The design language: one word, one job

The symbol follows the job.

⌂ HoldHold×KEEL's native onchain storage for the file bytes and the instructions for joining them back together.For exampleYour sketch and its shared drawing library are stored as separate objects in the Hold.Full glossary entry → is storage. ⬢ IngotIngot×On Ethereum, each Slug is saved inside its own small contract, called an Ingot.For exampleThe EVM Hold reads bytes from Ingots. Tezos stores Slugs in native maps instead.Full glossary entry → is a stored piece. ═╬═ WeldWeld×An ordered join that makes Slugs or smaller objects into a larger object.For exampleA Weld records that the first, second, and third pieces must be read in that order.Full glossary entry → joins pieces. ✶ MarkMark×A file's computed fingerprint, also called a digest or hash. A reader recomputes it to check the bytes.For exampleChanging the sketch's background color changes its Mark. A filename alone would not reveal that change.Full glossary entry → identifies bytes. ▣ HarnessHarness×The composition that runs the work: its selected resources, runtime context, and isolated environment.For exampleThe Harness connects your sketch to its drawing library and runs it inside the Cage.Full glossary entry → assembles the work. ◈ DieDie×The artist's token contract. It records the Slabs, their owners or balances, supply, and presentation bindings.For exampleA Die can issue a series of 100 individually identified works.Full glossary entry → sets the collection’s rules.

These symbols are navigation aids, not additional token types. Their names carry across the guide, SDK concepts, and contract families.

Read the drawing, then follow the method.

In the HoldHold×KEEL's native onchain storage for the file bytes and the instructions for joining them back together.For exampleYour sketch and its shared drawing library are stored as separate objects in the Hold.Full glossary entry → source, separate IngotsIngot×On Ethereum, each Slug is saved inside its own small contract, called an Ingot.For exampleThe EVM Hold reads bytes from Ingots. Tezos stores Slugs in native maps instead.Full glossary entry → meet at WeldsWeld×An ordered join that makes Slugs or smaller objects into a larger object.For exampleA Weld records that the first, second, and third pieces must be read in that order.Full glossary entry → and form a tree. That drawing explains why a large file can be split, reused, and recovered in order.

       ⌂ HOLD · bytes below the waterline

    [INGOT]   [INGOT]   [INGOT]   [INGOT]
        └─ WELD ─┘         └─ WELD ─┘
             └────── WELD ──────┘
                       │
                  the whole file

    cut → cast → weld → recover → check

Familiar standards keep their names.

KEEL’s words describe jobs. Existing standards describe how systems talk. ERC-721, ERC-1155, FA2, and OnchFS retain their names and formats so other tools can understand the work.

The goal is one connected web across supported systems. A shared name does not erase differences in deployment, fees, wallet support, or what a viewer can run.