good        | Formal project plans               |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Excellent   | Ideal for Notion project docs      |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Good        | Striking for keynote presentations |
| 6 Claude Official | Good        | Warm, professional                 |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Good        | Clean timeline                     |

## Agent / Memory Architecture

| Style             | Suitability | Notes                                 |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------- |
| 1 Flat Icon       | Excellent   | Colorful layers, engaging             |
| 2 Dark Terminal   | Excellent   | Popular for AI/ML blog posts          |
| 3 Blueprint       | Good        | Formal AI system documentation        |
| 4 Notion Clean    | Good        | Clean for AI research notes           |
| 5 Glassmorphism   | Excellent   | Stunning for AI product presentations |
| 6 Claude Official | Excellent   | Anthropic AI aesthetic                |
| 7 OpenAI Official | Excellent   | OpenAI AI aesthetic                   |
