Ok, now show me a molecule. The Periodic Table of Elements is a deep reference object, not a graphic design template.
1. Abstraction Lifting (Al) + Policy/Mechanism Separation (Pm): SQL states high-level intent with precise semantics, and logical operators are decoupled from physical operators.
2. Equivalence-based Planning (Ep) + Invariant-Guided Transformation (Ig): We apply algebraic rewrites that preserve semantics (e.g., join reordering, predicate pushdown) under stated invariants.
3. Cost-based Planning (Cm): We choose concrete physical operators and join orders using a cost model and so on..
just by it's ubiquity and success it has become a template for graphical design
Ironically, you are in a superstate between "can" and "should".
Cashing in on that global cultural awareness is just the kind of innovation a genius branding team needs.
It does annoy me when 'Periodic Tables of X' are just lists of color coded boxes, but I get it.
A billion+ people instantly identify police, but dressing like a cop is a crime.