NORAD iteration brief

Intent

Push the NORAD direction from "cool control-room vibe" to a coherent operator system:

• clear situational awareness
• explicit action states
• deterministic event telemetry
• high readability under pressure

Structural upgrades

1. Situation board must show real state, not just decoration.
   • world map grid with active hotspots tied to selected thesis
   • side markers for market regime (LIVE/WATCH/PAUSED)
2. Event log must be severity-scoped.
   • lanes: INFO, ALERT, EXEC, FAIL
   • consistent timestamp width to support scan reading
3. Mission console must enforce mode transitions.
   • idle -> armed -> execute
   • clear blocked/disabled logic with reasons
4. Footer rail stays persistent.
   • mode, bias, data freshness, latency

Color semantics (locked roles)

• Cyan: telemetry and structural system chrome
• Lime: armed and execute states
• Amber: warning and elevated spread
• Red: fault/fail/critical
• Violet: intelligence/meta channel only (never primary CTA)

Typography and spacing

• Mono for time, status, logs, and values
• Sans for headlines and narrative text
• 8px spacing rhythm
• Uppercase reserved for system labels and state badges

Motion and performance

• no cinematic background video in workflow screens
• low-opacity grid/noise only
• transitions 100-150ms, state-first
• keep effects layered lightly for mobile GPU safety

Accessibility gates

• every state encoded with text + color
• visible focus styles on all interactive controls
• minimum 44px tap targets on mobile
• WCAG AA contrast on body text and critical controls

Component acceptance criteria

Situation board

• selected thesis changes hotspots and board state label
• no purely decorative overlays

Event log

• each entry includes timestamp, severity badge, and message
• severity colors consistent with global role map

Mission console

• execute disabled until armed
• state label always visible at top of console

Footer rail

• always visible and updates with mode + freshness

Implementation sequence

1. lock token roles
2. update NORAD lab visuals
3. implement interaction/state logic
4. test mobile behavior
5. port into /trade as production candidate