# A Distinct Look For Each Project

Many people use several different Tinderbox projects daily. Perhaps one tracks business expenses, another contains notes on a long-term research project, and a third lists books you’d like to read and films you’d like to watch. By using smaller, focused documents, you can more easily adapt each Tinderbox to the specific needs of its core tasks. In addition, smaller documents load more quickly.

When you use different documents frequently, it’s handy to make sure you can tell at a glance which project you’re using. Some good ways to do this include:

- Change the default value of $MapBackgroundColor
- Change the default value of $MapBackgroundFill
- Change the default value of $TextBackgroundColor
- Use a distinctive and attractive $NameFont
- TODO: currently we do this in Document Settings, but these may move to a new Defaults or Settings view.