Start with
what stays consistent.

Color and contrast

Eight canonical palettes share the same semantic roles. Try a mood to see them applied here.

Canonical colors remain intact. Readable supporting text uses a documented mix of muted and main text. Rosewood also supplies explicit accessibility correction tokens. Text-light is reserved for decoration.

Typography

Lexend Deca gives headings their rounded character. Inclusive Sans handles reading and controls. JetBrains Mono identifies technical values.

Responsive clamp() values connect the scales across viewport widths.

Shape communicates hierarchy.

Step down from an anchor surface to its nested controls. Save full rounding for deliberate capsules.

Inputs and buttons use 10 px. Cards use 16 px. Inspectors use 24 px. Hero media uses 32 px.

Space is part of the composition.

Use the shared scale to separate the story from the controls. Product spacing groups a task; editorial spacing gives it context.

Tone before shadow.

Low maps to the surface variant. High maps to the primary container. Floating keeps the surface color and adds restrained depth.

Two contexts, one system.

Editorial uses larger type, wider spacing, and fewer containers. Product gives working data and controls more containment.

Softly responsive.

Use short transitions to explain state. Remove spatial travel when reduced motion is requested.