Soft Sign Portico
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
borders4 items
- accent width
- 5px
- character
- black drafted outlines, brass hairline dividers, and occasional oxblood seal strokes
- default width
- 2px
- style
- solid
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 180ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)
- philosophy
- controls lift by one drafted shadow step and reveal a small arch or keystone marker rather than fading generically
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 28px
- md
- 14px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 6px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 18px 40px rgba(55,45,35,0.18)
- md
- 0 8px 0 rgba(32,32,32,0.16)
- sm
- 0 2px 0 #202020
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- repeating radial speckles plus faint 64px orthogonal stone-layout grid
- card style
- plaster white cards with black architectural outline, column-tab rail, and inset cornice header band
- treatment
- chalk plaster base with radial terrazzo flecks, flat stone panels, brass hairline rules, and dusty rose/oxblood symbolic inlays
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Inter
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650;9..144,750&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap
- heading font
- Fraunces
- letter spacing
- -0.015em
- line height
- 1.5
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.24
rules
Build screens like a contemporary room elevation: one oversized arch-shell houses the main task, cornice bands define navigation, and smaller column-tab cards flank the focal space with measured asymmetry.
Balanced residential density: generous 24-48px breathing room around the arch frame, tighter 12-16px intervals inside inspection lists, never packed dashboard grids.
Use Fraunces for architectural titles and large numeric room dimensions, Inter for practical labels, and IBM Plex Mono for material codes so hierarchy has distinct voices rather than size changes only.
layout
mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above
12-column desktop grid with a 4-column arch focus and 2-column side cards; tablet collapses to stacked cornice sections, mobile becomes a single arch-led column.
Whitespace behaves like room air: 48px around the main portico, 24px between cards, 12px inside dense material rows, with no filler decoration.
guidance
- Use one dominant arch or portico shape to organize the screen before adding smaller motifs.
- Pair chalk/plaster backgrounds with black outlines and one warm accent at a time.
- Make component states architectural: keystone chips, rail thickness, brass rules, oxblood seals.
- Use realistic residential material content, dimensions, finish schedules, and review states.
- Do not scatter Memphis shapes without assigning them layout or state meaning.
- Do not use generic SaaS dashboards, CRM metrics, or component inventory walls as the main scene.
- Do not mix unrelated radius systems; arches, small controls, and pills each have one role.
- Do not place speckled textures behind long paragraphs or small data values.
katagami spec
# Soft Sign Portico ## Philosophy Soft Sign Portico translates tasteful postmodern residential architecture into product UI: calm plaster planes, symbolic arches, oxblood markers, brass measurement cues, and comfortable room-like proportions that feel authored rather than nostalgic. ### Values - Architectural symbolism used as navigation and hierarchy, not decoration alone. - Warm residential tactility with contemporary restraint and accessible contrast. - Playful geometry disciplined by a small palette of arches, columns, cornice bands, and measured insets. - Material contrast that can project to home surfaces: plaster, stone, brass, black linework, dusty rose, sage, and oxblood. ### Anti-Values - Neon Memphis chaos, arbitrary squiggles, or cartoonish novelty shapes. - Generic white SaaS cards with postmodern colors sprinkled on top. - Heavy historical pastiche, fake luxury, or brittle museum-like proportions. ### Visual Character - A dominant arch-shell frame uses CSS border-radius 999px 999px 28px 28px, thick black outline, and an inset plaster panel to organize the primary screen region. - Cornice navigation appears as stacked horizontal bands with alternating warm-grey and brass rules, using square ends and measured label spacing. - Cards use column-tab side rails: 12px black vertical strokes capped by small circular brass capitals and dusty-rose footing blocks. - Status and focus states use oxblood semicircle seals and sage keystone chips positioned on corners instead of generic colored dots. - Background surfaces combine chalk plaster color with a subtle repeating terrazzo-speck radial pattern and restrained stone-grid guide lines. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 5px - **Character**: black drafted outlines, brass hairline dividers, and occasional oxblood seal strokes - **Default Width**: 2px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#B99058` | | background | `#EEE8DE` | | border | `#202020` | | error | `#8A1F2D` | | info | `#596F8A` | | muted | `#7C7770` | | primary | `#B45A63` | | secondary | `#8EA58A` | | success | `#577A58` | | surface | `#FAF7F0` | | text | `#1D1A18` | | warning | `#C4843E` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) - **Philosophy**: controls lift by one drafted shadow step and reveal a small arch or keystone marker rather than fading generically ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 28px - **Md**: 14px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 6px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 18px 40px rgba(55,45,35,0.18) - **Md**: 0 8px 0 rgba(32,32,32,0.16) - **Sm**: 0 2px 0 #202020 ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: repeating radial speckles plus faint 64px orthogonal stone-layout grid - **Card Style**: plaster white cards with black architectural outline, column-tab rail, and inset cornice header band - **Treatment**: chalk plaster base with radial terrazzo flecks, flat stone panels, brass hairline rules, and dusty rose/oxblood symbolic inlays ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Inter - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650;9..144,750&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Fraunces - **Letter Spacing**: -0.015em - **Line Height**: 1.5 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.24 ## Rules ### Composition Build screens like a contemporary room elevation: one oversized arch-shell houses the main task, cornice bands define navigation, and smaller column-tab cards flank the focal space with measured asymmetry. ### Density Balanced residential density: generous 24-48px breathing room around the arch frame, tighter 12-16px intervals inside inspection lists, never packed dashboard grids. ### Hierarchy Use Fraunces for architectural titles and large numeric room dimensions, Inter for practical labels, and IBM Plex Mono for material codes so hierarchy has distinct voices rather than size changes only. ### Signature Patterns - Arch-shell containers appear on hero panels, dialogs, and empty states; their keystone chip changes color to indicate active review, warning, or approved material direction. - Cornice-band headers stack a black title rule, brass divider, and muted metadata strip; they appear on navigation, tables, and section headers to create architectural datum lines. - Column-tab cards use a left structural rail with circular brass capitals and rectangular dusty-rose bases; rail thickness grows on hover or active selection. - Oxblood semicircle seals attach to important control corners for destructive, locked, or signature actions, replacing generic alert badges. - Terrazzo speckle and stone grid backgrounds remain low contrast and only surface in large planes, never behind dense text or form fields. ## Layout ### Breakpoints mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above ### Grid 12-column desktop grid with a 4-column arch focus and 2-column side cards; tablet collapses to stacked cornice sections, mobile becomes a single arch-led column. ### Whitespace Whitespace behaves like room air: 48px around the main portico, 24px between cards, 12px inside dense material rows, with no filler decoration. ## Guidance ### Do - Use one dominant arch or portico shape to organize the screen before adding smaller motifs. - Pair chalk/plaster backgrounds with black outlines and one warm accent at a time. - Make component states architectural: keystone chips, rail thickness, brass rules, oxblood seals. - Use realistic residential material content, dimensions, finish schedules, and review states. ### Don't - Do not scatter Memphis shapes without assigning them layout or state meaning. - Do not use generic SaaS dashboards, CRM metrics, or component inventory walls as the main scene. - Do not mix unrelated radius systems; arches, small controls, and pills each have one role. - Do not place speckled textures behind long paragraphs or small data values.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Soft Sign Portico"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#B99058"
background: "#EEE8DE"
border: "#202020"
error: "#8A1F2D"
info: "#596F8A"
muted: "#7C7770"
primary: "#B45A63"
secondary: "#8EA58A"
success: "#577A58"
surface: "#FAF7F0"
text: "#1D1A18"
warning: "#C4843E"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Fraunces"
fontSize: "1.907rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.015em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Fraunces"
fontSize: "1.538rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.015em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Inter"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.5
letterSpacing: "-0.015em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "28px"
md: "14px"
none: "0px"
sm: "6px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
components:
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
color-reference-secondary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
color-reference-success:
backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
color-reference-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
color-reference-text:
backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
color-reference-warning:
backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
button-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
textColor: "#000000"
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"
---
# Soft Sign Portico
## Overview
Soft Sign Portico translates tasteful postmodern residential architecture into product UI: calm plaster planes, symbolic arches, oxblood markers, brass measurement cues, and comfortable room-like proportions that feel authored rather than nostalgic.
### Values
- Architectural symbolism used as navigation and hierarchy, not decoration alone.
- Warm residential tactility with contemporary restraint and accessible contrast.
- Playful geometry disciplined by a small palette of arches, columns, cornice bands, and measured insets.
- Material contrast that can project to home surfaces: plaster, stone, brass, black linework, dusty rose, sage, and oxblood.
### Anti-Values
- Neon Memphis chaos, arbitrary squiggles, or cartoonish novelty shapes.
- Generic white SaaS cards with postmodern colors sprinkled on top.
- Heavy historical pastiche, fake luxury, or brittle museum-like proportions.
### Visual Character
- A dominant arch-shell frame uses CSS border-radius 999px 999px 28px 28px, thick black outline, and an inset plaster panel to organize the primary screen region.
- Cornice navigation appears as stacked horizontal bands with alternating warm-grey and brass rules, using square ends and measured label spacing.
- Cards use column-tab side rails: 12px black vertical strokes capped by small circular brass capitals and dusty-rose footing blocks.
- Status and focus states use oxblood semicircle seals and sage keystone chips positioned on corners instead of generic colored dots.
- Background surfaces combine chalk plaster color with a subtle repeating terrazzo-speck radial pattern and restrained stone-grid guide lines.
## Colors
Use the YAML color tokens as the normative palette. The prose below names the roles agents should preserve when generating UI.
| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| accent | `#B99058` |
| background | `#EEE8DE` |
| border | `#202020` |
| error | `#8A1F2D` |
| info | `#596F8A` |
| muted | `#7C7770` |
| primary | `#B45A63` |
| secondary | `#8EA58A` |
| success | `#577A58` |
| surface | `#FAF7F0` |
| text | `#1D1A18` |
| warning | `#C4843E` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Fraunces, 1.907rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Fraunces, 1.538rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Inter, 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`
### Breakpoints
mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above
### Grid
12-column desktop grid with a 4-column arch focus and 2-column side cards; tablet collapses to stacked cornice sections, mobile becomes a single arch-led column.
### Whitespace
Whitespace behaves like room air: 48px around the main portico, 24px between cards, 12px inside dense material rows, with no filler decoration.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 18px 40px rgba(55,45,35,0.18)
- **Md**: 0 8px 0 rgba(32,32,32,0.16)
- **Sm**: 0 2px 0 #202020
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `28px`
- **Md**: `14px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `6px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: repeating radial speckles plus faint 64px orthogonal stone-layout grid
- **Card Style**: plaster white cards with black architectural outline, column-tab rail, and inset cornice header band
- **Treatment**: chalk plaster base with radial terrazzo flecks, flat stone panels, brass hairline rules, and dusty rose/oxblood symbolic inlays
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 5px
- **Character**: black drafted outlines, brass hairline dividers, and occasional oxblood seal strokes
- **Default Width**: 2px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Build screens like a contemporary room elevation: one oversized arch-shell houses the main task, cornice bands define navigation, and smaller column-tab cards flank the focal space with measured asymmetry.
### Density
Balanced residential density: generous 24-48px breathing room around the arch frame, tighter 12-16px intervals inside inspection lists, never packed dashboard grids.
### Hierarchy
Use Fraunces for architectural titles and large numeric room dimensions, Inter for practical labels, and IBM Plex Mono for material codes so hierarchy has distinct voices rather than size changes only.
### Signature Patterns
- Arch-shell containers appear on hero panels, dialogs, and empty states; their keystone chip changes color to indicate active review, warning, or approved material direction.
- Cornice-band headers stack a black title rule, brass divider, and muted metadata strip; they appear on navigation, tables, and section headers to create architectural datum lines.
- Column-tab cards use a left structural rail with circular brass capitals and rectangular dusty-rose bases; rail thickness grows on hover or active selection.
- Oxblood semicircle seals attach to important control corners for destructive, locked, or signature actions, replacing generic alert badges.
- Terrazzo speckle and stone grid backgrounds remain low contrast and only surface in large planes, never behind dense text or form fields.
## 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-019e6676-c200-74b2-9d2e-e52ee5eef681/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 one dominant arch or portico shape to organize the screen before adding smaller motifs.
- Do Pair chalk/plaster backgrounds with black outlines and one warm accent at a time.
- Do Make component states architectural: keystone chips, rail thickness, brass rules, oxblood seals.
- Do Use realistic residential material content, dimensions, finish schedules, and review states.
- Don't Do not scatter Memphis shapes without assigning them layout or state meaning.
- Don't Do not use generic SaaS dashboards, CRM metrics, or component inventory walls as the main scene.
- Don't Do not mix unrelated radius systems; arches, small controls, and pills each have one role.
- Don't Do not place speckled textures behind long paragraphs or small data values.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "soft-sign-portico",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Soft Sign Portico shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#EEE8DE",
"foreground": "#1D1A18",
"card": "#FAF7F0",
"card-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"popover": "#FAF7F0",
"popover-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"primary": "#B45A63",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#8EA58A",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"muted": "#7C7770",
"muted-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"accent": "#B99058",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#8A1F2D",
"border": "#202020",
"input": "#202020",
"ring": "#B99058",
"chart-1": "#B45A63",
"chart-2": "#8EA58A",
"chart-3": "#B99058",
"chart-4": "#577A58",
"chart-5": "#C4843E",
"sidebar": "#FAF7F0",
"sidebar-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"sidebar-primary": "#B45A63",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#596F8A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#202020",
"sidebar-ring": "#B99058",
"radius": "14px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#B45A63",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B99058",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#8A1F2D",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B99058",
"chart-1": "#B45A63",
"chart-2": "#8EA58A",
"chart-3": "#B99058",
"chart-4": "#577A58",
"chart-5": "#C4843E",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#B45A63",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B99058",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B99058",
"radius": "14px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019e6676-c200-74b2-9d2e-e52ee5eef681",
"slug": "soft-sign-portico",
"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": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
```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: #EEE8DE;
--foreground: #1D1A18;
--card: #FAF7F0;
--card-foreground: #1D1A18;
--popover: #FAF7F0;
--popover-foreground: #1D1A18;
--primary: #B45A63;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #8EA58A;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #7C7770;
--muted-foreground: #1D1A18;
--accent: #B99058;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #8A1F2D;
--border: #202020;
--input: #202020;
--ring: #B99058;
--chart-1: #B45A63;
--chart-2: #8EA58A;
--chart-3: #B99058;
--chart-4: #577A58;
--chart-5: #C4843E;
--sidebar: #FAF7F0;
--sidebar-foreground: #1D1A18;
--sidebar-primary: #B45A63;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #596F8A;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #202020;
--sidebar-ring: #B99058;
--radius: 14px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #B45A63;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #B99058;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #8A1F2D;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #B99058;
--chart-1: #B45A63;
--chart-2: #8EA58A;
--chart-3: #B99058;
--chart-4: #577A58;
--chart-5: #C4843E;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #B45A63;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #B99058;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #B99058;
--radius: 14px;
}
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 SoftSignPorticoShadcnKit() {
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">Soft Sign Portico</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",
"cssVars": {
"dark": {
"accent": "#B99058",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#0f1115",
"border": "#303642",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"chart-1": "#B45A63",
"chart-2": "#8EA58A",
"chart-3": "#B99058",
"chart-4": "#577A58",
"chart-5": "#C4843E",
"destructive": "#8A1F2D",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"input": "#303642",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#B45A63",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "14px",
"ring": "#B99058",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-accent": "#B99058",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#B45A63",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#B99058"
},
"light": {
"accent": "#B99058",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#EEE8DE",
"border": "#202020",
"card": "#FAF7F0",
"card-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"chart-1": "#B45A63",
"chart-2": "#8EA58A",
"chart-3": "#B99058",
"chart-4": "#577A58",
"chart-5": "#C4843E",
"destructive": "#8A1F2D",
"foreground": "#1D1A18",
"input": "#202020",
"muted": "#7C7770",
"muted-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"popover": "#FAF7F0",
"popover-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"primary": "#B45A63",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"radius": "14px",
"ring": "#B99058",
"secondary": "#8EA58A",
"secondary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar": "#FAF7F0",
"sidebar-accent": "#596F8A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#202020",
"sidebar-foreground": "#1D1A18",
"sidebar-primary": "#B45A63",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-ring": "#B99058"
},
"theme": {}
},
"meta": {
"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",
"languageId": "en-019e6676-c200-74b2-9d2e-e52ee5eef681",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
},
"slug": "soft-sign-portico",
"source": "katagami"
},
"name": "soft-sign-portico",
"title": "Soft Sign Portico shadcn Theme",
"type": "registry:theme"
}
# Soft Sign Portico shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019e6676-c200-74b2-9d2e-e52ee5eef681`
Slug: `soft-sign-portico`
## Intent
Soft Sign Portico translates tasteful postmodern residential architecture into product UI: calm plaster planes, symbolic arches, oxblood markers, brass measurement cues, and comfortable room-like proportions that feel authored rather than nostalgic.
## 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:
{
"accent": "#B99058",
"background": "#EEE8DE",
"border": "#202020",
"error": "#8A1F2D",
"info": "#596F8A",
"muted": "#7C7770",
"primary": "#B45A63",
"secondary": "#8EA58A",
"success": "#577A58",
"surface": "#FAF7F0",
"text": "#1D1A18",
"warning": "#C4843E"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Inter",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,500;9..144,650;9..144,750&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@500;600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Fraunces",
"letter_spacing": "-0.015em",
"line_height": 1.5,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.24
}
## Visual character to preserve
- A dominant arch-shell frame uses CSS border-radius 999px 999px 28px 28px, thick black outline, and an inset plaster panel to organize the primary screen region.
- Cornice navigation appears as stacked horizontal bands with alternating warm-grey and brass rules, using square ends and measured label spacing.
- Cards use column-tab side rails: 12px black vertical strokes capped by small circular brass capitals and dusty-rose footing blocks.
- Status and focus states use oxblood semicircle seals and sage keystone chips positioned on corners instead of generic colored dots.
- Background surfaces combine chalk plaster color with a subtle repeating terrazzo-speck radial pattern and restrained stone-grid guide lines.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"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/soft-sign-portico/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 one dominant arch or portico shape to organize the screen before adding smaller motifs.; Pair chalk/plaster backgrounds with black outlines and one warm accent at a time.; Make component states architectural: keystone chips, rail thickness, brass rules, oxblood seals.; Use realistic residential material content, dimensions, finish schedules, and review states.
- Do not: Do not scatter Memphis shapes without assigning them layout or state meaning.; Do not use generic SaaS dashboards, CRM metrics, or component inventory walls as the main scene.; Do not mix unrelated radius systems; arches, small controls, and pills each have one role.; Do not place speckled textures behind long paragraphs or small data values.
## 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 SoftSignPorticoShadcnKit() {
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">Soft Sign Portico</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
{
"breakpoints": "mobile 375px, tablet 768px, desktop 1200px and above",
"grid": "12-column desktop grid with a 4-column arch focus and 2-column side cards; tablet collapses to stacked cornice sections, mobile becomes a single arch-led column.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace behaves like room air: 48px around the main portico, 24px between cards, 12px inside dense material rows, with no filler decoration."
}
{
"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-019e6676-c200-74b2-9d2e-e52ee5eef681",
"name": "Soft Sign Portico",
"slug": "soft-sign-portico"
},
"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 dominant arch-shell frame uses CSS border-radius 999px 999px 28px 28px, thick black outline, and an inset plaster panel to organize the primary screen region.",
"Cornice navigation appears as stacked horizontal bands with alternating warm-grey and brass rules, using square ends and measured label spacing.",
"Cards use column-tab side rails: 12px black vertical strokes capped by small circular brass capitals and dusty-rose footing blocks.",
"Status and focus states use oxblood semicircle seals and sage keystone chips positioned on corners instead of generic colored dots.",
"Background surfaces combine chalk plaster color with a subtle repeating terrazzo-speck radial pattern and restrained stone-grid guide lines."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "system",
"material": "flat",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": false,
"grain": false,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "dense",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Soft Sign Portico 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 one dominant arch or portico shape to organize the screen before adding smaller motifs.",
"Pair chalk/plaster backgrounds with black outlines and one warm accent at a time.",
"Make component states architectural: keystone chips, rail thickness, brass rules, oxblood seals.",
"Use realistic residential material content, dimensions, finish schedules, and review states."
],
"dont": [
"Do not scatter Memphis shapes without assigning them layout or state meaning.",
"Do not use generic SaaS dashboards, CRM metrics, or component inventory walls as the main scene.",
"Do not mix unrelated radius systems; arches, small controls, and pills each have one role.",
"Do not place speckled textures behind long paragraphs or small data values."
]
}
}