Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism
A portable design language for agents: download the markdown first, then inspect the preview, tokens, and rules as needed.
Download DESIGN.md
Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.
specification
philosophy
tokens
colors12 items
typography8 items
- heading font
- Space Grotesk
- body font
- IBM Plex Sans
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- base size
- 16px
- scale ratio
- 1.25
- line height
- 1.5
- letter spacing
- 0.01em
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;700&display=swap
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
radii5 items
- none
- 0
- sm
- 0
- md
- 0
- lg
- 0
- full
- 9999px
shadows3 items
- sm
- 0 1px 0 rgba(17,17,17,0.06)
- md
- 0 8px 24px rgba(17,17,17,0.06)
- lg
- 0 18px 48px rgba(17,17,17,0.08)
surfaces3 items
- treatment
- paper
- card style
- Flat matte panels with cool white fill, subtle tonal separation from the page, and no soft glass or lifted neumorphic bloom.
- bg pattern
- grid
borders4 items
- default width
- 1px
- accent width
- 4px
- style
- solid
- character
- Borders are analytical and precise: mostly hairline graphite dividers with occasional thick vermilion rules used to anchor hierarchy at key edges.
motion3 items
- duration
- 180ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2,0.8,0.2,1)
- philosophy
- snappy
rules
Use a visible modular column system with uneven spans, letting one dominant content block lead while metadata and controls occupy narrow adjacent rails.
Create hierarchy through scale, weight, and alignment shifts; headlines are oversized and tightly set, while labels, timestamps, and captions use compact uppercase treatments.
Moderate to high density with intentional compression, avoiding roomy lifestyle-SaaS spacing while preserving enough breathing room for legibility.
layout
Desktop uses a 12-column editorial grid with 24px gutters and frequent 3/5/7 column spans; tablet reduces to 8 columns and mobile collapses to a single stacked flow while preserving rule-based separators.
Desktop 1440 and above, tablet at 1024 and 768, mobile at 560 and 375 with all modules snapping to simplified column logic.
Whitespace is structural and measured in grid increments; leave strong margins at the page edge but keep interior modules compact and rhythmically separated by rules, not floating gaps.
guidance
- Use black typography as the default visual anchor on light fields.
- Build sections from grids, rule lines, and baseline alignment before adding decorative accent.
- Reserve vermilion for small directional moments like tabs, counts, origin marks, and action emphasis.
- Do not introduce soft rounded cards or colorful gradient hero areas.
- Do not center everything; asymmetry is part of the language structure.
- Do not solve hierarchy with many accent colors when typography and grid can do the work.
katagami spec
# Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism ## Philosophy A rigorously ordered interface language translating International Typographic Style into digital product surfaces through mathematically aligned columns, assertive sans serif typography, disciplined asymmetry, and an almost clinical reduction of decoration. ### Values - objective communication over expressive ornament - grid logic as the primary source of visual order - high legibility through scale, alignment, and contrast ### Anti-Values - soft decorative whimsy - skeuomorphic texture and sentimental realism - centered symmetry used without informational purpose ### Visual Character - A strict multi-column grid governs every major region, with modules snapping to visible alignment lines so whitespace feels measured rather than casual or atmospheric. - Large black grotesk headlines sit flush to the grid with tight line breaks, while small uppercase meta labels in mono or compact sans create editorial hierarchy through scale contrast rather than color abundance. - Cards and panels use flat cool-white surfaces, hairline graphite rules, and occasional vermilion bars or dots as positional accents, never as full-surface fills or gradient decoration. - Compositions favor asymmetry: oversized information blocks occupy wider spans while secondary data is stacked in narrow side columns, echoing poster and journal layouts from Swiss modernism. ## Tokens ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | primary | `#111111` | | secondary | `#58616A` | | accent | `#C63A2B` | | background | `#F4F4F0` | | surface | `#FBFBF8` | | text | `#111111` | | muted | `#727A82` | | border | `#A9AFB5` | | error | `#B42318` | | success | `#1F6B4F` | | warning | `#A15C00` | | info | `#245D8C` | ### Typography - **Heading Font**: Space Grotesk - **Body Font**: IBM Plex Sans - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Base Size**: 16px - **Scale Ratio**: 1.25 - **Line Height**: 1.5 - **Letter Spacing**: 0.01em - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;700&display=swap ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Radii - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 0 - **Md**: 0 - **Lg**: 0 - **Full**: 9999px ### Shadows - **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(17,17,17,0.06) - **Md**: 0 8px 24px rgba(17,17,17,0.06) - **Lg**: 0 18px 48px rgba(17,17,17,0.08) ### Surfaces - **Treatment**: paper - **Card Style**: Flat matte panels with cool white fill, subtle tonal separation from the page, and no soft glass or lifted neumorphic bloom. - **Bg Pattern**: grid ### Borders - **Default Width**: 1px - **Accent Width**: 4px - **Style**: solid - **Character**: Borders are analytical and precise: mostly hairline graphite dividers with occasional thick vermilion rules used to anchor hierarchy at key edges. ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2,0.8,0.2,1) - **Philosophy**: snappy ## Rules ### Composition Use a visible modular column system with uneven spans, letting one dominant content block lead while metadata and controls occupy narrow adjacent rails. ### Hierarchy Create hierarchy through scale, weight, and alignment shifts; headlines are oversized and tightly set, while labels, timestamps, and captions use compact uppercase treatments. ### Density Moderate to high density with intentional compression, avoiding roomy lifestyle-SaaS spacing while preserving enough breathing room for legibility. ### Signature Patterns - Section headers are introduced by horizontal rule systems: a thin graphite line across the module with a short vermilion segment marking the left origin of the heading. - Data cards use explicit row dividers and flush-left labels so content reads like editorial tables rather than rounded app widgets. - Key metric figures and headlines are placed in oversized type that intentionally breaks expected component proportion, making typography itself the primary graphic device. - Navigation and utility controls align to the same baseline grid as content, with uppercase tracking and mono metadata reinforcing a publication-like system. ## Layout ### Grid Desktop uses a 12-column editorial grid with 24px gutters and frequent 3/5/7 column spans; tablet reduces to 8 columns and mobile collapses to a single stacked flow while preserving rule-based separators. ### Breakpoints Desktop 1440 and above, tablet at 1024 and 768, mobile at 560 and 375 with all modules snapping to simplified column logic. ### Whitespace Whitespace is structural and measured in grid increments; leave strong margins at the page edge but keep interior modules compact and rhythmically separated by rules, not floating gaps. ## Guidance ### Do - Use black typography as the default visual anchor on light fields. - Build sections from grids, rule lines, and baseline alignment before adding decorative accent. - Reserve vermilion for small directional moments like tabs, counts, origin marks, and action emphasis. ### Don't - Do not introduce soft rounded cards or colorful gradient hero areas. - Do not center everything; asymmetry is part of the language structure. - Do not solve hierarchy with many accent colors when typography and grid can do the work.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
primary: "#111111"
secondary: "#58616A"
accent: "#C63A2B"
background: "#F4F4F0"
surface: "#FBFBF8"
text: "#111111"
muted: "#727A82"
border: "#A9AFB5"
error: "#B42318"
success: "#1F6B4F"
warning: "#A15C00"
info: "#245D8C"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Space Grotesk"
fontSize: "1.953rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "0.01em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Space Grotesk"
fontSize: "1.563rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "0.01em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.5
letterSpacing: "0.01em"
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"
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}"
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"
---
# Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism
## Overview
A rigorously ordered interface language translating International Typographic Style into digital product surfaces through mathematically aligned columns, assertive sans serif typography, disciplined asymmetry, and an almost clinical reduction of decoration.
### Values
- objective communication over expressive ornament
- grid logic as the primary source of visual order
- high legibility through scale, alignment, and contrast
### Anti-Values
- soft decorative whimsy
- skeuomorphic texture and sentimental realism
- centered symmetry used without informational purpose
### Visual Character
- A strict multi-column grid governs every major region, with modules snapping to visible alignment lines so whitespace feels measured rather than casual or atmospheric.
- Large black grotesk headlines sit flush to the grid with tight line breaks, while small uppercase meta labels in mono or compact sans create editorial hierarchy through scale contrast rather than color abundance.
- Cards and panels use flat cool-white surfaces, hairline graphite rules, and occasional vermilion bars or dots as positional accents, never as full-surface fills or gradient decoration.
- Compositions favor asymmetry: oversized information blocks occupy wider spans while secondary data is stacked in narrow side columns, echoing poster and journal layouts from Swiss modernism.
## 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 | `#111111` |
| secondary | `#58616A` |
| accent | `#C63A2B` |
| background | `#F4F4F0` |
| surface | `#FBFBF8` |
| text | `#111111` |
| muted | `#727A82` |
| border | `#A9AFB5` |
| error | `#B42318` |
| success | `#1F6B4F` |
| warning | `#A15C00` |
| info | `#245D8C` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Space Grotesk, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Space Grotesk, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: IBM Plex Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.5.
- **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`
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column editorial grid with 24px gutters and frequent 3/5/7 column spans; tablet reduces to 8 columns and mobile collapses to a single stacked flow while preserving rule-based separators.
### Breakpoints
Desktop 1440 and above, tablet at 1024 and 768, mobile at 560 and 375 with all modules snapping to simplified column logic.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is structural and measured in grid increments; leave strong margins at the page edge but keep interior modules compact and rhythmically separated by rules, not floating gaps.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Sm**: 0 1px 0 rgba(17,17,17,0.06)
- **Md**: 0 8px 24px rgba(17,17,17,0.06)
- **Lg**: 0 18px 48px rgba(17,17,17,0.08)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `0px`
- **Md**: `0px`
- **Lg**: `0px`
- **Full**: `9999px`
### Surfaces
- **Treatment**: paper
- **Card Style**: Flat matte panels with cool white fill, subtle tonal separation from the page, and no soft glass or lifted neumorphic bloom.
- **Bg Pattern**: grid
### Borders
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Accent Width**: 4px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: Borders are analytical and precise: mostly hairline graphite dividers with occasional thick vermilion rules used to anchor hierarchy at key edges.
## Components
### Composition
Use a visible modular column system with uneven spans, letting one dominant content block lead while metadata and controls occupy narrow adjacent rails.
### Hierarchy
Create hierarchy through scale, weight, and alignment shifts; headlines are oversized and tightly set, while labels, timestamps, and captions use compact uppercase treatments.
### Density
Moderate to high density with intentional compression, avoiding roomy lifestyle-SaaS spacing while preserving enough breathing room for legibility.
### Signature Patterns
- Section headers are introduced by horizontal rule systems: a thin graphite line across the module with a short vermilion segment marking the left origin of the heading.
- Data cards use explicit row dividers and flush-left labels so content reads like editorial tables rather than rounded app widgets.
- Key metric figures and headlines are placed in oversized type that intentionally breaks expected component proportion, making typography itself the primary graphic device.
- Navigation and utility controls align to the same baseline grid as content, with uppercase tracking and mono metadata reinforcing a publication-like system.
## 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/en-019da290-e813-7893-bafa-308e2a93668e/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 black typography as the default visual anchor on light fields.
- Do Build sections from grids, rule lines, and baseline alignment before adding decorative accent.
- Do Reserve vermilion for small directional moments like tabs, counts, origin marks, and action emphasis.
- Don't Do not introduce soft rounded cards or colorful gradient hero areas.
- Don't Do not center everything; asymmetry is part of the language structure.
- Don't Do not solve hierarchy with many accent colors when typography and grid can do the work.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "swiss-editorial-grid-modernism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F4F4F0",
"foreground": "#111111",
"card": "#FBFBF8",
"card-foreground": "#111111",
"popover": "#FBFBF8",
"popover-foreground": "#111111",
"primary": "#111111",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#58616A",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#727A82",
"muted-foreground": "#111111",
"accent": "#C63A2B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B42318",
"border": "#A9AFB5",
"input": "#A9AFB5",
"ring": "#C63A2B",
"chart-1": "#111111",
"chart-2": "#58616A",
"chart-3": "#C63A2B",
"chart-4": "#1F6B4F",
"chart-5": "#A15C00",
"sidebar": "#FBFBF8",
"sidebar-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-primary": "#111111",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#245D8C",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#A9AFB5",
"sidebar-ring": "#C63A2B",
"radius": "0"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#111111",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#C63A2B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B42318",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#C63A2B",
"chart-1": "#111111",
"chart-2": "#58616A",
"chart-3": "#C63A2B",
"chart-4": "#1F6B4F",
"chart-5": "#A15C00",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#111111",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#C63A2B",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#C63A2B",
"radius": "0"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019da290-e813-7893-bafa-308e2a93668e",
"slug": "swiss-editorial-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",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"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"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.
Spacing
- base8px
- xs4px
- sm8px
- md12px
- lg16px
- xl24px
- 2xl32px
- 3xl48px
- 4xl64px
Shape
implementation kit
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
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #F4F4F0;
--foreground: #111111;
--card: #FBFBF8;
--card-foreground: #111111;
--popover: #FBFBF8;
--popover-foreground: #111111;
--primary: #111111;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #58616A;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #727A82;
--muted-foreground: #111111;
--accent: #C63A2B;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B42318;
--border: #A9AFB5;
--input: #A9AFB5;
--ring: #C63A2B;
--chart-1: #111111;
--chart-2: #58616A;
--chart-3: #C63A2B;
--chart-4: #1F6B4F;
--chart-5: #A15C00;
--sidebar: #FBFBF8;
--sidebar-foreground: #111111;
--sidebar-primary: #111111;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #245D8C;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #A9AFB5;
--sidebar-ring: #C63A2B;
--radius: 0;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #111111;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #C63A2B;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #B42318;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #C63A2B;
--chart-1: #111111;
--chart-2: #58616A;
--chart-3: #C63A2B;
--chart-4: #1F6B4F;
--chart-5: #A15C00;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #111111;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #C63A2B;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #C63A2B;
--radius: 0;
}
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 SwissEditorialGridModernismShadcnKit() {
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">Swiss Editorial 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>
);
}
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "swiss-editorial-grid-modernism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F4F4F0",
"foreground": "#111111",
"card": "#FBFBF8",
"card-foreground": "#111111",
"popover": "#FBFBF8",
"popover-foreground": "#111111",
"primary": "#111111",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#58616A",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#727A82",
"muted-foreground": "#111111",
"accent": "#C63A2B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B42318",
"border": "#A9AFB5",
"input": "#A9AFB5",
"ring": "#C63A2B",
"chart-1": "#111111",
"chart-2": "#58616A",
"chart-3": "#C63A2B",
"chart-4": "#1F6B4F",
"chart-5": "#A15C00",
"sidebar": "#FBFBF8",
"sidebar-foreground": "#111111",
"sidebar-primary": "#111111",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#245D8C",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#A9AFB5",
"sidebar-ring": "#C63A2B",
"radius": "0"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#111111",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#C63A2B",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#B42318",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#C63A2B",
"chart-1": "#111111",
"chart-2": "#58616A",
"chart-3": "#C63A2B",
"chart-4": "#1F6B4F",
"chart-5": "#A15C00",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#111111",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#C63A2B",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#C63A2B",
"radius": "0"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019da290-e813-7893-bafa-308e2a93668e",
"slug": "swiss-editorial-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",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"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"
]
}
}
}
# Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019da290-e813-7893-bafa-308e2a93668e`
Slug: `swiss-editorial-grid-modernism`
## Intent
A rigorously ordered interface language translating International Typographic Style into digital product surfaces through mathematically aligned columns, assertive sans serif typography, disciplined asymmetry, and an almost clinical reduction of 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": "#111111",
"secondary": "#58616A",
"accent": "#C63A2B",
"background": "#F4F4F0",
"surface": "#FBFBF8",
"text": "#111111",
"muted": "#727A82",
"border": "#A9AFB5",
"error": "#B42318",
"success": "#1F6B4F",
"warning": "#A15C00",
"info": "#245D8C"
}
Typography:
{
"heading_font": "Space Grotesk",
"body_font": "IBM Plex Sans",
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"base_size": "16px",
"scale_ratio": 1.25,
"line_height": 1.5,
"letter_spacing": "0.01em",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;700&display=swap"
}
## Visual character to preserve
- A strict multi-column grid governs every major region, with modules snapping to visible alignment lines so whitespace feels measured rather than casual or atmospheric.
- Large black grotesk headlines sit flush to the grid with tight line breaks, while small uppercase meta labels in mono or compact sans create editorial hierarchy through scale contrast rather than color abundance.
- Cards and panels use flat cool-white surfaces, hairline graphite rules, and occasional vermilion bars or dots as positional accents, never as full-surface fills or gradient decoration.
- Compositions favor asymmetry: oversized information blocks occupy wider spans while secondary data is stacked in narrow side columns, echoing poster and journal layouts from Swiss modernism.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": false,
"motion": "lift",
"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/swiss-editorial-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 black typography as the default visual anchor on light fields.; Build sections from grids, rule lines, and baseline alignment before adding decorative accent.; Reserve vermilion for small directional moments like tabs, counts, origin marks, and action emphasis.
- Do not: Do not introduce soft rounded cards or colorful gradient hero areas.; Do not center everything; asymmetry is part of the language structure.; Do not solve hierarchy with many accent colors when typography and grid can do the work.
## 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 SwissEditorialGridModernismShadcnKit() {
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">Swiss Editorial 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
{
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column editorial grid with 24px gutters and frequent 3/5/7 column spans; tablet reduces to 8 columns and mobile collapses to a single stacked flow while preserving rule-based separators.",
"breakpoints": "Desktop 1440 and above, tablet at 1024 and 768, mobile at 560 and 375 with all modules snapping to simplified column logic.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is structural and measured in grid increments; leave strong margins at the page edge but keep interior modules compact and rhythmically separated by rules, not floating gaps."
}
{
"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": "en-019da290-e813-7893-bafa-308e2a93668e",
"name": "Swiss Editorial Grid Modernism",
"slug": "swiss-editorial-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": [
"A strict multi-column grid governs every major region, with modules snapping to visible alignment lines so whitespace feels measured rather than casual or atmospheric.",
"Large black grotesk headlines sit flush to the grid with tight line breaks, while small uppercase meta labels in mono or compact sans create editorial hierarchy through scale contrast rather than color abundance.",
"Cards and panels use flat cool-white surfaces, hairline graphite rules, and occasional vermilion bars or dots as positional accents, never as full-surface fills or gradient decoration.",
"Compositions favor asymmetry: oversized information blocks occupy wider spans while secondary data is stacked in narrow side columns, echoing poster and journal layouts from Swiss modernism."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "editorial",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": false,
"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": "Swiss Editorial 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 black typography as the default visual anchor on light fields.",
"Build sections from grids, rule lines, and baseline alignment before adding decorative accent.",
"Reserve vermilion for small directional moments like tabs, counts, origin marks, and action emphasis."
],
"dont": [
"Do not introduce soft rounded cards or colorful gradient hero areas.",
"Do not center everything; asymmetry is part of the language structure.",
"Do not solve hierarchy with many accent colors when typography and grid can do the work."
]
}
}