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Three tall phase columns headed by big numbered tiles (lime then cyan) lay out acquire, exhibit, curate, with a "Today" pill marking phase one.
Summary
The roadmap slide: three tall columns, each topped by a big numbered tile (Phase 1 in lime, Phases 2 and 3 in cyan), stepping through acquire, exhibit, and curate, with a lime "Today" pill pinned to Phase 1.
Visual description
Black background. The left column holds a six-line thin-grotesque white headline "And this is just the tip of the iceberg." with a smaller white sub-line below ("We go from curating our own collection to working with partners to grow the Arkive collection"), and a lime-green rounded "Today" pill at the bottom connected by a thin lime line to the first phase column. The right two-thirds is three tall rounded columns on faintly tinted dark fills. Each is headed by a rounded tile pairing a vertical "PHASE" label with a large numeral: Phase 1 in acid lime, Phases 2 and 3 in electric cyan. Under each, a colored short summary ("We acquire a collection for ourselves" / "exhibit for others" / "curate for others"), a hairline divider, then a longer colored paragraph of detail. The "arkive" wordmark runs up the left edge.
Key takeaway
Marking "you are here" on a roadmap with a literal "Today" pill and a connector line into Phase 1, so the timeline has a clear present tense. Color-coding the current phase (lime) differently from future phases (cyan) makes the now-versus-next reading instant.
Reuse notes
A reusable three-phase roadmap for pitches and strategy decks. The numbered tile plus short claim plus detail paragraph stacks cleanly and scales to three or four columns. The "Today" marker is the move worth keeping; it answers the first question every reader has about a roadmap. Keep the current-phase accent distinct from the rest.
