Neobrutalism design system.

Neobrutalism design system — Modern take on brutalism with bold borders, vivid accent colors, and raw, high-contrast layouts on warm surfaces.

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The same design tokens applied across artifact kinds — a website, an app, a slide, a poster. Original mocks re-skinned with this system, not screenshots.

Website
Slides
App
Poster

Design tokens

56 tokens conforming to the Open Design token contract — the same structured palette, type, spacing, and motion values your agent reads to theme any artifact.

Surface

  • --bg #fff4cf
  • --surface #fffaf0
  • --surface-warm #ffdca8

Text

  • --fg #2a1810
  • --fg-2 #593625
  • --muted #8a6652
  • --meta #d24b1f

Border

  • --border #d9aa7a
  • --border-soft #efd0ab

Accent

  • --accent #d24b1f
  • --accent-on #ffffff
  • --accent-hover color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent), black 8%)
  • --accent-active color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent), black 14%)

Semantic

  • --success #3d8f4f
  • --warn #f2a93b
  • --danger #b83a2f

Typography

  • --font-display Arial Black, Impact, sans-serif
  • --font-body Inter, system-ui, sans-serif
  • --font-mono "SF Mono", ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace

Type scale

  • --text-xs 12px
  • --text-sm 14px
  • --text-base 16px
  • --text-lg 18px
  • --text-xl 24px
  • --text-2xl 36px
  • --text-3xl 54px
  • --text-4xl 76px
  • --leading-body 1.52
  • --leading-tight 1.06
  • --tracking-display 0

Spacing

  • --space-1 4px
  • --space-2 8px
  • --space-3 12px
  • --space-4 16px
  • --space-5 20px
  • --space-6 24px
  • --space-8 32px
  • --space-12 48px
  • --section-y-desktop 96px
  • --section-y-tablet 68px
  • --section-y-phone 48px

Radius

  • --radius-sm 4px
  • --radius-md 8px
  • --radius-lg 12px
  • --radius-pill 9999px

Elevation

  • --elev-flat none
  • --elev-ring 0 0 0 1px var(--border)
  • --elev-raised 6px 6px 0 rgba(42, 24, 16, 0.26)

Focus

  • --focus-ring 0 0 0 4px rgba(210, 75, 31, 0.28)

Motion

  • --motion-fast 150ms
  • --motion-base 240ms
  • --ease-standard cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1)

Layout

  • --container-max 1180px
  • --container-gutter-desktop 36px
  • --container-gutter-tablet 24px
  • --container-gutter-phone 16px

Design System Inspired by Neobrutalism

Category: Bold & Expressive Modern take on brutalism with bold borders, vivid accent colors, and raw, high-contrast layouts on warm surfaces.

1. Visual Theme & Atmosphere

Modern take on brutalism with bold borders, vivid accent colors, and raw, high-contrast layouts on warm surfaces.

  • Visual style: modern, clean, high-contrast
  • Color stance: primary, neutral, success, warning, danger
  • Design intent: Keep outputs recognizable to this style family while preserving usability and readability.

2. Color

  • Primary: #FDC800 — Token from style foundations.

  • Secondary: #432DD7 — Token from style foundations.

  • Success: #16A34A — Token from style foundations.

  • Warning: #D97706 — Token from style foundations.

  • Danger: #DC2626 — Token from style foundations.

  • Surface: #FBFBF9 — Token from style foundations.

  • Text: #1C293C — Token from style foundations.

  • Neutral: #FBFBF9 — Derived from the surface token for official format compatibility.

  • Favor Primary (#FDC800) for CTA emphasis.

  • Use Surface (#FBFBF9) for large backgrounds and cards.

  • Keep body copy on Text (#1C293C) for legibility.

3. Typography

  • Scale: 13/15/17/21/27/35
  • Families: primary=Inter, display=Inter, mono=JetBrains Mono
  • Weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
  • Headings should carry the style personality; body text should optimize scanability and contrast.

4. Spacing & Grid

  • Spacing scale: 4/8/12/16/24/32
  • Keep vertical rhythm consistent across sections and components.
  • Align columns and modules to a predictable grid; avoid ad-hoc offsets.

5. Layout & Composition

  • Prefer clear content blocks with consistent internal padding.
  • Keep hierarchy obvious: headline → support text → primary action.
  • Use whitespace to separate concerns before adding borders or shadows.

6. Components

  • Buttons: primary action uses #FDC800; secondary actions stay neutral.
  • Inputs: strong focus-visible states, clear labels, and predictable error messaging.
  • Cards/sections: use consistent radii, spacing, and elevation strategy across the page.

7. Motion & Interaction

  • Use subtle transitions that emphasize Primary (#FDC800) as the interaction signal.
  • Default to short, purposeful transitions (150–250ms) with stable easing.
  • Ensure hover, focus-visible, active, disabled, and loading states are explicit.

8. Voice & Brand

  • Tone should reflect the visual style: concise, confident, and product-specific.
  • Keep microcopy action-oriented and avoid generic filler language.
  • Preserve the style identity in headlines while keeping UI labels literal and clear.

9. Anti-patterns

  • Do not introduce off-palette colors when an existing token can solve the problem.
  • Do not flatten hierarchy by using the same type size/weight for all text.
  • Do not add decorative effects that reduce readability or accessibility.
  • Do not mix unrelated visual metaphors in the same interface.
Mode
design-system
Scenario
design
Surface
web
Manifest id
design-system-neobrutalism

Tags

  • design-system
  • first-party
  • design
  • bold-expressive

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