CertFuel

# Design Brief: Neo-Brutalism (with Soft & Friendly)

Bold black strokes, hard offset shadows, and high-saturation color blocks.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #fffbf5;
  --surface: #f3efe9;
  --foreground: #1f2937;
  --muted-foreground: #4b5563;
  --accent: #ff8a3d;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "Space Grotesk Variable", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Nunito", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #FFFBF5 (~74%) · Surface #F3EFE9 (~15%) · Text #1F2937 (~6%) · Muted Text #4B5563 (~3%) · Accent #FF8A3D (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- 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 User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Outcome & Speed Promise
- Hero components: Metrics Strip
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Neo-Brutalism (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Soft blurred shadows
- Low-contrast gray-on-gray borders
- Subtle translucent glassmorphism

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.