A / Portrait roster
People first
Three parallel cards give every Scholar equal visual weight, a short charter-grounded introduction, and a direct profile link.
Best for: quick orientation.
Tradeoff: current project relationships stay secondary.
Decision archive / Scholar directory
Three ways
to meet the group.
Each alternative links the same authoritative profiles and avoids adding biography. They differ in whether people, working relationships, or voice leads.
Decision: Dr. Jones selected A for Version 1. Its equal-card portrait roster is now implemented in the production Scholar directory; these dated prototypes remain comparison artifacts.
B / Work map
Collaboration first
A compact roster sits beside a matrix connecting Scholars to their documented current projects.
Best for: understanding who is doing what.
Tradeoff: the matrix requires frequent maintenance.
C / Field guide
Voice first
Long horizontal entries foreground each full supplied biography before showing the current assignment.
Best for: memorable personalities.
Tradeoff: long biographies make scanning slower.