pbakaus_impeccable/DESIGN.json

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "generatedAt": "2026-04-15T00:00:00Z",
  "title": "Design System: Impeccable",
  "tokens": {
    "colors": [
      {
        "role": "primary",
        "name": "Editorial Magenta",
        "value": "oklch(60% 0.25 350)",
        "description": "The one vibrant voice. Primary CTAs, active navigation, live-state indicators.",
        "tonalRamp": [
          "oklch(22% 0.12 350)",
          "oklch(32% 0.18 350)",
          "oklch(42% 0.22 350)",
          "oklch(52% 0.25 350)",
          "oklch(60% 0.25 350)",
          "oklch(72% 0.18 350)",
          "oklch(84% 0.10 350)",
          "oklch(94% 0.04 350)"
        ]
      },
      {
        "role": "neutral",
        "name": "Warm Ash Cream",
        "value": "oklch(96% 0.005 350)",
        "description": "Primary page background. Almost-imperceptible magenta tint.",
        "tonalRamp": [
          "oklch(15% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(25% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(40% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(55% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(70% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(82% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(92% 0.005 350)",
          "oklch(96% 0.005 350)"
        ]
      },
      {
        "role": "neutral",
        "name": "Deep Graphite",
        "value": "oklch(10% 0 0)",
        "description": "Primary text, body CTAs. Softer than pure black.",
        "tonalRamp": [
          "oklch(10% 0 0)",
          "oklch(25% 0 0)",
          "oklch(40% 0 0)",
          "oklch(55% 0 0)",
          "oklch(70% 0 0)",
          "oklch(85% 0 0)",
          "oklch(92% 0 0)",
          "oklch(98% 0 0)"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "typography": [
      {
        "role": "display",
        "name": "Display",
        "family": "Cormorant Garamond",
        "fallback": "Georgia, serif",
        "weight": 300,
        "style": "italic",
        "sampleSize": "4.5rem",
        "lineHeight": "1",
        "purpose": "Hero title. Light italic for an author-signature feel."
      },
      {
        "role": "body",
        "name": "Body",
        "family": "Instrument Sans",
        "fallback": "system-ui, sans-serif",
        "weight": 400,
        "style": "normal",
        "sampleSize": "1rem",
        "lineHeight": "1.6",
        "purpose": "All paragraph copy. Capped at 65–75ch."
      },
      {
        "role": "label",
        "name": "Label",
        "family": "Instrument Sans",
        "fallback": "system-ui, sans-serif",
        "weight": 500,
        "style": "normal",
        "sampleSize": "0.9rem",
        "lineHeight": "1",
        "letterSpacing": "0.05em",
        "textTransform": "uppercase",
        "purpose": "CTA labels. Short, declarative."
      },
      {
        "role": "mono",
        "name": "Mono",
        "family": "Space Grotesk",
        "fallback": "ui-monospace, monospace",
        "weight": 500,
        "style": "normal",
        "sampleSize": "0.75rem",
        "lineHeight": "1.4",
        "letterSpacing": "0.1em",
        "textTransform": "uppercase",
        "purpose": "Micro-labels: 'What's included', 'v3.0 Changelog'."
      }
    ],
    "radii": [
      { "name": "sm", "value": "4px" },
      { "name": "md", "value": "8px" },
      { "name": "lg", "value": "12px" },
      { "name": "xl", "value": "16px" }
    ],
    "shadows": [
      {
        "name": "Soft Hover Lift",
        "value": "0 4px 24px -4px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.06)",
        "purpose": "Default hover response on cards and interactive surfaces."
      },
      {
        "name": "Lifted Card",
        "value": "0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)",
        "purpose": "Deliberately elevated content (featured cards, install blocks)."
      },
      {
        "name": "Accent Glow",
        "value": "0 20px 60px oklch(60% 0.25 350 / 0.15)",
        "purpose": "Magenta-tinted ambient shadow. Used sparingly."
      }
    ],
    "spacing": [
      { "name": "xs", "value": "8px" },
      { "name": "sm", "value": "16px" },
      { "name": "md", "value": "24px" },
      { "name": "lg", "value": "32px" },
      { "name": "xl", "value": "48px" },
      { "name": "2xl", "value": "80px" },
      { "name": "3xl", "value": "120px" }
    ]
  },
  "components": [
    {
      "name": "Primary CTA",
      "kind": "button",
      "description": "Sharp, squared, uppercase. The editorial signature.",
      "html": "<button class=\"ds-btn-primary\">GET STARTED</button>",
      "css": ".ds-btn-primary { display: inline-block; padding: 16px 48px; font-family: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase; color: oklch(98% 0 0); background: oklch(10% 0 0); border: none; border-radius: 0; cursor: pointer; transition: transform 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease; } .ds-btn-primary:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); background: oklch(60% 0.25 350); }"
    },
    {
      "name": "Inline Text Link",
      "kind": "button",
      "description": "Secondary action. No boxed secondary button exists in the system.",
      "html": "<a href=\"#\" class=\"ds-link\">Read the docs</a>",
      "css": ".ds-link { color: oklch(10% 0 0); font-family: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; transition: color 0.2s ease; } .ds-link:hover { color: oklch(60% 0.25 350); }"
    },
    {
      "name": "Email Input",
      "kind": "input",
      "description": "Hairline border, transparent background, magenta focus glow.",
      "html": "<input type=\"email\" class=\"ds-input-email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\">",
      "css": ".ds-input-email { width: 100%; padding: 10px 14px; font-family: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; color: oklch(10% 0 0); background: transparent; border: 1px solid oklch(92% 0 0); border-radius: 6px; outline: none; transition: border-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease; } .ds-input-email::placeholder { color: oklch(55% 0 0); } .ds-input-email:focus { border-color: oklch(60% 0.25 350); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px oklch(60% 0.25 350 / 0.15); }"
    },
    {
      "name": "Micro-Label",
      "kind": "chip",
      "description": "'What's included' style. Uppercase mono, wide tracking.",
      "html": "<span class=\"ds-microlabel\">What's included</span>",
      "css": ".ds-microlabel { display: inline-block; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', ui-monospace, monospace; font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: oklch(55% 0 0); }"
    },
    {
      "name": "Site Navigation",
      "kind": "nav",
      "description": "62px compact bar. No underline at rest; accent underline on active.",
      "html": "<nav class=\"ds-nav\"><span class=\"ds-nav-brand\">/ Impeccable</span><div class=\"ds-nav-links\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ds-nav-link ds-nav-active\">Home</a><a href=\"#\" class=\"ds-nav-link\">Docs</a><a href=\"#\" class=\"ds-nav-link\">Anti-patterns</a></div></nav>",
      "css": ".ds-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; padding: 12px 20px; background: oklch(96% 0.005 350); font-family: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; } .ds-nav-brand { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05rem; color: oklch(10% 0 0); } .ds-nav-links { display: flex; gap: 16px; } .ds-nav-link { font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 500; color: oklch(10% 0 0); text-decoration: none; padding-bottom: 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease; } .ds-nav-link:hover { color: oklch(60% 0.25 350); } .ds-nav-active { border-bottom-color: oklch(60% 0.25 350); }"
    },
    {
      "name": "Feature Card",
      "kind": "card",
      "description": "Standard card: 12px radius, hairline border, hover lift with soft shadow.",
      "html": "<article class=\"ds-card\"><h3 class=\"ds-card-title\">/impeccable polish</h3><p class=\"ds-card-body\">Sweep a site for AI-tool tells and refine typography, spacing, color in one pass.</p></article>",
      "css": ".ds-card { padding: 20px 22px; background: oklch(98% 0 0); border: 1px solid oklch(92% 0 0); border-radius: 12px; transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease; font-family: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif; } .ds-card:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 4px 24px -4px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.06); } .ds-card-title { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', ui-monospace, monospace; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 500; color: oklch(10% 0 0); margin: 0 0 6px; } .ds-card-body { font-size: 0.85rem; line-height: 1.55; color: oklch(25% 0 0); margin: 0; }"
    },
    {
      "name": "Command Category Tile",
      "kind": "custom",
      "description": "Signature component: periodic-table tile used in the commands visualization.",
      "html": "<div class=\"ds-tile\"><span class=\"ds-tile-num\">07</span><span class=\"ds-tile-sym\">Po</span><span class=\"ds-tile-lbl\">polish</span></div>",
      "css": ".ds-tile { display: grid; grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto; align-items: center; justify-items: center; width: 56px; height: 64px; padding: 4px; background: #fdf2f8; border: 1px solid #ec4899; border-radius: 6px; color: #be185d; cursor: pointer; transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease; } .ds-tile:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(236, 72, 153, 0.18); } .ds-tile-num { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', ui-monospace, monospace; font-size: 7px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.05em; justify-self: start; } .ds-tile-sym { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; } .ds-tile-lbl { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', ui-monospace, monospace; font-size: 7px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: lowercase; }"
    }
  ],
  "narrative": {
    "northStar": "The Editorial Sanctuary",
    "overview": "The Impeccable site reads more like a printed design publication than a SaaS landing page. Committed typography, generous breathing room, a single decisive accent. The aesthetic philosophy is restraint in service of craft. Every element earns its place.",
    "keyCharacteristics": [
      "Warm off-white paper tones with an almost-imperceptible magenta tint.",
      "A single decisive magenta accent used on ≤10% of any screen.",
      "Italic serif for display type; clean neutral sans for body at 1.6 line-height.",
      "Sharp, uppercase, letter-tracked primary CTAs.",
      "Flat surfaces at rest. Shadows appear only on state change.",
      "Magazine-scale spacing (8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 48 / 80 / 120px)."
    ],
    "rules": [
      { "name": "The One Voice Rule", "section": "colors", "body": "Editorial Magenta is the only vibrant color. No supporting accent, ever. If a second emphasis point is needed, use scale or weight, never a second hue." },
      { "name": "The Paper-Not-White Rule", "section": "colors", "body": "Page background is Warm Ash Cream, never Crisp Paper White. Warmth is load-bearing." },
      { "name": "The OKLCH-Only Rule", "section": "colors", "body": "All new colors declared in OKLCH. Hex is reserved for the fenced Command Category Tints." },
      { "name": "The Italic-Is-Voice Rule", "section": "typography", "body": "Italic is a voice choice for display type, not emphasis inside body copy. Body emphasis is carried by weight." },
      { "name": "The 1.6 Leading Rule", "section": "typography", "body": "Body line-height is 1.6 everywhere. Not 1.5, not 1.7. This is the load-bearing readability decision." },
      { "name": "The Fluid-Headlines-Only Rule", "section": "typography", "body": "Headings use clamp() fluid sizing. Body copy uses fixed rem values." },
      { "name": "The Flat-By-Default Rule", "section": "elevation", "body": "Surfaces are flat at rest. Reach for shadows only on hover or deliberate elevation." },
      { "name": "The Low-Alpha Rule", "section": "elevation", "body": "Every shadow uses ≤0.15 alpha on its strongest blur. Higher alphas read as 2014 Material drop shadows." },
      { "name": "The Tinted-Shadow-Only-For-Accent Rule", "section": "elevation", "body": "Neutral shadows for structure. Magenta-tinted shadows only for deliberate accent-glow moments." }
    ],
    "dos": [
      "Do treat Warm Ash Cream as the default page background.",
      "Do use Editorial Magenta on ≤10% of any given screen.",
      "Do set all new colors in OKLCH.",
      "Do use italic display type as a voice, not as emphasis inside paragraphs.",
      "Do use clamp() fluid sizing for headings; use fixed rem for body.",
      "Do keep the primary CTA sharp and squared. border-radius: 0, uppercase, letter-tracked.",
      "Do use --ease-out (cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)) or --ease-out-quint on transitions.",
      "Do leave surfaces flat at rest. Reach for shadows only on hover or deliberate elevation.",
      "Do respect prefers-reduced-motion on every animation.",
      "Do cap body line length at 65–75ch via max-width."
    ],
    "donts": [
      "Don't use pure black (#000) or pure white (#fff).",
      "Don't use border-left or border-right greater than 1px as a colored stripe. The AI-dashboard tell.",
      "Don't use background-clip: text with a gradient. Gradient text is banned.",
      "Don't default to dark mode.",
      "Don't use glassmorphism.",
      "Don't add a second accent color.",
      "Don't use rounded rectangles with generic drop shadows.",
      "Don't use bounce or elastic easing.",
      "Don't animate layout properties (width, height, padding, margin). Use transform and opacity.",
      "Don't nest cards inside cards.",
      "Don't use identical card grids.",
      "Don't use the hero-metric layout template.",
      "Don't extend the Command Category Tints vocabulary.",
      "Don't hedge in UI copy.",
      "Don't introduce a new spacing token outside the 8/16/24/32/48/80/120 scale."
    ]
  }
}