Write the story as three beats
Describe a setup, variation, and resolution in one sentence. For WONDER, contained cutouts become warmer, more open, and more colorful as the word progresses. Three beats prevent six unrelated tricks.
Use letters as the setting
Counters can become rooms, diagonals can fold, and terminals can reveal a small color plane. Keep every visual action inside real anatomy so the word carries the story instead of merely labeling an illustration.
Edit until the word wins
Remove accents one by one and keep only those that move the story forward. At thumbnail size the spelling must win; at full size the narrative becomes the second reward.


