2. the source of the idea (title of the book, article, review, URL of online resource)
3. the name of the author or originator of the idea 4. the component parts of the idea (how you might break it down) 5. a word or phrase describing how the parts dynamically relate (e.g., "a process of development," "a set of branching choices over time," "a set of options for a single choice," "an 'anatomy' of types or features," "the mutual interdependence of two complex systems," "a set of positions in a debate or controversy," etc.). 6. a short paragraph describing a visual structure that would suggest that dynamic of parts. This structure (according to Tufte) might be: A. an imagined scene (or analogy) that characterizes the parts of the concept as a road, a map, a weather system, a mountain, a mansion, a dramatic imaginated scene or tableau, etc. B. a series of "compartments" arranged and/or connected to suggest the relationships of the parts (see, for instance, the flowchart or the frontispiece of "The Anatomy of Meloncholy."
7. a sentence identifying the genre of your confection and explaining the size, shape, and medium (for example, a 4"x6" postcard, a 2' x 1.5' landscape-oriented poster, a 6.25" x 9.5" book cover).