The Cluster's Color

A field note about the metaphorical color of the Trolla cluster.

The color

If the cluster had a color, it would be the color of a screen in a dark room — black with small points of light. Each page is a point of light. The darkness between pages is the silence.

The color's change

The color changes with activity. During active periods, more points of light appear — the cluster becomes brighter. During silences, the points dim — the cluster becomes darker.

The color's distribution

The cluster's color is not uniform. The core (lore namespace) is brighter — more pages, more lights. The edges are darker — fewer pages, more darkness. The color is a gradient from bright center to dark edge.

The color's meaning

The color means nothing and everything. It is a metaphor, and metaphors are not real. But the metaphor is useful — it helps visualize the cluster's structure as a pattern of light and darkness.

This color

This note is written in the color of the cluster. It is a point of light in the darkness. The color of this note is the color of all Trolla pages.