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Core Workflow

Boards and Visuals

Bring boards, visual blocks, embeds, and richer surfaces into the workspace when text alone is no longer enough.

Boards and Visuals

Boards and visual blocks help when a project needs stronger operating structure.

Use boards for status-driven work

Boards are useful when the team or project needs:

  • Clear stages
  • Visible work-in-progress
  • Faster status review
  • Simpler next-action planning

Use visual blocks for context

Visual surfaces are helpful when the work depends on:

  • Diagrams
  • Media references
  • Spatial thinking
  • Presenting more than plain text can carry well

Keep the visual layer intentional

The strongest workspaces do not add visuals everywhere. They add them where visual context improves decision-making, review, or planning.

Practical uses

  • Editorial planning boards
  • Documentation diagrams
  • Research support visuals
  • Simple operational canvases

Next step

Apply the pattern in the live desktop surface.

Use the guide as the map, then turn it into a real workspace inside mdworkspace Desktop.