Anti-Patterns

A catalogue of cliches cross-referenced with the colonial gaze Purpose This document catalogues the specific anti-patterns that the himalaya-darshan frontend must refuse, drawing from C5 (digital cliches) and cross-referencing with B1 (colonial survey art). Each anti-pattern is named, diagnosed, and contrasted with the traditional knowledge that exposes it. This feeds the frontend-design skill. C5 names the anti-patterns. B1 explains their genealogy. This document connects them. The Colonial-Digital Continuity The default digital mountain is not a neutral image. It is the latest expression of a visual ideology that began with the colonial survey and has been amplified by the stock-photography industry, the Instagram algorithm, and the Google Earth interface. ...