# flashback

Main scene embedded with small windows showing past or future moments.

## Structure

- Primary scene or timeline as the main canvas
- Small inset panels or windows showing flashback or flash-forward moments
- Inset panels visually distinct (different border, color, or style)
- Connecting elements (arrows, dotted lines) link main scene to insets

## Best For

- Historical context within a current narrative
- "How we got here" explanations
- Future scenario previews
- Cause-and-effect with temporal distance

## Visual Elements

- Main scene occupying most of the canvas
- Inset panels with distinct visual treatment (sepia, dashed border)
- Connecting arrows or lines from main to inset
- Time labels on inset panels

## Text Placement

- Main scene labels in the primary area
- Inset panel titles and dates within each inset
- Overall title at the top

## Recommended Pairings

- `aged-academia`: Historical flashback panels
- `cartoon-flat`: Comic-style memory panels
- `storybook-watercolor`: Illustrated memory windows
