figure-style

Correctness and legibility checklist for publication figures, plus a matplotlib sidecar. Load before plotting anything and call apply_figure_style() (role-mapped font ladder, outward ticks, frameless legends, 300-dpi saves, CJK-safe fonts). Covers data fidelity, label budgets, axis/colour/type rules, chart choice by data shape, composition, and a mandatory render-then-inspect QA pass (bbox collisions + per-panel…