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Constructive Grid Modernism
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the spec
specification
philosophy
summary
Constructive Grid Modernism translates Bauhaus reduction and Swiss International Typographic Style into a product interface for rigorous visual operations. It treats the screen as a working poster: every module is aligned to a visible rational grid, every color earns its place as a signal, and typography becomes the main architectural material. The language is not nostalgic ornament; it is a contemporary operational system built from asymmetric hierarchy, geometric primitives, objective labeling, and primary-color decisions. It favors clarity, measurable proportion, and confident blank space over decoration.
values
Function before expressionVisible constructionTypographic objectivityPrimary-color economyAsymmetric orderGeometric abstraction
anti-values
×Decorative nostalgia×Centered marketing symmetry×Gradient spectacle×Soft lifestyle UI
tokens
colors16 items
primary
#E30613
secondary
#0057B8
accent
#FFD400
background
#FFFFFF
surface
#FFFFFF
text
#000000
muted
#5F5F5F
border
#000000
error
#E30613
success
#007A3D
warning
#FFD400
info
#0057B8
neutral_100
#F3F3F3
neutral_200
#D9D9D9
black
#000000
white
#FFFFFF
typography8 items
- heading font
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed
- body font
- IBM Plex Sans
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- base size
- 16px
- scale ratio
- 1.25
- line height
- 1.42
- letter spacing
- -0.02em
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Condensed:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px, 96px
radii5 items
- none
- 0px
- sm
- 0px
- md
- 0px
- lg
- 0px
- full
- 9999px
shadows3 items
- sm
- 3px 3px 0 #000000
- md
- 6px 6px 0 #000000
- lg
- 10px 10px 0 #000000
surfaces3 items
- treatment
- flat
- card style
- Flat white rectangular panels with black 2px borders, internal ruled dividers, and occasional offset black slab shadows.
- bg pattern
- grid
borders4 items
- default width
- 2px
- accent width
- 8px
- style
- solid
- character
- Hard black construction lines that behave like print crop marks and Swiss grid rules rather than decorative outlines.
motion3 items
- duration
- 140ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)
- philosophy
- snappy, mechanical state changes with no bounce and no ornamental animation
rules
composition
Use a visible twelve-column grid with black construction lines, asymmetric placement, and deliberate unoccupied white modules. Align card edges, labels, form controls, and table columns to the same vertical rhythm. Let primary-color geometric primitives mark status or route attention, never fill the whole page. Prefer rectangular modules, split panels, and rule-based sections over floating cards.
hierarchy
Start with condensed uppercase labels, then a large compressed headline or numeral, then concise body copy in IBM Plex Sans. Use weight, scale, rule thickness, and position before color. Important metrics may become poster-like typographic blocks. Secondary details use mono numerals and small uppercase metadata.
density
Medium-high information density with disciplined whitespace: modules are compact inside a generous page grid. Data tables and forms are allowed to feel operational, but each group is separated by strong rules and blank grid cells.
signature patterns
Apply repeating linear-gradient background grid lines at 64px intervals on the page and align major modules to those visible construction lines.Use 8px primary-color top or left bars on selected panels and table rows to create flat Bauhaus signal blocks without gradients.Render metadata as small uppercase mono labels inside outlined rectangular tags with square color chips placed before the text.Use offset black slab shadows on primary buttons, modal panels, and active cards by translating the element on hover or focus.Place circular and square geometric markers at panel corners using absolute pseudo-elements in red, yellow, or blue.
layout
density
Operational medium-high density: the interface resembles a production board or exhibition control room where many facts are visible, but each fact locks into a rational grid cell.
grid
Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 24px gutters, a 96px left rail, max-width 1360px, and visible 64px construction-grid background lines. Tablet collapses to 8 columns; mobile becomes a single column with table overflow.
breakpoints
- desktop
- 1200px and above
- tablet landscape
- 1024px
- tablet
- 768px
- mobile
- 480px
whitespace
Whitespace is treated as an active module, not padding filler. Leave occasional empty cells, especially near headlines, to preserve poster-like asymmetry and objective calm.
responsive
At 1024px the rail becomes a top strip and key panels move to two columns. At 768px dashboard modules stack in one column with compact typography. At 480px buttons become full width, controls stack, and data tables scroll horizontally.
guidance
- Use pure #FFFFFF as the dominant background and true #000000 for construction lines and typography.
- Apply letter-spacing: -0.02em globally, including labels, body copy, controls, and table text.
- Expose the grid with ruled borders, dividers, aligned columns, and measured gaps rather than hiding structure.
- Use red, yellow, and blue as sparse functional markers: status chips, progress segments, tabs, alerts, and geometric anchors.
- Keep all containers square with 0px radius and use offset black slab shadows only for selected interactive emphasis.
- Build hierarchy through scale, weight, case, position, and rule thickness before adding color.
- Wrap tables on small screens in horizontal overflow containers while preserving column alignment.
- Give every control a hard black focus state and a minimum 44px touch target.
- Do not use gradients, glassmorphism, pastel backgrounds, or blue-grey dark neutrals.
- Do not round cards or controls except fully round tiny status dots if needed; the primary shape language is rectangular.
- Do not center every section or use symmetrical landing-page hero composition.
- Do not add distressed Bauhaus poster textures, paper aging, or faux vintage effects.
- Do not use more than one primary color in a single component unless it communicates segmented data.
- Do not rely on shadows for depth; use borders, grid lines, and offset slabs instead.
- Do not leave browser-default inputs, selects, checkboxes, or radio controls unstyled.
- Do not use decorative icons where a typographic label or geometric marker would be clearer.
katagami spec
# Constructive Grid Modernism
## Philosophy
Constructive Grid Modernism translates Bauhaus reduction and Swiss International Typographic Style into a product interface for rigorous visual operations. It treats the screen as a working poster: every module is aligned to a visible rational grid, every color earns its place as a signal, and typography becomes the main architectural material. The language is not nostalgic ornament; it is a contemporary operational system built from asymmetric hierarchy, geometric primitives, objective labeling, and primary-color decisions. It favors clarity, measurable proportion, and confident blank space over decoration.
### Values
- {"name":"Function before expression","explanation":"Composition begins with the job of the interface. Decoration is replaced by alignment, contrast, proportion, and direct labeling."}
- {"name":"Visible construction","explanation":"Grid lines, module boundaries, ruled dividers, and baseline relationships are allowed to show so the user senses the design being built."}
- {"name":"Typographic objectivity","explanation":"Sans-serif type carries the system: condensed uppercase labels, oversized numeric data, and tight paragraph text form a disciplined hierarchy."}
- {"name":"Primary-color economy","explanation":"Red, yellow, and blue appear as sparse functional signals against black, white, and pale neutral planes rather than decorative fills."}
- {"name":"Asymmetric order","explanation":"Important information is placed off-center inside strict columns, creating movement without sacrificing legibility."}
- {"name":"Geometric abstraction","explanation":"Circles, squares, bars, and linear rules act as navigational and informational primitives, echoing Bauhaus exercises without becoming illustration."}
### Anti-Values
- {"name":"Decorative nostalgia","explanation":"Do not mimic vintage poster distress, paper aging, or retro texture; the movement is used as a living system."}
- {"name":"Centered marketing symmetry","explanation":"Avoid hero-centered landing-page composition; hierarchy should be asymmetric and editorial."}
- {"name":"Gradient spectacle","explanation":"No gradient buttons, neon washes, or crypto-style color effects. Color is flat, decisive, and sparse."}
- {"name":"Soft lifestyle UI","explanation":"Avoid rounded cards, plush shadows, pastel backgrounds, and casual illustration styles."}
### Visual Character
- All major panels use 0px radius, 2px black ruled borders, and visible internal divider lines to expose the modular grid.
- The page uses an asymmetric twelve-column layout with a narrow left rail, oversized blank white fields, and content blocks shifted away from center alignment.
- Primary red, yellow, and blue appear as flat geometric bars, square badges, circular markers, and progress segments on a black-and-white base.
- Typography pairs condensed uppercase labels with oversized sans-serif numerals and tight -0.02em letter spacing on every text element.
- Interactive controls are constructed from rectangular outlines, hard focus rings, and offset black shadow slabs rather than soft depth or rounded surfaces.
## Tokens
### Colors
| Name | Value |
|------|-------|
| primary | `#E30613` |
| secondary | `#0057B8` |
| accent | `#FFD400` |
| background | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#000000` |
| muted | `#5F5F5F` |
| border | `#000000` |
| error | `#E30613` |
| success | `#007A3D` |
| warning | `#FFD400` |
| info | `#0057B8` |
| neutral_100 | `#F3F3F3` |
| neutral_200 | `#D9D9D9` |
| black | `#000000` |
| white | `#FFFFFF` |
### Typography
- **Heading Font**: IBM Plex Sans Condensed
- **Body Font**: IBM Plex Sans
- **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono
- **Base Size**: 16px
- **Scale Ratio**: 1.25
- **Line Height**: 1.42
- **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em
- **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Condensed:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
### Spacing
- **Base**: 8px
- **Scale**: ["4px","8px","12px","16px","24px","32px","48px","64px","96px"]
### Radii
- **None**: 0px
- **Sm**: 0px
- **Md**: 0px
- **Lg**: 0px
- **Full**: 9999px
### Shadows
- **Sm**: 3px 3px 0 #000000
- **Md**: 6px 6px 0 #000000
- **Lg**: 10px 10px 0 #000000
### Surfaces
- **Treatment**: flat
- **Card Style**: Flat white rectangular panels with black 2px borders, internal ruled dividers, and occasional offset black slab shadows.
- **Bg Pattern**: grid
### Borders
- **Default Width**: 2px
- **Accent Width**: 8px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: Hard black construction lines that behave like print crop marks and Swiss grid rules rather than decorative outlines.
### Motion
- **Duration**: 140ms
- **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)
- **Philosophy**: snappy, mechanical state changes with no bounce and no ornamental animation
## Rules
### Composition
Use a visible twelve-column grid with black construction lines, asymmetric placement, and deliberate unoccupied white modules. Align card edges, labels, form controls, and table columns to the same vertical rhythm. Let primary-color geometric primitives mark status or route attention, never fill the whole page. Prefer rectangular modules, split panels, and rule-based sections over floating cards.
### Hierarchy
Start with condensed uppercase labels, then a large compressed headline or numeral, then concise body copy in IBM Plex Sans. Use weight, scale, rule thickness, and position before color. Important metrics may become poster-like typographic blocks. Secondary details use mono numerals and small uppercase metadata.
### Density
Medium-high information density with disciplined whitespace: modules are compact inside a generous page grid. Data tables and forms are allowed to feel operational, but each group is separated by strong rules and blank grid cells.
### Signature Patterns
- Apply repeating linear-gradient background grid lines at 64px intervals on the page and align major modules to those visible construction lines.
- Use 8px primary-color top or left bars on selected panels and table rows to create flat Bauhaus signal blocks without gradients.
- Render metadata as small uppercase mono labels inside outlined rectangular tags with square color chips placed before the text.
- Use offset black slab shadows on primary buttons, modal panels, and active cards by translating the element on hover or focus.
- Place circular and square geometric markers at panel corners using absolute pseudo-elements in red, yellow, or blue.
## Layout
### Density
Operational medium-high density: the interface resembles a production board or exhibition control room where many facts are visible, but each fact locks into a rational grid cell.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 24px gutters, a 96px left rail, max-width 1360px, and visible 64px construction-grid background lines. Tablet collapses to 8 columns; mobile becomes a single column with table overflow.
### Breakpoints
- **Desktop**: 1200px and above
- **Tablet Landscape**: 1024px
- **Tablet**: 768px
- **Mobile**: 480px
### Whitespace
Whitespace is treated as an active module, not padding filler. Leave occasional empty cells, especially near headlines, to preserve poster-like asymmetry and objective calm.
### Responsive
At 1024px the rail becomes a top strip and key panels move to two columns. At 768px dashboard modules stack in one column with compact typography. At 480px buttons become full width, controls stack, and data tables scroll horizontally.
## Guidance
### Do
- Use pure #FFFFFF as the dominant background and true #000000 for construction lines and typography.
- Apply letter-spacing: -0.02em globally, including labels, body copy, controls, and table text.
- Expose the grid with ruled borders, dividers, aligned columns, and measured gaps rather than hiding structure.
- Use red, yellow, and blue as sparse functional markers: status chips, progress segments, tabs, alerts, and geometric anchors.
- Keep all containers square with 0px radius and use offset black slab shadows only for selected interactive emphasis.
- Build hierarchy through scale, weight, case, position, and rule thickness before adding color.
- Wrap tables on small screens in horizontal overflow containers while preserving column alignment.
- Give every control a hard black focus state and a minimum 44px touch target.
### Don't
- Do not use gradients, glassmorphism, pastel backgrounds, or blue-grey dark neutrals.
- Do not round cards or controls except fully round tiny status dots if needed; the primary shape language is rectangular.
- Do not center every section or use symmetrical landing-page hero composition.
- Do not add distressed Bauhaus poster textures, paper aging, or faux vintage effects.
- Do not use more than one primary color in a single component unless it communicates segmented data.
- Do not rely on shadows for depth; use borders, grid lines, and offset slabs instead.
- Do not leave browser-default inputs, selects, checkboxes, or radio controls unstyled.
- Do not use decorative icons where a typographic label or geometric marker would be clearer.
### Usage Context
Best for design operations dashboards, editorial planning systems, museum/exhibition tools, architecture project trackers, visual asset libraries, and analytical products that benefit from typographic authority and visible order.
### Accessibility
Maintain high black-on-white contrast, never communicate state through color alone, pair chips with labels, preserve focus outlines, keep touch targets at least 44px, and ensure table information remains readable when horizontally scrolled.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Constructive Grid Modernism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
primary: "#E30613"
secondary: "#0057B8"
accent: "#FFD400"
background: "#FFFFFF"
surface: "#FFFFFF"
text: "#000000"
muted: "#5F5F5F"
border: "#000000"
error: "#E30613"
success: "#007A3D"
warning: "#FFD400"
info: "#0057B8"
neutral_100: "#F3F3F3"
neutral_200: "#D9D9D9"
black: "#000000"
white: "#FFFFFF"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans Condensed"
fontSize: "1.953rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans Condensed"
fontSize: "1.563rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.42
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
none: "0px"
sm: "0px"
md: "0px"
lg: "0px"
full: "9999px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
step-8: "96px"
components:
color-reference-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
color-reference-secondary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
color-reference-text:
backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-success:
backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
color-reference-warning:
backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
color-reference-neutral_100:
backgroundColor: "{colors.neutral_100}"
color-reference-neutral_200:
backgroundColor: "{colors.neutral_200}"
color-reference-black:
backgroundColor: "{colors.black}"
color-reference-white:
backgroundColor: "{colors.white}"
button-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
textColor: "#ffffff"
typography: "{typography.label-md}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
padding: "{spacing.md}"
card-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
textColor: "{colors.text}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
padding: "{spacing.md}"
input-default:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
textColor: "{colors.text}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
height: "44px"
---
# Constructive Grid Modernism
## Overview
Constructive Grid Modernism translates Bauhaus reduction and Swiss International Typographic Style into a product interface for rigorous visual operations. It treats the screen as a working poster: every module is aligned to a visible rational grid, every color earns its place as a signal, and typography becomes the main architectural material. The language is not nostalgic ornament; it is a contemporary operational system built from asymmetric hierarchy, geometric primitives, objective labeling, and primary-color decisions. It favors clarity, measurable proportion, and confident blank space over decoration.
### Values
- {"name":"Function before expression","explanation":"Composition begins with the job of the interface. Decoration is replaced by alignment, contrast, proportion, and direct labeling."}
- {"name":"Visible construction","explanation":"Grid lines, module boundaries, ruled dividers, and baseline relationships are allowed to show so the user senses the design being built."}
- {"name":"Typographic objectivity","explanation":"Sans-serif type carries the system: condensed uppercase labels, oversized numeric data, and tight paragraph text form a disciplined hierarchy."}
- {"name":"Primary-color economy","explanation":"Red, yellow, and blue appear as sparse functional signals against black, white, and pale neutral planes rather than decorative fills."}
- {"name":"Asymmetric order","explanation":"Important information is placed off-center inside strict columns, creating movement without sacrificing legibility."}
- {"name":"Geometric abstraction","explanation":"Circles, squares, bars, and linear rules act as navigational and informational primitives, echoing Bauhaus exercises without becoming illustration."}
### Anti-Values
- {"name":"Decorative nostalgia","explanation":"Do not mimic vintage poster distress, paper aging, or retro texture; the movement is used as a living system."}
- {"name":"Centered marketing symmetry","explanation":"Avoid hero-centered landing-page composition; hierarchy should be asymmetric and editorial."}
- {"name":"Gradient spectacle","explanation":"No gradient buttons, neon washes, or crypto-style color effects. Color is flat, decisive, and sparse."}
- {"name":"Soft lifestyle UI","explanation":"Avoid rounded cards, plush shadows, pastel backgrounds, and casual illustration styles."}
### Visual Character
- All major panels use 0px radius, 2px black ruled borders, and visible internal divider lines to expose the modular grid.
- The page uses an asymmetric twelve-column layout with a narrow left rail, oversized blank white fields, and content blocks shifted away from center alignment.
- Primary red, yellow, and blue appear as flat geometric bars, square badges, circular markers, and progress segments on a black-and-white base.
- Typography pairs condensed uppercase labels with oversized sans-serif numerals and tight -0.02em letter spacing on every text element.
- Interactive controls are constructed from rectangular outlines, hard focus rings, and offset black shadow slabs rather than soft depth or rounded surfaces.
## Colors
Use the YAML color tokens as the normative palette. The prose below names the roles agents should preserve when generating UI.
| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| primary | `#E30613` |
| secondary | `#0057B8` |
| accent | `#FFD400` |
| background | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#FFFFFF` |
| text | `#000000` |
| muted | `#5F5F5F` |
| border | `#000000` |
| error | `#E30613` |
| success | `#007A3D` |
| warning | `#FFD400` |
| info | `#0057B8` |
| neutral_100 | `#F3F3F3` |
| neutral_200 | `#D9D9D9` |
| black | `#000000` |
| white | `#FFFFFF` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: IBM Plex Sans Condensed, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: IBM Plex Sans Condensed, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: IBM Plex Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.42.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.
## Layout
### Spacing Tokens
- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`
- **Step-8**: `96px`
### Density
Operational medium-high density: the interface resembles a production board or exhibition control room where many facts are visible, but each fact locks into a rational grid cell.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 24px gutters, a 96px left rail, max-width 1360px, and visible 64px construction-grid background lines. Tablet collapses to 8 columns; mobile becomes a single column with table overflow.
### Breakpoints
- **Desktop**: 1200px and above
- **Tablet Landscape**: 1024px
- **Tablet**: 768px
- **Mobile**: 480px
### Whitespace
Whitespace is treated as an active module, not padding filler. Leave occasional empty cells, especially near headlines, to preserve poster-like asymmetry and objective calm.
### Responsive
At 1024px the rail becomes a top strip and key panels move to two columns. At 768px dashboard modules stack in one column with compact typography. At 480px buttons become full width, controls stack, and data tables scroll horizontally.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Sm**: 3px 3px 0 #000000
- **Md**: 6px 6px 0 #000000
- **Lg**: 10px 10px 0 #000000
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `0px`
- **Md**: `0px`
- **Lg**: `0px`
- **Full**: `9999px`
### Surfaces
- **Treatment**: flat
- **Card Style**: Flat white rectangular panels with black 2px borders, internal ruled dividers, and occasional offset black slab shadows.
- **Bg Pattern**: grid
### Borders
- **Default Width**: 2px
- **Accent Width**: 8px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: Hard black construction lines that behave like print crop marks and Swiss grid rules rather than decorative outlines.
## Components
### Composition
Use a visible twelve-column grid with black construction lines, asymmetric placement, and deliberate unoccupied white modules. Align card edges, labels, form controls, and table columns to the same vertical rhythm. Let primary-color geometric primitives mark status or route attention, never fill the whole page. Prefer rectangular modules, split panels, and rule-based sections over floating cards.
### Hierarchy
Start with condensed uppercase labels, then a large compressed headline or numeral, then concise body copy in IBM Plex Sans. Use weight, scale, rule thickness, and position before color. Important metrics may become poster-like typographic blocks. Secondary details use mono numerals and small uppercase metadata.
### Density
Medium-high information density with disciplined whitespace: modules are compact inside a generous page grid. Data tables and forms are allowed to feel operational, but each group is separated by strong rules and blank grid cells.
### Signature Patterns
- Apply repeating linear-gradient background grid lines at 64px intervals on the page and align major modules to those visible construction lines.
- Use 8px primary-color top or left bars on selected panels and table rows to create flat Bauhaus signal blocks without gradients.
- Render metadata as small uppercase mono labels inside outlined rectangular tags with square color chips placed before the text.
- Use offset black slab shadows on primary buttons, modal panels, and active cards by translating the element on hover or focus.
- Place circular and square geometric markers at panel corners using absolute pseudo-elements in red, yellow, or blue.
## shadcn/ui Usage
When the target app uses shadcn/ui, copy DESIGN.md with shadcn instead of the plain DESIGN.md. It contains the same Katagami design-language source plus the shadcn/ui primitives, imports, theme variables, component recipes, and preview-shot guidance.
DESIGN.md with shadcn: `/language/constructive-grid-modernism/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.
The shadcn page also exposes optional machine-readable files for automation, but the human-facing handoff is DESIGN.md with shadcn.
Install recommended primitives with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.
Use these primitives in shadcn apps:
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table
Implementation rule for agents: import shadcn primitives from `@/components/ui/*`, apply the generated CSS variables first, then compose the language-specific recipes from the companion MD. Katagami remains the source of truth; shadcn names are the implementation surface.
## Do's and Don'ts
- Do Use pure #FFFFFF as the dominant background and true #000000 for construction lines and typography.
- Do Apply letter-spacing: -0.02em globally, including labels, body copy, controls, and table text.
- Do Expose the grid with ruled borders, dividers, aligned columns, and measured gaps rather than hiding structure.
- Do Use red, yellow, and blue as sparse functional markers: status chips, progress segments, tabs, alerts, and geometric anchors.
- Do Keep all containers square with 0px radius and use offset black slab shadows only for selected interactive emphasis.
- Do Build hierarchy through scale, weight, case, position, and rule thickness before adding color.
- Do Wrap tables on small screens in horizontal overflow containers while preserving column alignment.
- Do Give every control a hard black focus state and a minimum 44px touch target.
- Don't Do not use gradients, glassmorphism, pastel backgrounds, or blue-grey dark neutrals.
- Don't Do not round cards or controls except fully round tiny status dots if needed; the primary shape language is rectangular.
- Don't Do not center every section or use symmetrical landing-page hero composition.
- Don't Do not add distressed Bauhaus poster textures, paper aging, or faux vintage effects.
- Don't Do not use more than one primary color in a single component unless it communicates segmented data.
- Don't Do not rely on shadows for depth; use borders, grid lines, and offset slabs instead.
- Don't Do not leave browser-default inputs, selects, checkboxes, or radio controls unstyled.
- Don't Do not use decorative icons where a typographic label or geometric marker would be clearer.
### Usage Context
Best for design operations dashboards, editorial planning systems, museum/exhibition tools, architecture project trackers, visual asset libraries, and analytical products that benefit from typographic authority and visible order.
### Accessibility
Maintain high black-on-white contrast, never communicate state through color alone, pair chips with labels, preserve focus outlines, keep touch targets at least 44px, and ensure table information remains readable when horizontally scrolled.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Constructive Grid Modernism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"foreground": "#000000",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#000000",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#000000",
"primary": "#E30613",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#0057B8",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#5F5F5F",
"muted-foreground": "#000000",
"accent": "#FFD400",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"destructive": "#E30613",
"border": "#000000",
"input": "#000000",
"ring": "#FFD400",
"chart-1": "#E30613",
"chart-2": "#0057B8",
"chart-3": "#FFD400",
"chart-4": "#007A3D",
"chart-5": "#FFD400",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#000000",
"sidebar-primary": "#E30613",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#0057B8",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#000000",
"sidebar-ring": "#FFD400",
"radius": "0px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#E30613",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#FFD400",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"destructive": "#E30613",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#FFD400",
"chart-1": "#E30613",
"chart-2": "#0057B8",
"chart-3": "#FFD400",
"chart-4": "#007A3D",
"chart-5": "#FFD400",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#E30613",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#FFD400",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#FFD400",
"radius": "0px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"slug": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"black",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"neutral_100",
"neutral_200",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning",
"white"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
]
}
}
}
```in the wild
embodiments
the full element showcase
embodiment · constructive-grid-modernism
DESIGN.md
at a glance
Typography
headline-lgIBM Plex Sans Condensed · 31px · 700
The quick brown fox jumps
headline-mdIBM Plex Sans Condensed · 25px · 600
The quick brown fox jumps
body-mdIBM Plex Sans · 16px · 400
The quick brown fox jumps
label-mdIBM Plex Mono · 12px · 600
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
New
Card title
Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.
Spacing
- base8px
- xs4px
- sm8px
- md12px
- lg16px
- xl24px
- 2xl32px
- 3xl48px
- 4xl64px
- step-896px
Shape
none0px
sm0px
md0px
lg0px
full9999px
shadcn/ui
implementation kit
recommendedcompatibility fallback
DESIGN.md with shadcn
Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.
advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
shadcn add
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu tabletheme css
:root {
--background: #FFFFFF;
--foreground: #000000;
--card: #FFFFFF;
--card-foreground: #000000;
--popover: #FFFFFF;
--popover-foreground: #000000;
--primary: #E30613;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #0057B8;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #5F5F5F;
--muted-foreground: #000000;
--accent: #FFD400;
--accent-foreground: #111111;
--destructive: #E30613;
--border: #000000;
--input: #000000;
--ring: #FFD400;
--chart-1: #E30613;
--chart-2: #0057B8;
--chart-3: #FFD400;
--chart-4: #007A3D;
--chart-5: #FFD400;
--sidebar: #FFFFFF;
--sidebar-foreground: #000000;
--sidebar-primary: #E30613;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #0057B8;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #000000;
--sidebar-ring: #FFD400;
--radius: 0px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #E30613;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #FFD400;
--accent-foreground: #111111;
--destructive: #E30613;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #FFD400;
--chart-1: #E30613;
--chart-2: #0057B8;
--chart-3: #FFD400;
--chart-4: #007A3D;
--chart-5: #FFD400;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #E30613;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #FFD400;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #111111;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #FFD400;
--radius: 0px;
}
tsx starter
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
Card,
CardContent,
CardDescription,
CardFooter,
CardHeader,
CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
export function ConstructiveGridModernismShadcnKit() {
return (
<section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
<div>
<Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
<h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Constructive Grid Modernism</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
theme JSONcompatibility fallback
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Constructive Grid Modernism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"foreground": "#000000",
"card": "#FFFFFF",
"card-foreground": "#000000",
"popover": "#FFFFFF",
"popover-foreground": "#000000",
"primary": "#E30613",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#0057B8",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#5F5F5F",
"muted-foreground": "#000000",
"accent": "#FFD400",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"destructive": "#E30613",
"border": "#000000",
"input": "#000000",
"ring": "#FFD400",
"chart-1": "#E30613",
"chart-2": "#0057B8",
"chart-3": "#FFD400",
"chart-4": "#007A3D",
"chart-5": "#FFD400",
"sidebar": "#FFFFFF",
"sidebar-foreground": "#000000",
"sidebar-primary": "#E30613",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#0057B8",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#000000",
"sidebar-ring": "#FFD400",
"radius": "0px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#E30613",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#FFD400",
"accent-foreground": "#111111",
"destructive": "#E30613",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#FFD400",
"chart-1": "#E30613",
"chart-2": "#0057B8",
"chart-3": "#FFD400",
"chart-4": "#007A3D",
"chart-5": "#FFD400",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#E30613",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#FFD400",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#FFD400",
"radius": "0px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"slug": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"black",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"neutral_100",
"neutral_200",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning",
"white"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
]
}
}
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Constructive Grid Modernism shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `constructive-grid-modernism`
Slug: `constructive-grid-modernism`
## Intent
Constructive Grid Modernism translates Bauhaus reduction and Swiss International Typographic Style into a product interface for rigorous visual operations. It treats the screen as a working poster: every module is aligned to a visible rational grid, every color earns its place as a signal, and typography becomes the main architectural material. The language is not nostalgic ornament; it is a contemporary operational system built from asymmetric hierarchy, geometric primitives, objective labeling, and primary-color decisions. It favors clarity, measurable proportion, and confident blank space over decoration.
## Required primitives
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table
Install with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.
## Token cues
Colors:
{
"primary": "#E30613",
"secondary": "#0057B8",
"accent": "#FFD400",
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"surface": "#FFFFFF",
"text": "#000000",
"muted": "#5F5F5F",
"border": "#000000",
"error": "#E30613",
"success": "#007A3D",
"warning": "#FFD400",
"info": "#0057B8",
"neutral_100": "#F3F3F3",
"neutral_200": "#D9D9D9",
"black": "#000000",
"white": "#FFFFFF"
}
Typography:
{
"heading_font": "IBM Plex Sans Condensed",
"body_font": "IBM Plex Sans",
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"base_size": "16px",
"scale_ratio": 1.25,
"line_height": 1.42,
"letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Condensed:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap"
}
## Visual character to preserve
- All major panels use 0px radius, 2px black ruled borders, and visible internal divider lines to expose the modular grid.
- The page uses an asymmetric twelve-column layout with a narrow left rail, oversized blank white fields, and content blocks shifted away from center alignment.
- Primary red, yellow, and blue appear as flat geometric bars, square badges, circular markers, and progress segments on a black-and-white base.
- Typography pairs condensed uppercase labels with oversized sans-serif numerals and tight -0.02em letter spacing on every text element.
- Interactive controls are constructed from rectangular outlines, hard focus rings, and offset black shadow slabs rather than soft depth or rounded surfaces.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "brutalist",
"material": "ink",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/constructive-grid-modernism/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Use pure #FFFFFF as the dominant background and true #000000 for construction lines and typography.; Apply letter-spacing: -0.02em globally, including labels, body copy, controls, and table text.; Expose the grid with ruled borders, dividers, aligned columns, and measured gaps rather than hiding structure.; Use red, yellow, and blue as sparse functional markers: status chips, progress segments, tabs, alerts, and geometric anchors.; Keep all containers square with 0px radius and use offset black slab shadows only for selected interactive emphasis.; Build hierarchy through scale, weight, case, position, and rule thickness before adding color.; Wrap tables on small screens in horizontal overflow containers while preserving column alignment.; Give every control a hard black focus state and a minimum 44px touch target.
- Do not: Do not use gradients, glassmorphism, pastel backgrounds, or blue-grey dark neutrals.; Do not round cards or controls except fully round tiny status dots if needed; the primary shape language is rectangular.; Do not center every section or use symmetrical landing-page hero composition.; Do not add distressed Bauhaus poster textures, paper aging, or faux vintage effects.; Do not use more than one primary color in a single component unless it communicates segmented data.; Do not rely on shadows for depth; use borders, grid lines, and offset slabs instead.; Do not leave browser-default inputs, selects, checkboxes, or radio controls unstyled.; Do not use decorative icons where a typographic label or geometric marker would be clearer.
## Copy-paste component example
This generated starter proves the import shape. Production Katagami agents should replace it with a language-specific product composition.
```tsx
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
Card,
CardContent,
CardDescription,
CardFooter,
CardHeader,
CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
export function ConstructiveGridModernismShadcnKit() {
return (
<section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
<div>
<Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
<h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Constructive Grid Modernism</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
```
## Layout notes
{
"density": "Operational medium-high density: the interface resembles a production board or exhibition control room where many facts are visible, but each fact locks into a rational grid cell.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column grid with 24px gutters, a 96px left rail, max-width 1360px, and visible 64px construction-grid background lines. Tablet collapses to 8 columns; mobile becomes a single column with table overflow.",
"breakpoints": {
"desktop": "1200px and above",
"tablet_landscape": "1024px",
"tablet": "768px",
"mobile": "480px"
},
"whitespace": "Whitespace is treated as an active module, not padding filler. Leave occasional empty cells, especially near headlines, to preserve poster-like asymmetry and objective calm.",
"responsive": "At 1024px the rail becomes a top strip and key panels move to two columns. At 768px dashboard modules stack in one column with compact typography. At 480px buttons become full width, controls stack, and data tables scroll horizontally."
}
preview shotscompatibility fallback
{
"artifact": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots",
"version": "preview-shots-v1",
"generator": "katagami-ui-compatibility-projection",
"generatedBy": "katagami-ui-projection",
"requiresVisualProfile": true,
"schema": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots/renderable-v1",
"renderable": true,
"language": {
"id": "constructive-grid-modernism",
"name": "Constructive Grid Modernism",
"slug": "constructive-grid-modernism"
},
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"identityNotes": [
"All major panels use 0px radius, 2px black ruled borders, and visible internal divider lines to expose the modular grid.",
"The page uses an asymmetric twelve-column layout with a narrow left rail, oversized blank white fields, and content blocks shifted away from center alignment.",
"Primary red, yellow, and blue appear as flat geometric bars, square badges, circular markers, and progress segments on a black-and-white base.",
"Typography pairs condensed uppercase labels with oversized sans-serif numerals and tight -0.02em letter spacing on every text element.",
"Interactive controls are constructed from rectangular outlines, hard focus rings, and offset black shadow slabs rather than soft depth or rounded surfaces."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "editorial",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Constructive Grid Modernism launch room",
"description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
"primaryAction": "Apply theme",
"secondaryAction": "Review states",
"stats": [
{
"label": "components",
"value": "16",
"tone": "accent"
},
{
"label": "states",
"value": "ready"
},
{
"label": "density",
"value": "balanced",
"tone": "warning"
}
],
"rows": [
{
"label": "Primary flow",
"value": "mapped",
"status": "active"
},
{
"label": "Token coverage",
"value": "semantic",
"status": "synced"
},
{
"label": "Responsive proof",
"value": "queued",
"status": "review"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Active",
"Synced",
"Draft"
]
}
},
{
"id": "detail-editor",
"title": "Detail editor",
"viewport": "tablet",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"dialog",
"sheet"
],
"composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
"mustShow": [
"focus ring",
"error or destructive state",
"dialog or sheet treatment",
"written guidance content"
],
"avoid": [
"unstyled browser controls",
"floating cards inside cards",
"missing labels"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "editing flow",
"headline": "Language recipe editor",
"description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
"primaryAction": "Save recipe",
"secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
"fields": [
{
"label": "Component family",
"value": "Narrative cards"
},
{
"label": "State treatment",
"value": "Visible focus + validation"
},
{
"label": "Motion",
"value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Focus",
"Invalid",
"Confirmed"
]
}
},
{
"id": "data-operations",
"title": "Data operations",
"viewport": "mobile",
"primitives": [
"button",
"tabs",
"badge",
"dropdown-menu",
"table",
"tooltip",
"separator"
],
"composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
"mustShow": [
"responsive reflow",
"dense row styling",
"menu affordance",
"status badge system"
],
"avoid": [
"desktop-only tables",
"text overflow",
"default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "operations",
"headline": "Compact review queue",
"description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
"primaryAction": "Resolve",
"secondaryAction": "Filter",
"rows": [
{
"label": "Button hierarchy",
"value": "approved",
"status": "ok"
},
{
"label": "Table rhythm",
"value": "needs pass",
"status": "watch"
},
{
"label": "Empty state",
"value": "designed",
"status": "done"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Queued",
"Blocked",
"Done"
]
}
}
],
"componentRecipes": [
{
"primitive": "button",
"intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
},
{
"primitive": "card",
"intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
},
{
"primitive": "input",
"intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
},
{
"primitive": "textarea",
"intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
},
{
"primitive": "select",
"intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
},
{
"primitive": "dialog",
"intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
},
{
"primitive": "sheet",
"intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
},
{
"primitive": "tabs",
"intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
},
{
"primitive": "badge",
"intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
},
{
"primitive": "separator",
"intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
},
{
"primitive": "checkbox",
"intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
},
{
"primitive": "switch",
"intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
},
{
"primitive": "slider",
"intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
},
{
"primitive": "tooltip",
"intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
},
{
"primitive": "dropdown-menu",
"intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
},
{
"primitive": "table",
"intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
}
],
"qualityRules": {
"do": [
"Use pure #FFFFFF as the dominant background and true #000000 for construction lines and typography.",
"Apply letter-spacing: -0.02em globally, including labels, body copy, controls, and table text.",
"Expose the grid with ruled borders, dividers, aligned columns, and measured gaps rather than hiding structure.",
"Use red, yellow, and blue as sparse functional markers: status chips, progress segments, tabs, alerts, and geometric anchors.",
"Keep all containers square with 0px radius and use offset black slab shadows only for selected interactive emphasis.",
"Build hierarchy through scale, weight, case, position, and rule thickness before adding color.",
"Wrap tables on small screens in horizontal overflow containers while preserving column alignment.",
"Give every control a hard black focus state and a minimum 44px touch target."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use gradients, glassmorphism, pastel backgrounds, or blue-grey dark neutrals.",
"Do not round cards or controls except fully round tiny status dots if needed; the primary shape language is rectangular.",
"Do not center every section or use symmetrical landing-page hero composition.",
"Do not add distressed Bauhaus poster textures, paper aging, or faux vintage effects.",
"Do not use more than one primary color in a single component unless it communicates segmented data.",
"Do not rely on shadows for depth; use borders, grid lines, and offset slabs instead.",
"Do not leave browser-default inputs, selects, checkboxes, or radio controls unstyled.",
"Do not use decorative icons where a typographic label or geometric marker would be clearer."
]
}
}
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