CHECK-IN 1 — TIMELINE DIRECTIONpick A, B, or C — I'll waitA · LINEAR RIBBONSingle horizontal axis, ~800 AD → today.Periods = colored zones, artists = pinson the date they worked. Zoom expandsa zone vertically to reveal its artists.Tradeoff: most intuitive & museum-like,but 1200 yrs crowds at deep zoom.B · PERIOD GALAXIESEach period = its own clustered region.Zooming INTO a cluster reveals artistnodes arranged by date. Time flowsleft → right between clusters.Tradeoff: clearest macro/micro hierarchy,but zoom transitions feel like teleporting.C · STRATIFIED BANDSOne horizontal band per period, stackedvertically. Artists = nodes within theirband. Best for filter & cross-periodcomparison.Tradeoff: best for filtering & scanning,but loses the "flow of time" feeling.