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Add Planet CF illustration using visual metaphor framework#8

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Applies Maggie Appleton's "Drawing Invisible Programming Concepts"
framework to create an SVG illustration that makes Planet CF's
abstract concepts visible through embodied cognitive metaphors:

  • Central orange planet = the aggregator (gravitational pull)
  • Orbiting colored nodes = diverse blog feeds (unique worlds)
  • Content particle streams = RSS content flowing inward
  • RSS wave emanations = broadcast/syndication cultural symbol
  • Starfield background = the wider web

Uses the project's existing color palette (Cloudflare orange #f6821f,
neutral grays) and typography (Palatino headings).

https://claude.ai/code/session_01JXqQMX2RKr4jPZBto8QbYb

Applies Maggie Appleton's "Drawing Invisible Programming Concepts"
framework to create an SVG illustration that makes Planet CF's
abstract concepts visible through embodied cognitive metaphors:

- Central orange planet = the aggregator (gravitational pull)
- Orbiting colored nodes = diverse blog feeds (unique worlds)
- Content particle streams = RSS content flowing inward
- RSS wave emanations = broadcast/syndication cultural symbol
- Starfield background = the wider web

Uses the project's existing color palette (Cloudflare orange #f6821f,
neutral grays) and typography (Palatino headings).

https://claude.ai/code/session_01JXqQMX2RKr4jPZBto8QbYb
1600x1000 rasterized version of the SVG illustration for use in
contexts that don't support inline SVG (e.g. GitHub README, social
previews, documentation).

https://claude.ai/code/session_01JXqQMX2RKr4jPZBto8QbYb
Replace flat ellipse "bands" with latitude-correct filled strips
clipped to the sphere. Band widths now match the chord length at
each latitude (sqrt(R²-dy²)). Added terminator gradient for a
day/night boundary, limb darkening around the edge, and moved the
specular highlight inside the clip group.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01JXqQMX2RKr4jPZBto8QbYb
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