# Build brief: Bento Box

Resource base: https://mejohnc.org (or the preview host used to obtain this file).

Use this direction within the user’s requested project and existing design constraints.

## Illustrative use case, not project requirements
A product overview with one demonstration, two capabilities, and a compact release note.

A layout pattern using differently sized cards within a shared grid. The hierarchy comes from card size and grouping rather than from a particular color palette.

## Essential cues
- Modular cards
- Shared gutters
- Unequal emphasis

## Recipe
- Choose one lead card.
- Give each card a single purpose.
- Define the mobile reading order before adding spans.

## Optional decoration
Choose a useful preview or summary for each card.

## Avoid
Making everything a card, cropping essential content to fixed heights, or changing the reading order on mobile.

## Values and validation
Read [tokens](/territories/bento-box/tokens.json) and [acceptance checklist](/territories/bento-box/checklist.md). Use [the working example](/territories/bento-box/example/) to inspect color roles, spacing, hierarchy, and interaction states. It is a UI translation, not a reproduction of historical art. Tokens describe the base UI; [example CSS](/territories/assets/example.css) contains the style-specific composition and decorative layer. Preview navigation with `?navigation=top`, `?navigation=sidebar`, or `?navigation=tabs`; combine with `project`. Use [Compare](/territories/compare/) for mobile (390 px), tablet (820 px), and desktop (1440 px) viewports.

## Delivery
Preserve real content and existing working behavior. Check keyboard, narrow layout, error, empty, and success states. Report any departures from this recipe with a reason. Do not claim to have inspected a preview or run checks that you could not access.

Schema 1.0.0; revision f5fd78058ba2.