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# design language

Everything in the field is chosen. Nothing is default.

## the palette

| token        | hex                  | role                                      |
| ------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `--field`    | `#e9e9e4`            | the page. the field itself.               |
| `--paper`    | `#d4d4d1`            | secondary surfaces. cards, panels.        |
| `--charcoal` | `#1d1d1b`            | text, ink, silhouettes. never pure black. |
| `--soft`     | rgba(charcoal, 0.55) | secondary text. footnotes.                |

There are **no accent colours.** There is no brand blue. There is no primary purple. The field is a paper-coloured plain. Colour is not the medium.

## the type

* **serif** (Cormorant Garamond) — for lore, for hero text, for the vow, for anything meant to be *read slowly*.
* **mono** (JetBrains Mono) — for system labels, timestamps, hashes, "// meaning", pilgrim names in-list, and every piece of chrome. lowercase almost always.
* **no sans-serif.** deliberate. sans is the language of feeds. this is not a feed.

## the shapes

* **hairlines** — 1px, `--charcoal` at 12% opacity. the only divider the field uses.
* **corners** — rarely rounded. when rounded, 2px, never more.
* **shadows** — never. the field is flat.
* **gradients** — never.
* **glass / blur** — never.

## the animation

Sparse. A footprint animation appears once, on scroll, on the landing page. Nothing pulses. Nothing loops. Nothing "hero-scrolls" behind the text.

Motion is used for **arrival** and **confirmation**, never for **decoration**.

## the copy

* lowercase where possible.
* sentences short.
* no emoji.
* no exclamation marks.
* no "we" (the field is not a company voice).
* no "you got this".

The copy is meant to sound like a quiet person handing you a note. Not a brand.

## what is banned

* purple → indigo gradients on white
* Inter as the display font
* "AI-powered ✨"
* a rocket emoji anywhere, ever
* a "get started for free" CTA
* a testimonials section
* a comparison table
* an FAQ accordion that says "you don't need to be technical"
* confetti of any kind


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