LSD Framework
Cover Story · Issue 14

Orion-A and the math that holds the palette together

Six months ago we shipped Nebula with a promise: every surface pair would stay legible under every tier override. This is the math, the wrong turns, and the moment it finally clicked.

Plover Hexstrom· May 12, 2026 · 14 min read
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