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Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism
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the spec
specification
philosophy
summary
Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism translates the discipline of brush-and-ink editorial illustration into a restrained interface language: pages feel like rice paper, content is framed by decisive carbon marks, and every control behaves like a deliberate annotation in a publication spread. It is monochrome-first, but not sterile; watery gray wash, irregular line weight, cross-hatched emphasis, and small vermilion seals give the product the authority of fine art drawing while preserving the clarity needed for editorial workflows.
values
Editorial restraint: each screen should read as a composed publication spread with a clear headline, annotation zones, and a dominant image-or-text focal point.Ink honesty: borders, dividers, icons, and emphasis marks should reveal brush pressure through uneven stroke width rather than perfect mechanical decoration.Paper tactility: surfaces should use subtle fiber noise and translucent ink-wash pooling so the interface feels printed on rice paper, not floating on glass.Monochrome hierarchy: carbon black, watery gray, and untouched negative space carry most meaning; vermilion appears only as a seal, status stamp, or critical accent.Gesture before ornament: decorative moments must look like purposeful editorial marks: a slash, seal, hand-drawn underline, or hatch field that supports reading.Conceptual image-making: data, commentary, and tools are arranged as visual essays, allowing tension between sparse composition and dense annotation.
anti-values
×Glossy app chrome, gradient buttons, glassmorphism, neon color systems, and stock dashboard cards that erase the ink-and-paper identity.×Symmetric template grids with identical rounded panels; the language needs asymmetry, editorial gutters, and intentionally imperfect mark-making.×Decorative brush effects that do not structure the interface or guide attention.×Overuse of vermilion; it must feel like a rare seal or editorial stamp, not a brand-color flood.
tokens
colors12 items
primary
#0B0A08
secondary
#4A4943
accent
#B33224
background
#FFFFFF
surface
#F7F1E6
text
#0B0A08
muted
#6F6B60
border
#16130E
error
#9F241C
success
#2F6B45
warning
#B36A18
info
#3D5E73
typography8 items
- heading font
- Cormorant Garamond
- body font
- IBM Plex Sans
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- base size
- 16px
- scale ratio
- 1.25
- line height
- 1.52
- letter spacing
- -0.02em
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96
radii5 items
- none
- 0px
- sm
- 0px
- md
- 16px
- lg
- 24px
- full
- 9999px
shadows3 items
- sm
- 2px 3px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.18)
- md
- 5px 7px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.16)
- lg
- 10px 14px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.14)
surfaces3 items
- treatment
- paper
- card style
- Rice-paper panels with fiber noise, ink-wash staining, hard carbon outline, and slight misregistered offset strokes.
- bg pattern
- noise
borders4 items
- default width
- 2px
- accent width
- 4px
- style
- solid
- character
- Dense carbon brush borders, squared at corners, with offset duplicate strokes that make lines feel hand-pulled.
motion3 items
- duration
- 180ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)
- philosophy
- deliberate
rules
composition
Use an editorial spread rather than a dashboard grid: a wide left article column, a narrow annotation rail, and a right-side tools panel on desktop. Major content is anchored by black ink rules and asymmetrical gutters. Leave large calm fields of paper around dense hatching or table content. Align forms and controls to baseline rhythm, but let seals and brush slashes punctuate the composition. Avoid centered hero layouts; every screen should feel cropped from a working art-direction board.
hierarchy
Headlines are large Cormorant Garamond forms with tight letter spacing and ink underline gestures. Body copy and UI controls use IBM Plex Sans for crisp editorial utility. Metadata, labels, counts, and marginal notes use IBM Plex Mono in uppercase with vertical writing-mode when space allows. Vermilion communicates selected, urgent, or signed-off states only. Ink weight rather than color variety separates primary action from secondary commentary.
density
Medium-low density overall with moments of deliberate compression: the main story area breathes, while marginalia, tables, and hatching clusters can become dense like publication notes. Mobile keeps the same editorial order but removes side rails into stacked annotated cards.
signature patterns
All major panels use a carbon 2px border plus an offset pseudo-element border shifted 5px to mimic brush-line misregistration.Important cards include translucent gray radial ink-wash stains positioned behind content using layered background images.Headings and active labels gain hand-drawn underline strokes created with rough linear-gradient strips and slightly rotated pseudo-elements.Interactive selected states use small vermilion circular or square seal marks with stamped uppercase monospace text.Dense information zones use CSS repeating-linear-gradient hatching and cross-hatching bands as editorial shading instead of colored fills.
layout
density
Composed editorial density: 64px desktop outer margins, generous article whitespace, and compact marginal notes that can stack on smaller screens.
grid
Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1320px spread: 6 columns for the feature illustration brief, 3 columns for annotation and controls, 3 columns for review status. Gutters are 24px with a visible left folio rail. Tablet collapses to an 8-column grid with the review panel under the feature. Mobile becomes one column with full-width cards and horizontally scrollable tables.
breakpoints
Use responsive cuts at 1180px, 900px, 768px, and 480px. At 900px the side panel stacks; at 768px all rails become horizontal cards; at 480px buttons stack full width and tables scroll.
whitespace
Whitespace should resemble untouched paper around ink marks: large quiet margins, 24px to 48px internal padding, and no crowded card clusters unless intentionally framed as annotation or tabular evidence.
responsive
- desktop
- 1440px 12-column editorial spread
- tablet
- 768px stacked feature plus annotation cards
- mobile
- 375px single-column paper scroll with full-width actions
guidance
- Use pure white outside the artboard and rice-paper ivory only inside designed panels so paper tactility remains intentional.
- Apply letter-spacing -0.02em to headings, body, labels, controls, table cells, and captions.
- Make every primary container visibly inked with the offset border pattern; never leave generic floating cards.
- Use vermilion as a rare seal for active tabs, status badges, submit actions, or warnings.
- Pair sparse open composition with one or two dense hatching or annotation zones to create editorial tension.
- Use IBM Plex Mono for folios, labels, timestamps, and marginal editorial notes.
- Keep buttons squared or 16px rounded at most, with explicit focus rings and pressed ink-shift states.
- Let tables and accordions look like manuscript ledgers: ruled rows, hatching for emphasis, and strong typographic labels.
- Do not use pastel UI backgrounds, multicolor status palettes, glossy gradients, or floating glass panels.
- Do not flood the layout with vermilion; more than a few seals makes the language look decorative instead of editorial.
- Do not create a component catalog; every element must belong to an art-direction or publication workflow scene.
- Do not use generic round cards, soft shadows, or default browser form styling.
- Do not make brush textures random; they must reinforce hierarchy, selection, annotation, or structure.
- Do not center everything or make all columns equal; asymmetry and marginalia are core to the language.
- Do not rely on icons alone; labels and editorial microcopy should carry meaning.
- Do not use gradients except very subtle ink-wash stains that read as water pooling on paper.
katagami spec
# Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism ## Philosophy Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism translates the discipline of brush-and-ink editorial illustration into a restrained interface language: pages feel like rice paper, content is framed by decisive carbon marks, and every control behaves like a deliberate annotation in a publication spread. It is monochrome-first, but not sterile; watery gray wash, irregular line weight, cross-hatched emphasis, and small vermilion seals give the product the authority of fine art drawing while preserving the clarity needed for editorial workflows. ### Values - Editorial restraint: each screen should read as a composed publication spread with a clear headline, annotation zones, and a dominant image-or-text focal point. - Ink honesty: borders, dividers, icons, and emphasis marks should reveal brush pressure through uneven stroke width rather than perfect mechanical decoration. - Paper tactility: surfaces should use subtle fiber noise and translucent ink-wash pooling so the interface feels printed on rice paper, not floating on glass. - Monochrome hierarchy: carbon black, watery gray, and untouched negative space carry most meaning; vermilion appears only as a seal, status stamp, or critical accent. - Gesture before ornament: decorative moments must look like purposeful editorial marks: a slash, seal, hand-drawn underline, or hatch field that supports reading. - Conceptual image-making: data, commentary, and tools are arranged as visual essays, allowing tension between sparse composition and dense annotation. ### Anti-Values - Glossy app chrome, gradient buttons, glassmorphism, neon color systems, and stock dashboard cards that erase the ink-and-paper identity. - Symmetric template grids with identical rounded panels; the language needs asymmetry, editorial gutters, and intentionally imperfect mark-making. - Decorative brush effects that do not structure the interface or guide attention. - Overuse of vermilion; it must feel like a rare seal or editorial stamp, not a brand-color flood. ### Visual Character - Rice-paper ivory page surface built with layered CSS noise and faint vertical fiber lines on every major background panel. - Carbon-black containers use 2px hand-ink borders with irregular pseudo-element offsets that create imperfect brush-line registration. - Watery gray ink-wash blocks appear behind key editorial cards as translucent radial stains rather than gradients or drop-shadow decoration. - Section headings use oversized serif typography with short hand-drawn underline strokes and compact vertical annotation labels in monospace. - Mineral vermilion is reserved for small circular seal badges, active tab stamps, warning chops, and final approval marks. ## Tokens ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | primary | `#0B0A08` | | secondary | `#4A4943` | | accent | `#B33224` | | background | `#FFFFFF` | | surface | `#F7F1E6` | | text | `#0B0A08` | | muted | `#6F6B60` | | border | `#16130E` | | error | `#9F241C` | | success | `#2F6B45` | | warning | `#B36A18` | | info | `#3D5E73` | ### Typography - **Heading Font**: Cormorant Garamond - **Body Font**: IBM Plex Sans - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Base Size**: 16px - **Scale Ratio**: 1.25 - **Line Height**: 1.52 - **Letter Spacing**: -0.02em - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,96] ### Radii - **None**: 0px - **Sm**: 0px - **Md**: 16px - **Lg**: 24px - **Full**: 9999px ### Shadows - **Sm**: 2px 3px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.18) - **Md**: 5px 7px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.16) - **Lg**: 10px 14px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.14) ### Surfaces - **Treatment**: paper - **Card Style**: Rice-paper panels with fiber noise, ink-wash staining, hard carbon outline, and slight misregistered offset strokes. - **Bg Pattern**: noise ### Borders - **Default Width**: 2px - **Accent Width**: 4px - **Style**: solid - **Character**: Dense carbon brush borders, squared at corners, with offset duplicate strokes that make lines feel hand-pulled. ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) - **Philosophy**: deliberate ## Rules ### Composition Use an editorial spread rather than a dashboard grid: a wide left article column, a narrow annotation rail, and a right-side tools panel on desktop. Major content is anchored by black ink rules and asymmetrical gutters. Leave large calm fields of paper around dense hatching or table content. Align forms and controls to baseline rhythm, but let seals and brush slashes punctuate the composition. Avoid centered hero layouts; every screen should feel cropped from a working art-direction board. ### Hierarchy Headlines are large Cormorant Garamond forms with tight letter spacing and ink underline gestures. Body copy and UI controls use IBM Plex Sans for crisp editorial utility. Metadata, labels, counts, and marginal notes use IBM Plex Mono in uppercase with vertical writing-mode when space allows. Vermilion communicates selected, urgent, or signed-off states only. Ink weight rather than color variety separates primary action from secondary commentary. ### Density Medium-low density overall with moments of deliberate compression: the main story area breathes, while marginalia, tables, and hatching clusters can become dense like publication notes. Mobile keeps the same editorial order but removes side rails into stacked annotated cards. ### Signature Patterns - All major panels use a carbon 2px border plus an offset pseudo-element border shifted 5px to mimic brush-line misregistration. - Important cards include translucent gray radial ink-wash stains positioned behind content using layered background images. - Headings and active labels gain hand-drawn underline strokes created with rough linear-gradient strips and slightly rotated pseudo-elements. - Interactive selected states use small vermilion circular or square seal marks with stamped uppercase monospace text. - Dense information zones use CSS repeating-linear-gradient hatching and cross-hatching bands as editorial shading instead of colored fills. ## Layout ### Density Composed editorial density: 64px desktop outer margins, generous article whitespace, and compact marginal notes that can stack on smaller screens. ### Grid Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1320px spread: 6 columns for the feature illustration brief, 3 columns for annotation and controls, 3 columns for review status. Gutters are 24px with a visible left folio rail. Tablet collapses to an 8-column grid with the review panel under the feature. Mobile becomes one column with full-width cards and horizontally scrollable tables. ### Breakpoints Use responsive cuts at 1180px, 900px, 768px, and 480px. At 900px the side panel stacks; at 768px all rails become horizontal cards; at 480px buttons stack full width and tables scroll. ### Whitespace Whitespace should resemble untouched paper around ink marks: large quiet margins, 24px to 48px internal padding, and no crowded card clusters unless intentionally framed as annotation or tabular evidence. ### Responsive - **Desktop**: 1440px 12-column editorial spread - **Tablet**: 768px stacked feature plus annotation cards - **Mobile**: 375px single-column paper scroll with full-width actions ## Guidance ### Do - Use pure white outside the artboard and rice-paper ivory only inside designed panels so paper tactility remains intentional. - Apply letter-spacing -0.02em to headings, body, labels, controls, table cells, and captions. - Make every primary container visibly inked with the offset border pattern; never leave generic floating cards. - Use vermilion as a rare seal for active tabs, status badges, submit actions, or warnings. - Pair sparse open composition with one or two dense hatching or annotation zones to create editorial tension. - Use IBM Plex Mono for folios, labels, timestamps, and marginal editorial notes. - Keep buttons squared or 16px rounded at most, with explicit focus rings and pressed ink-shift states. - Let tables and accordions look like manuscript ledgers: ruled rows, hatching for emphasis, and strong typographic labels. ### Don't - Do not use pastel UI backgrounds, multicolor status palettes, glossy gradients, or floating glass panels. - Do not flood the layout with vermilion; more than a few seals makes the language look decorative instead of editorial. - Do not create a component catalog; every element must belong to an art-direction or publication workflow scene. - Do not use generic round cards, soft shadows, or default browser form styling. - Do not make brush textures random; they must reinforce hierarchy, selection, annotation, or structure. - Do not center everything or make all columns equal; asymmetry and marginalia are core to the language. - Do not rely on icons alone; labels and editorial microcopy should carry meaning. - Do not use gradients except very subtle ink-wash stains that read as water pooling on paper. ### Usage Context Best for editorial tools, commentary dashboards, art-direction boards, literary publishing systems, museum interpretation, fine art inventory, and conceptual visual essay products. ### Accessibility Maintain high text contrast with carbon on paper, use visible focus outlines, preserve 44px touch targets, avoid color-only status by pairing vermilion seals with text, and keep hatching low contrast behind readable content.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
primary: "#0B0A08"
secondary: "#4A4943"
accent: "#B33224"
background: "#FFFFFF"
surface: "#F7F1E6"
text: "#0B0A08"
muted: "#6F6B60"
border: "#16130E"
error: "#9F241C"
success: "#2F6B45"
warning: "#B36A18"
info: "#3D5E73"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Cormorant Garamond"
fontSize: "1.953rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Cormorant Garamond"
fontSize: "1.563rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.02em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Sans"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.52
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: "16px"
lg: "24px"
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}"
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"
---
# Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism
## Overview
Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism translates the discipline of brush-and-ink editorial illustration into a restrained interface language: pages feel like rice paper, content is framed by decisive carbon marks, and every control behaves like a deliberate annotation in a publication spread. It is monochrome-first, but not sterile; watery gray wash, irregular line weight, cross-hatched emphasis, and small vermilion seals give the product the authority of fine art drawing while preserving the clarity needed for editorial workflows.
### Values
- Editorial restraint: each screen should read as a composed publication spread with a clear headline, annotation zones, and a dominant image-or-text focal point.
- Ink honesty: borders, dividers, icons, and emphasis marks should reveal brush pressure through uneven stroke width rather than perfect mechanical decoration.
- Paper tactility: surfaces should use subtle fiber noise and translucent ink-wash pooling so the interface feels printed on rice paper, not floating on glass.
- Monochrome hierarchy: carbon black, watery gray, and untouched negative space carry most meaning; vermilion appears only as a seal, status stamp, or critical accent.
- Gesture before ornament: decorative moments must look like purposeful editorial marks: a slash, seal, hand-drawn underline, or hatch field that supports reading.
- Conceptual image-making: data, commentary, and tools are arranged as visual essays, allowing tension between sparse composition and dense annotation.
### Anti-Values
- Glossy app chrome, gradient buttons, glassmorphism, neon color systems, and stock dashboard cards that erase the ink-and-paper identity.
- Symmetric template grids with identical rounded panels; the language needs asymmetry, editorial gutters, and intentionally imperfect mark-making.
- Decorative brush effects that do not structure the interface or guide attention.
- Overuse of vermilion; it must feel like a rare seal or editorial stamp, not a brand-color flood.
### Visual Character
- Rice-paper ivory page surface built with layered CSS noise and faint vertical fiber lines on every major background panel.
- Carbon-black containers use 2px hand-ink borders with irregular pseudo-element offsets that create imperfect brush-line registration.
- Watery gray ink-wash blocks appear behind key editorial cards as translucent radial stains rather than gradients or drop-shadow decoration.
- Section headings use oversized serif typography with short hand-drawn underline strokes and compact vertical annotation labels in monospace.
- Mineral vermilion is reserved for small circular seal badges, active tab stamps, warning chops, and final approval marks.
## 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 | `#0B0A08` |
| secondary | `#4A4943` |
| accent | `#B33224` |
| background | `#FFFFFF` |
| surface | `#F7F1E6` |
| text | `#0B0A08` |
| muted | `#6F6B60` |
| border | `#16130E` |
| error | `#9F241C` |
| success | `#2F6B45` |
| warning | `#B36A18` |
| info | `#3D5E73` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Cormorant Garamond, 1.953rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Cormorant Garamond, 1.563rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: IBM Plex Sans, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.52.
- **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
Composed editorial density: 64px desktop outer margins, generous article whitespace, and compact marginal notes that can stack on smaller screens.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1320px spread: 6 columns for the feature illustration brief, 3 columns for annotation and controls, 3 columns for review status. Gutters are 24px with a visible left folio rail. Tablet collapses to an 8-column grid with the review panel under the feature. Mobile becomes one column with full-width cards and horizontally scrollable tables.
### Breakpoints
Use responsive cuts at 1180px, 900px, 768px, and 480px. At 900px the side panel stacks; at 768px all rails become horizontal cards; at 480px buttons stack full width and tables scroll.
### Whitespace
Whitespace should resemble untouched paper around ink marks: large quiet margins, 24px to 48px internal padding, and no crowded card clusters unless intentionally framed as annotation or tabular evidence.
### Responsive
- **Desktop**: 1440px 12-column editorial spread
- **Tablet**: 768px stacked feature plus annotation cards
- **Mobile**: 375px single-column paper scroll with full-width actions
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Sm**: 2px 3px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.18)
- **Md**: 5px 7px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.16)
- **Lg**: 10px 14px 0 rgba(11,10,8,0.14)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `0px`
- **Md**: `16px`
- **Lg**: `24px`
- **Full**: `9999px`
### Surfaces
- **Treatment**: paper
- **Card Style**: Rice-paper panels with fiber noise, ink-wash staining, hard carbon outline, and slight misregistered offset strokes.
- **Bg Pattern**: noise
### Borders
- **Default Width**: 2px
- **Accent Width**: 4px
- **Style**: solid
- **Character**: Dense carbon brush borders, squared at corners, with offset duplicate strokes that make lines feel hand-pulled.
## Components
### Composition
Use an editorial spread rather than a dashboard grid: a wide left article column, a narrow annotation rail, and a right-side tools panel on desktop. Major content is anchored by black ink rules and asymmetrical gutters. Leave large calm fields of paper around dense hatching or table content. Align forms and controls to baseline rhythm, but let seals and brush slashes punctuate the composition. Avoid centered hero layouts; every screen should feel cropped from a working art-direction board.
### Hierarchy
Headlines are large Cormorant Garamond forms with tight letter spacing and ink underline gestures. Body copy and UI controls use IBM Plex Sans for crisp editorial utility. Metadata, labels, counts, and marginal notes use IBM Plex Mono in uppercase with vertical writing-mode when space allows. Vermilion communicates selected, urgent, or signed-off states only. Ink weight rather than color variety separates primary action from secondary commentary.
### Density
Medium-low density overall with moments of deliberate compression: the main story area breathes, while marginalia, tables, and hatching clusters can become dense like publication notes. Mobile keeps the same editorial order but removes side rails into stacked annotated cards.
### Signature Patterns
- All major panels use a carbon 2px border plus an offset pseudo-element border shifted 5px to mimic brush-line misregistration.
- Important cards include translucent gray radial ink-wash stains positioned behind content using layered background images.
- Headings and active labels gain hand-drawn underline strokes created with rough linear-gradient strips and slightly rotated pseudo-elements.
- Interactive selected states use small vermilion circular or square seal marks with stamped uppercase monospace text.
- Dense information zones use CSS repeating-linear-gradient hatching and cross-hatching bands as editorial shading instead of colored fills.
## 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-019dcaa1-64d5-7b30-aab9-dd7ee1af903f/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 white outside the artboard and rice-paper ivory only inside designed panels so paper tactility remains intentional.
- Do Apply letter-spacing -0.02em to headings, body, labels, controls, table cells, and captions.
- Do Make every primary container visibly inked with the offset border pattern; never leave generic floating cards.
- Do Use vermilion as a rare seal for active tabs, status badges, submit actions, or warnings.
- Do Pair sparse open composition with one or two dense hatching or annotation zones to create editorial tension.
- Do Use IBM Plex Mono for folios, labels, timestamps, and marginal editorial notes.
- Do Keep buttons squared or 16px rounded at most, with explicit focus rings and pressed ink-shift states.
- Do Let tables and accordions look like manuscript ledgers: ruled rows, hatching for emphasis, and strong typographic labels.
- Don't Do not use pastel UI backgrounds, multicolor status palettes, glossy gradients, or floating glass panels.
- Don't Do not flood the layout with vermilion; more than a few seals makes the language look decorative instead of editorial.
- Don't Do not create a component catalog; every element must belong to an art-direction or publication workflow scene.
- Don't Do not use generic round cards, soft shadows, or default browser form styling.
- Don't Do not make brush textures random; they must reinforce hierarchy, selection, annotation, or structure.
- Don't Do not center everything or make all columns equal; asymmetry and marginalia are core to the language.
- Don't Do not rely on icons alone; labels and editorial microcopy should carry meaning.
- Don't Do not use gradients except very subtle ink-wash stains that read as water pooling on paper.
### Usage Context
Best for editorial tools, commentary dashboards, art-direction boards, literary publishing systems, museum interpretation, fine art inventory, and conceptual visual essay products.
### Accessibility
Maintain high text contrast with carbon on paper, use visible focus outlines, preserve 44px touch targets, avoid color-only status by pairing vermilion seals with text, and keep hatching low contrast behind readable content.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"foreground": "#0B0A08",
"card": "#F7F1E6",
"card-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"popover": "#F7F1E6",
"popover-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"primary": "#0B0A08",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#4A4943",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#6F6B60",
"muted-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"accent": "#B33224",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9F241C",
"border": "#16130E",
"input": "#16130E",
"ring": "#B33224",
"chart-1": "#0B0A08",
"chart-2": "#4A4943",
"chart-3": "#B33224",
"chart-4": "#2F6B45",
"chart-5": "#B36A18",
"sidebar": "#F7F1E6",
"sidebar-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"sidebar-primary": "#0B0A08",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#3D5E73",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#16130E",
"sidebar-ring": "#B33224",
"radius": "16px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#0B0A08",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B33224",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9F241C",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B33224",
"chart-1": "#0B0A08",
"chart-2": "#4A4943",
"chart-3": "#B33224",
"chart-4": "#2F6B45",
"chart-5": "#B36A18",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#0B0A08",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B33224",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B33224",
"radius": "16px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019dcaa1-64d5-7b30-aab9-dd7ee1af903f",
"slug": "sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism",
"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"
]
}
}
}
```in the wild
embodiments
the full element showcase
embodiment · sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism
DESIGN.md
at a glance
Typography
headline-lgCormorant Garamond · 31px · 700
The quick brown fox jumps
headline-mdCormorant Garamond · 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
md16px
lg24px
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: #0B0A08;
--card: #F7F1E6;
--card-foreground: #0B0A08;
--popover: #F7F1E6;
--popover-foreground: #0B0A08;
--primary: #0B0A08;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #4A4943;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #6F6B60;
--muted-foreground: #0B0A08;
--accent: #B33224;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #9F241C;
--border: #16130E;
--input: #16130E;
--ring: #B33224;
--chart-1: #0B0A08;
--chart-2: #4A4943;
--chart-3: #B33224;
--chart-4: #2F6B45;
--chart-5: #B36A18;
--sidebar: #F7F1E6;
--sidebar-foreground: #0B0A08;
--sidebar-primary: #0B0A08;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #3D5E73;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #16130E;
--sidebar-ring: #B33224;
--radius: 16px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #0B0A08;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #B33224;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #9F241C;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #B33224;
--chart-1: #0B0A08;
--chart-2: #4A4943;
--chart-3: #B33224;
--chart-4: #2F6B45;
--chart-5: #B36A18;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #0B0A08;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #B33224;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #B33224;
--radius: 16px;
}
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 SumiInkEditorialMinimalismShadcnKit() {
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">Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism</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": "sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"foreground": "#0B0A08",
"card": "#F7F1E6",
"card-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"popover": "#F7F1E6",
"popover-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"primary": "#0B0A08",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#4A4943",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#6F6B60",
"muted-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"accent": "#B33224",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9F241C",
"border": "#16130E",
"input": "#16130E",
"ring": "#B33224",
"chart-1": "#0B0A08",
"chart-2": "#4A4943",
"chart-3": "#B33224",
"chart-4": "#2F6B45",
"chart-5": "#B36A18",
"sidebar": "#F7F1E6",
"sidebar-foreground": "#0B0A08",
"sidebar-primary": "#0B0A08",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#3D5E73",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#16130E",
"sidebar-ring": "#B33224",
"radius": "16px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#0B0A08",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B33224",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#9F241C",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B33224",
"chart-1": "#0B0A08",
"chart-2": "#4A4943",
"chart-3": "#B33224",
"chart-4": "#2F6B45",
"chart-5": "#B36A18",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#0B0A08",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B33224",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B33224",
"radius": "16px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019dcaa1-64d5-7b30-aab9-dd7ee1af903f",
"slug": "sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism",
"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"
]
}
}
}
component recipescompatibility fallback
# Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019dcaa1-64d5-7b30-aab9-dd7ee1af903f`
Slug: `sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism`
## Intent
Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism translates the discipline of brush-and-ink editorial illustration into a restrained interface language: pages feel like rice paper, content is framed by decisive carbon marks, and every control behaves like a deliberate annotation in a publication spread. It is monochrome-first, but not sterile; watery gray wash, irregular line weight, cross-hatched emphasis, and small vermilion seals give the product the authority of fine art drawing while preserving the clarity needed for editorial workflows.
## 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": "#0B0A08",
"secondary": "#4A4943",
"accent": "#B33224",
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"surface": "#F7F1E6",
"text": "#0B0A08",
"muted": "#6F6B60",
"border": "#16130E",
"error": "#9F241C",
"success": "#2F6B45",
"warning": "#B36A18",
"info": "#3D5E73"
}
Typography:
{
"heading_font": "Cormorant Garamond",
"body_font": "IBM Plex Sans",
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"base_size": "16px",
"scale_ratio": 1.25,
"line_height": 1.52,
"letter_spacing": "-0.02em",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap"
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Rice-paper ivory page surface built with layered CSS noise and faint vertical fiber lines on every major background panel.
- Carbon-black containers use 2px hand-ink borders with irregular pseudo-element offsets that create imperfect brush-line registration.
- Watery gray ink-wash blocks appear behind key editorial cards as translucent radial stains rather than gradients or drop-shadow decoration.
- Section headings use oversized serif typography with short hand-drawn underline strokes and compact vertical annotation labels in monospace.
- Mineral vermilion is reserved for small circular seal badges, active tab stamps, warning chops, and final approval marks.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "blob",
"border": "dashed",
"underlay": true,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "lift-rotate",
"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/sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism/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 white outside the artboard and rice-paper ivory only inside designed panels so paper tactility remains intentional.; Apply letter-spacing -0.02em to headings, body, labels, controls, table cells, and captions.; Make every primary container visibly inked with the offset border pattern; never leave generic floating cards.; Use vermilion as a rare seal for active tabs, status badges, submit actions, or warnings.; Pair sparse open composition with one or two dense hatching or annotation zones to create editorial tension.; Use IBM Plex Mono for folios, labels, timestamps, and marginal editorial notes.; Keep buttons squared or 16px rounded at most, with explicit focus rings and pressed ink-shift states.; Let tables and accordions look like manuscript ledgers: ruled rows, hatching for emphasis, and strong typographic labels.
- Do not: Do not use pastel UI backgrounds, multicolor status palettes, glossy gradients, or floating glass panels.; Do not flood the layout with vermilion; more than a few seals makes the language look decorative instead of editorial.; Do not create a component catalog; every element must belong to an art-direction or publication workflow scene.; Do not use generic round cards, soft shadows, or default browser form styling.; Do not make brush textures random; they must reinforce hierarchy, selection, annotation, or structure.; Do not center everything or make all columns equal; asymmetry and marginalia are core to the language.; Do not rely on icons alone; labels and editorial microcopy should carry meaning.; Do not use gradients except very subtle ink-wash stains that read as water pooling on paper.
## 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 SumiInkEditorialMinimalismShadcnKit() {
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">Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism</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": "Composed editorial density: 64px desktop outer margins, generous article whitespace, and compact marginal notes that can stack on smaller screens.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column max-width 1320px spread: 6 columns for the feature illustration brief, 3 columns for annotation and controls, 3 columns for review status. Gutters are 24px with a visible left folio rail. Tablet collapses to an 8-column grid with the review panel under the feature. Mobile becomes one column with full-width cards and horizontally scrollable tables.",
"breakpoints": "Use responsive cuts at 1180px, 900px, 768px, and 480px. At 900px the side panel stacks; at 768px all rails become horizontal cards; at 480px buttons stack full width and tables scroll.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace should resemble untouched paper around ink marks: large quiet margins, 24px to 48px internal padding, and no crowded card clusters unless intentionally framed as annotation or tabular evidence.",
"responsive": {
"desktop": "1440px 12-column editorial spread",
"tablet": "768px stacked feature plus annotation cards",
"mobile": "375px single-column paper scroll with full-width actions"
}
}
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": "en-019dcaa1-64d5-7b30-aab9-dd7ee1af903f",
"name": "Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism",
"slug": "sumi-ink-editorial-minimalism"
},
"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": [
"Rice-paper ivory page surface built with layered CSS noise and faint vertical fiber lines on every major background panel.",
"Carbon-black containers use 2px hand-ink borders with irregular pseudo-element offsets that create imperfect brush-line registration.",
"Watery gray ink-wash blocks appear behind key editorial cards as translucent radial stains rather than gradients or drop-shadow decoration.",
"Section headings use oversized serif typography with short hand-drawn underline strokes and compact vertical annotation labels in monospace.",
"Mineral vermilion is reserved for small circular seal badges, active tab stamps, warning chops, and final approval marks."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "blob",
"border": "dashed",
"underlay": true,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "lift-rotate",
"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": "Sumi Ink Editorial Minimalism 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 white outside the artboard and rice-paper ivory only inside designed panels so paper tactility remains intentional.",
"Apply letter-spacing -0.02em to headings, body, labels, controls, table cells, and captions.",
"Make every primary container visibly inked with the offset border pattern; never leave generic floating cards.",
"Use vermilion as a rare seal for active tabs, status badges, submit actions, or warnings.",
"Pair sparse open composition with one or two dense hatching or annotation zones to create editorial tension.",
"Use IBM Plex Mono for folios, labels, timestamps, and marginal editorial notes.",
"Keep buttons squared or 16px rounded at most, with explicit focus rings and pressed ink-shift states.",
"Let tables and accordions look like manuscript ledgers: ruled rows, hatching for emphasis, and strong typographic labels."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use pastel UI backgrounds, multicolor status palettes, glossy gradients, or floating glass panels.",
"Do not flood the layout with vermilion; more than a few seals makes the language look decorative instead of editorial.",
"Do not create a component catalog; every element must belong to an art-direction or publication workflow scene.",
"Do not use generic round cards, soft shadows, or default browser form styling.",
"Do not make brush textures random; they must reinforce hierarchy, selection, annotation, or structure.",
"Do not center everything or make all columns equal; asymmetry and marginalia are core to the language.",
"Do not rely on icons alone; labels and editorial microcopy should carry meaning.",
"Do not use gradients except very subtle ink-wash stains that read as water pooling on paper."
]
}
}
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