Chapter 2

# Design Brief: Retro & Nostalgic

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

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #21170e;
  --surface: #f5f5f5;
  --foreground: #141414;
  --muted-foreground: #81766a;
  --accent: #e9aa24;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "Arial Black", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Jost", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #21170E (~36%) · Surface #F5F5F5 (~29%) · Text #141414 (~4%) · Muted Text #81766A (~3%) · Accent #E9AA24 (~28%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Photography / Live Video
- Conversion CTA: Direct Checkout / View Pricing
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct checkout / view pricing CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Retro & Nostalgic (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and photography / live video 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.