Apricot Brief — ELI5 Policy Explainer
A warm-peach explainer layout pairing an illustrated question-poser with three numbered plain-language cards — closer to a Vox visual essay than a policy brief, with a single tangerine CTA anchoring the bottom.
This template treats complexity as a design problem, not a content virtue. It exists to translate dense policy or regulatory language into three digestible, conversational beats without condescension or oversimplification. It refuses the cold grey neutrality of institutional newsletters and the anxious information-density of traditional civic explainers. It is built for writers whose audience opens email on a phone between tasks and deserves clarity without being talked down to.
Good for
- · Civic-tech or govtech newsletters breaking down new regulations for general audiences
- · 3-step 'how it works' explainers for public policy or consumer rights topics
- · Educational email campaigns simplifying tax, healthcare, or housing rule changes
- · Onboarding slides walking non-technical users through a multi-step process
Avoid for
- · Chart-heavy quarterly data reviews requiring dense table layouts
- · Formal investor or board decks where illustrated characters undermine authority
- · Academic papers or legal documents that demand citation-rich, structured prose
- · Luxury or premium brand communications where warmth reads as low-cost
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