Prototype · Visual language study
Where is every SPAC, right now?
Four candidate visualizations for the portfolio landing surface. Each is tuned for the same 15-second question: which deals are on track, which are slipping, and what is the next gate?Same five live deals throughout. Pick the one that reads fastest.
Direction A
Swim-lane Gantt
One row per SPAC. Phases as segments, gates as diamonds, today-line vertical. The institutional standard — reads like a project plan.
✓ Best for cross-portfolio comparison. Densest time information.
Workstream detail requires drill-down.
HCA-I
Sterling
HCA-II
Vance
HCA-III
Okafor
HCA-IV
Aoki
HCA-V
Karim
Direction B
Phase-pipeline Kanban
Four columns for the four phases. Deals flow left to right. Feels alive; instantly answers 'where is each SPAC in the lifecycle?'
✓ Most scannable at portfolio scale.
Loses precise time / days-to-gate density.
Phase 1
Formation
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp II
Phase 2
Target / BCA
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp I
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp V
Phase 3
De-SPAC
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp III
Phase 4
Closing
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp IV
Direction C
Milestone constellation
Per-deal horizontal timeline. Every gate as a dot along the lifecycle. Current position marked; upcoming gates read as future stars in the constellation.
✓ Highest information density. Shows the full journey.
Denser — takes 3s longer to parse on first look.
HCA-I
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp I
HCA-II
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp II
HCA-III
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp III
HCA-IV
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp IV
HCA-V
Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp V
Direction D
Radial gate-clock
Each SPAC as a ring. Twelve gates around the clock. Filled arc = completed lifecycle. Editorial and distinctive; each deal reads like a coin.
✓ Beautiful hero treatment. Portfolio-as-jewelry.
Harder to compare deals precisely. Weakest for slippage detection.
HCA-I
Target / BCA
T-14d
PIPE Close
Sterling
HCA-II
Formation
T-42d
S-1 Filing
Vance
HCA-III
De-SPAC
T-6d
S-4/A Response
Okafor
HCA-IV
Closing
T-3d
Shareholder Vote
Aoki
HCA-V
Target / BCA
T-21d
LOI Countersign
Karim