birls.org

# Design Brief: Retro & Nostalgic (with Editorial)

Pixel typography, classic OS window chrome, or warm vintage print palettes.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f8f8ef;
  --surface: #eaf0d0;
  --foreground: #40464a;
  --muted-foreground: #6e765f;
  --accent: #41611e;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "Special Elite", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Courier Prime", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Courier Prime", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F8F8EF (~72%) · Surface #EAF0D0 (~8%) · Text #40464A (~12%) · Muted Text #6E765F (~5%) · Accent #41611E (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Editorial Serif Headline
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Retro & Nostalgic (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Generic modern corporate gradients
- Inconsistent mixing of modern flat UI and retro chrome

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.